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CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
Date:
Time:
Place:
Thursday, August 9,2007
7:00 PM
City Commission Chambers, 1 st Floor, Sanford City Hall, 300 N. Park
Avenue, Sanford, Florida 32771
Present: Stephen H. Coover, Chairman
James L. Davis, Vice Chairman
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert J. Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Attorney: Kenneth W. Mcintosh, Assistant City Attorney
C Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk
Call to Order
Mr. Coover called the meeting to order at 7:08 PM.
Approval of Minutes of July 12, 2007
Mr. Kinney moved to approve the Minutes. Seconded by Mr.
Blacksheare and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
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Stephen H. Coover
James Davis
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
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Mr. Brodeur moved to approve the Minutes as revised by Mr. Coover.
Seconded by Mr. Blacksheare and carried by a vote of the Committee as
follows:
Stephen H. Coover Aye
James Davis Aye
Ed Blacksheare Aye
Jason Brodeur Aye
Dorothea Fogle Aye
Otto Garrett Aye
Robert Kinney Aye
Chris McLeod Aye
Dennis Stewart Aye
Public Hearing Opened 7: 11 PM.
Due to lack of public participation the Public Hearing was closed 7:11 PM. 0
Discussion with Finance Director, James Poulalion, regarding Section 2.11,
Section 5.05(2), (4) & (5), Section 5.07(b) and Section 10.2.
There was discussion with the Finance Director, Mr. Poulalion,
regarding proposed language for Section 5.05(2) as follows:
Section 5.05. Capital program.
(2) A list of all capital improvements which are proposed to be undertaken during the five
fiscal years next ensuing, with appropriate supporting information as to the necessity for such
improvements and the commission district(s) where each capital improvement project is
located;
Mr. Brodeur moved to reject the proposed language in Section
5.05(2). Seconded by Mr. McLeod and carried by a vote of the Committee
as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
James Davis
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Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
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Aye
Aye
There was discussion with the Finance Director, Mr. Poulalion,
regarding proposed language for Section 5.05(4) as follows:
(4) A list of all capital reserve funds and/or anticipated to be expended by the end of the
current fiscal year or extended into the new fiscal year; and,
*** New paragraph - change paragraph (4) below to paragraph (5) ***
Mr. McLeod moved to reject the proposed language in Section
5.05(4). Seconded by Mr. Brodeur and carried by a vote of the Committee
as follows:
Stephen H. Coover Aye
James Davis Aye
Ed Blacksheare Aye
Jason Brodeur Aye
Dorothea Fogle Aye
Otto Garrett Aye
Robert Kinney Aye
Chris McLeod Aye
Dennis Stewart Aye
There was discussion with the City Manager, Mr. Yehl, regarding
proposed language for Section 5.05(5) as follows:
. (5) The city manager shall provide the commission with an annual year end comprehensive
,financial report of the city's income and expenditures during the budget year that shall comply
with the reporting requirements of state law. The year end report shall contain numerical
values for the income and expenditures of the city and shall include visual displays of city
expenditures by commission district.
Mr. McLeod moved that the proposed language in Section 5.05(5) not
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be included in the Charter. Seconded by Mr. Brodeur and carried by a vote
of the Committee as follows:
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Stephen H. Coover
James Davis
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
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Nay
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Aye
Aye
Nay
Aye
Aye
There was discussion with the Finance Director, James Poulalion and
the City Manager, Mr. Yehl, regarding proposed language for Section
5.05(5) as follows:
Section 10.2 Emergency Ordinances and Finances
(a) The commission may adopt one or more emergency ordinances and resolutions to meet I
exigent public emergency needs at an open public meeting where public input on the
emergency action(s) may be received. The city shall give the public as much notice of
pending emergency legislation possible through the available media outlets but normal notice
times of public hearings shall be waived due to the public necessity. All emergency
ordinances and resolutions shall be narrow!y constructed to meet a public emergency
affecting life, health, property or the public peace. All emergency ordinances and resolutions
shall be in a format as prescribed by section 2.11 and shall be in compliance with statutory
provisions. Emergency ordinances and resolutions shall require a simple majority for initial
passage and a super majority for passages involving the same emergency condition.
