Title
Discuss Charter Amendment Process
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
MEETING DATE: February 5, 2018
DEPARTMENT: City Council
CONTACT: Mayor George Fuller
Council member La'Shadion Shemwell
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: Discuss Charter amendment process.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* Council member Shemwell expressed an interest in discussing a Charter Amendment Election, including specific consideration of submitting a voter proposition relative to Section. 16. Council Compensation (below) to address council member health insurance related benefits and modified compensation for service.
Sec. 16. - Council compensation.
Each member of the City Council including the Mayor shall receive for compensation the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00) per posted City Council meeting attended. In addition the Mayor shall receive one hundred dollars ($100.00) per month stipend. In the event that the Mayor Pro Tem serves as Mayor for more than thirty (30) consecutive days, the stipend shall be awarded to the Mayor Pro Tem. In addition, all actual reimbursable expenses, including eligible expenses allowed by State law, incurred by all members of the City Council in the performance of their official duties shall be paid by the City.
(Ord. No. 977, ? 1, 11-9-1976; Ord. No. 2001-03-033, 3-20-2001; Ord. No. 2011-12-078, ? 1, 12-6-2011; Ord. No. 2014-06-039, ? 1, 6-3-2014)
* A Charter Amendment is required to modify the current, fixed (per meeting) compensation for council members.
* The City Council may also consider any other Charter modifications which are consistent with state law.
* There are two options for preparing potential charter propositions:
o Appoint a statutory Charter Review Committee to review and propose potential amendments for Council review and approval prior to bringing to the voters.
o Form a Council Committee to review and propose potential amendments to bring to the voters.
* The last Charter Review Committee was a...
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