(b) The reason(s) for an emergency ordinance or resolution must be clearly delineated in the
preamble of the proposed document. Such emergency documents shall contain an enabling
clause, a declaration that an emergency state exists, clear language as to how the document
will serve the emergency needs and an expiration date for the ordinance or resolution.
(c) Emergency ordinances and resolutions shall not exceed sixty (60) days in duration and
shall become effective immediately upon adoption or as legislated in the ordinance.
Emergency ordinances or resolutions shall automatically expire on the sixty-first (61) day
after their adoption, upon repeal or at such times as may be set within the ordinance or
resolution. The commission shall cause an adopted emergency ordinance or resolution to
publicize in as rapid a fashion as is possible under the existing emergency circumstances. I
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(d) Emergency ordinances or resolutions may not be used to levy taxes; grant, renew or
extend a franchise, authorize service or user fees for municipal services, enact a land use
plan, alter zoning classifications or borrow money except as provided for under section 5.06
in this charter.
Mr. McIntosh suggested asking Mr. Yehl if there is in existence within the
City of Sanford emergency provisions giving attention to Federal and State
dictates that meet the needs of the City of Sanford with what we categorize as
handling emergencies as we have been instructed to handle them as a result of
incidence that have occurred throughout America.
Mr. Coover asked the question and Mr. Yehl stated the City of Sanford does
have some sort of emergency Ordinance provisions that have been adopted and
there may be other Ordinances in the Charter. He stated he would be best
served to provide the Committee with a more detailed response.
Mr. Mcintosh asked if the Charter Review Committee is going to meet again
to table the matter until he can verify all the implementations of Homeland
Security that are required by the Federal and State Government to take care of
emergency situations.
Mr. Blacksheare moved that Section 10.2 be tabled until further study.
Seconded by Ms. Fogle and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover Aye
James Davis Aye
Ed Blacksheare Aye
Jason Brodeur Nay
Dorothea Fogle Aye
Otto Garrett Aye
Robert Kinney Aye
Chris McLeod Nay
Dennis Stewart Aye
, Section 5.07. Amendments after adoption.
(b) Emergency appropriations. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property or
the public peace, the commission may make emergency appropriations. Such appropriations
may be made by emergency ordinance in accordance with provisions of Section 10.2. To the
extent that there are no available inappropriate revenues to meet such appropriations, the
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Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
There was discussion of the previously approved Section 3.03 as
follows:
Section 3.03. Acting city manager.
The city manager shall designate an acting city manager who shall perform the function of the
city manager during the manager's temporary absence or disability. The city commission shall
have power to give advice and consent to the city manager's designee. The city manager's
approved designee for acting city manager shall be filed with the city clerk's office. The city
commission may revoke the city manager's designee at any time. During times of the city
manager's absence or disability, the commission may revoke such designation and appoint
an acting city manager on its own authority.
Mr. McLeod moved to delete the second sentence in Section 3.03.
Seconded by Mr. Stewart and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover Aye
James Davis Aye
Ed Blacksheare Aye
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Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
There was discussion of proposed language for Section 6.07 as
follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this charter the mayor shall represent the city as a
whole and be elected by electors throughout the city. Each city commissioner shall represent
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Mr. Stewart moved to approve Section 6.07. Seconded by Mr. Kinney and
carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
James Davis
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
There was discussion of proposed language for Section 7.08 as
follows:
(a) Recall Initiation. The mayor and members of the city commission may be recalled and
removed from office by their electors. A recall referendum shall be initiated when any five
qualified electors file a recall petition and affidavit with the city clerk stating they will constitute
the petitioners' committee and be responsible for circulating the petition and filing it in proper
form, stating their names and addresses and specifying the name(s) of the official(s) to be
recalled and the reasons for the recall. The electors desiring to recall an elected official shall
designate a chairperson for the group. The recall petition shall not contain more than 250
words. The clerk shall file the original petition in the official records of the city, shall provide
copies of the recall petition allegations to the accused elected official(s) and shall give the
electors desiring to recall an elected city official a copy of the original recall petition.
The city clerk shall give electors desiring to recall an elected official signature forms bearing
positions for the printed name, signature, address, precinct number, voter identification
number and telephone number of petition signers desiring an elected officials recall for voter
certification and verification purposes. The electors desiring to recall an elected official shall
have sixty (60) days from the date the original recall petition was filed to gather certified
signatures of twenty (20) percent of the registered electors within the city official's
'constituency in order to proceed with the recall election. If the requisite certified elector's
signatures are not gathered within the sixty (60) day limit the recall effort shall be deemed
moot and a recall election shall not be held.
(b) Electors desiring that the accused official undergo a recall election shall exhibit copies of
the recall petition to all potential signers prior to asking the signer to complete the recall form.
Electors desiring a recall of a public official shall complete all of the blanks on the official
signature form. Electors circulating recall petitions shall give completed petition forms to the
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city clerk for certification of the signer's qualifications as an elector. Each paper of a petition
shall have attached to it, when filed, an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating that
he or she personally circulated the paper; the number of signatures thereon; that all the
signatures were affixed in his or her presence; that he or she believes them to be the genuine
signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; and that each signer had an
opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be
reconsidered. The city clerk shall provide the supervisor of elections with copies of the
completed recall forms so the elector's qualifications can be certified. The supervisor of
elections shall certify the electoral qualifications of each recall petitioner to the city clerk until
such time as the required numeric threshold for a recall election is met. The city clerk shall
notify the accused official(s) and the commission that a successful recall threshold has been
attained.
(c) The city commission shall schedule a recall election for the involved official within sixty
(60) days of a recall effort having attained the certified quantity of qualified electors. The city
clerk shall cause a recall election notice to be posted in a newspaper of general circulation at
least two (2) times and such postings shall be at least a week apart and no later than two (2)
weeks prior to the recall election. A recall ballot shall ask "Shall be retained in
office" and have a yes or no response. A simple majority of yes votes shall cause the recall
effort to fail and the accused official(s) shall retain office. A simple majority of no votes cast
shall remove the elected official from office immediately upon certification of the election by
the commission. A recalled official shall be replaced as provided in Section 2.06.
(d) Costs for recall petition certification shall be borne by members of the recall committee
requesting the recall.
Mr. Stewart moved to approve Section 7.08. Seconded by Ms. Fogle and
carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
James Davis
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
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There was discussion of proposed language presented by Janet
Dougherty, City Clerk, for Sections 9.05 and 9.06 as follows:
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Section 9.05. Transitional schedule.
The City Commissioners seated on the effective date of this Charter shall remain seated until
their respective successors are elected and take office as mandated by the new Charter.
The terms of the Mayor and of the two Commissioners which expire January 2, 2001 April 8,
2009 are hereby extended to April 3, 2001 January 4, 2011. The terms of the two
Commissioners which expire January 5, 1999 April 5, 2011 are hereby extended to April 6,
-1-999 January 8, 2013.
Section 9.06. Effective date.
This Charter shall be in full force and effective on April 1, 1997 November 1, 2008 upon
ratification by a majority vote of the qualified electors voting thereon in a Special Election on
December 3, 1996 August 26, 2008.
Mr. Stewart moved to approve Sections 9.05 and 9.06 as presented.
Seconded by Mr. McLeod and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
James Davis
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
There was discussion of proposed language for Section 10.1 as
follows:
ARTICLE X. EMERGENCY PROVISIONS
Section 10.1. Succession of office in times of disaster.
(a) It is recognized that that man-made or natural disasters may kill or incapacitate one or
more public officials. In such an event, the following order of succession shall be
implemented to provide a continuity of legal authority and responsibility to prevent a vacuum
vacancy in the city's elective and appointive leadership.
(b) The order of succession in an emergency shall be: Mayor, Vice-Mayor, the senior
commissioner as designated by time of service in office, the city manager, fire chief, police
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chief, public works director, finance director, personnel director and then the secondary
management of the above departments in successive order.
(c) The primary duty of an officer holding authority under an emergency succession shall be
to reestablish public order and provide for a legal succession of elected and appointed
officials as rapidly as is possible under municipal and state laws.
Mr. McLeod moved to approve Section 10.1 (a) as amended with the word
"vacuum" being changed to "vacancy" in the first paragraph and Section 10.1 (c)
as proposed. Seconded by Mr. Stewart and carried by a vote of the Committee
as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
James Davis
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
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Mr. McLeod moved to approve Section 10.1 (b) as written. Seconded by Mr.
Kinney and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover Aye
James Davis Aye
Ed Blacksheare Aye
Jason Brodeur Aye
Dorothea Fogle Aye
Otto Garrett Aye
Robert Kinney Aye
Chris McLeod Aye
Dennis Stewart Nay
Mr. Brodeur moved to have the Clerk sequentially place all sections
and subsections in proper order. Seconded by Mr. Stewart and carried by a vote I
of the Committee as follows:
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James Davis
Ed Blacksheare
Jason Brodeur
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Chris McLeod
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
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Aye
Aye
Aye
Mr. Coover asked that if the Committee after going back and rereading
sees anything that they can make improvement on to bring those items to the
next meeting.
There was discussion regarding as to what time the Joint Session
with the City Commission would be held.
Adjournment
This meeting was recessed and continued to August 16, 2007, at
6PM.
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The Charter Review Committee met on Thursday, August 16, 2007, at
6:00 PM in the Railroad Depot Room, 2nd Floor, Sanford City Hall, 300 North I
Park Avenue, Sanford, Florida, continued from Thursday, August 9,2007.
Present: Stephen H. Coover, Chairman
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert J. Kinney
Dennis Stewart
Attorney: Kenneth W. Mcintosh, Assistant City Attorney
Janet R. Dougherty, City Clerk
Absent: James L. Davis, Vice Chairman
Jason Brodeur
Chris McLeod
Call to Order
Mr. Coover called the meeting to order at 6: 11 PM.
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Approval of the partial Minutes of August 16, 2007
Mr. Coover stated on page 16, first full paragraph in dark print should
read seconded by "Mr. Stewart" not "Mr. McLeod."
Ms. Fogle moved to approve the Minutes as amended. Seconded by
Mr. Stewart and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover Aye
Ed Blacksheare Aye
Dorothea Fogle Aye
Otto Garrett Aye
Robert Kinney Aye
Dennis Stewart Aye
Discussion of remaining tabled items, if any. II
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There was discussion of proposed language as presented by City
Attorney, Mr. Mcintosh, for Section 6.02(d) as follows:
(d) It is understood that emergency exigent circumstances may arise from time to time.
Elected commissioners and candidates for the commission shall normally physically reside in
the district they are elected to represent or reside in the district they seek to represent from
the date of assumption of office as a commissioner or from the date of their qualification as a
candidate for the commission.
Should an exigent circumstance cause their physical place of abode to be uninhabitable or
destroyed and they are forced to take up temporary abode elsewhere within the City, then
and in that event:
(1) The commissioner/candidate shall make reasonable efforts to relocate within their elective
district.
(2) Failing such effort, the commissioner/candidate must seek the approval of the City
Commission to temporarily reside outside their elected district.
(3) Commission authority for commissioner/candidate to reside out of district shall be granted
for such reasonable period as a valid exigent temporary relocation requirement exists as
determined by the Commission.
(4) Requests for extension shall be heard and acted upon by the Commission giving
attendant to all exigent circumstances.
(e) Any person who is a resident of the city and has qualified as an elector therein may
become a candidate for the office of mayor or commissioner by qualifying as described above
and taking and subscribing to an oath or affirmation in substantially the form as required by
the general laws of Florida.
Mr. Stewart moved to adopt Section 6.02(d) as presented by the City
Attorney. Seconded by Mr. Blacksheare and carried by a vote of the
Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
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There was discussion of proposed language for Section 10.2(d) as
follows:
(d) Emergency ordinances or resolutions may not be used to levy taxes; grant, renew or
extend a franchise, authorize service or user fees for municipal services, enact a land use
plan, or alter zoning classifications. or borrow money oxcept as provided for under section
5.06 in this charter.
Mr. Stewart moved to approve the Section 10.2(d) as amended.
Seconded by Mr. Kinney and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover Aye
Ed Blacksheare Aye
Dorothea Fogle Aye
Otto Garrett Aye
Robert Kinney Aye
Dennis Stewart Aye
There was discussion of proposed language for Section 10.2(c) as
follows:
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(c) Emergency ordinances and resolutions shall not exceed sixty (60) days in duration and
shall become effective immediately upon adoption or as legislated in the ordinance.
Emergency ordinances or resolutions shall automatically expire on the sixty-first (61) day
after their adoption, upon repeal... or at such earlier times as may be set within the ordinance
or resolution. The commission shall cause an adopted emergency ordinance or resolution to
be publicizeg in as rapid a fashion as is possible under the existing emergency
circumstances.
Mr. Stewart moved to adopt Section 1 0.2(c) as amended. Seconded
by Mr. Kinney and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Dennis Stewart
Aye
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There was discussion of proposed language for Section 10.2(b) as
follows:
(b) The reason(s) for an emergency ordinance or resolution must be clearly delineated in the
preamble of the proposed document. Such emergency documents shall contain an enabling
clause, a declaration that an emergency state exists, clear language as to how the document
will serve the emergency needs and an expiration date for the ordinance or resolution.
Mr. Kinney moved for the adoption of Section 10.2(b). Seconded by
Mr. Stewart and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Dennis Stewart
Nay
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
There was discussion of proposed language for Section 10.2(a) as
follows:
(a) The commission may adopt one or more emergency ordinances and resolutions to meet
exigent public emergency needs at an open public meeting where public input on the
emergency action(s) may be received. The city shall give the public as much notice of
pending emergency legislation possible through the available media outlets but normal notice
times of public hearings shall be waived due to the public necessity. /\11 emergency
ordinances and resolutions shall be narrowly constructed to meet a public emergency
aff-ecting life, health, property or public peace. All emergency ordinances and resolutions
shall be in =:1 format as proscribed by section 2.11 and shall be in compliance with statutory
provisions. Emergency ordinances and resolutions shall require a simple majority for initial
passage and a super majority for passages of ordinances or resolutions involving the same
emergency condition.
Mr. Stewart moved to adopt Section 1 0.2(a) as amended. Seconded
by Mr. Garrett and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Nay
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Robert Kinney
Dennis Stewart
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There was discussion of proposed language for Section 5.06(b) as
follows:
(b) Emergency appropriations. To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property or
the public peace, the commission may make emergency appropriations. Such appropriations
may be made by emergency ordinance in accordance with provisions of section 2.11 and
10.2. To the extent that there are no available inappropriate revenues to meet such
appropriations, the commission may, by such emergency ordinance, authorize the issuance
of emergency notes, which may be renewed from time to time, but the emergency notes and
renewals of any fiscal year shall be paid not later than the last day of the fiscal year next
succeeding that in which the emergency appropriation was made.
Mr. Stewart moved to adopt Section 5.06(b) as amended. Seconded
by Mr. Kinney and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Dennis Stewart
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There was discussion of a proposed new Section 6.08 as follows:
Section 6.08. Campaign material bonds or fees.
The city shall not require that any candidate for elective office post an advance bond,
fee or charge for the posting or distribution of campaign signs and materials as a part
of the qualification process nor shall the city prohibit the distributing or posting of
campaign signs and materials until an advance performance bond or fee is posted.
Mr. Stewart moved to adopt the proposed new Section 6.08. The
motion failed for lack of a second.
There was discussion of proposed language for Section 10.1 as
follows:
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Section 10.1. Succession of office in times of disaster.
(a) It is recognized that that man-made or natural disasters may kill or incapacitate one or
more public officials. In such an event, the following order of succession shall be
implemented to provide a continuity of legal authority and responsibility to prevent a vacancy
in the city's elective and appointive leadership.
(b) The order of succession in an emergency shall be: Mayor, Vice-Mayor. the senior
commissioner as desiqnated by time of service in office. the city manager, fire chief, police
chief, public works director, finance director, personnel director and then the secondary
management of the,above departments in successive order.
(c) The primary duty of an officer holding authority under an emergency succession
shall be to reestablish public order and provide for a legal succession of elected and
appointed
Mr. Stewart moved to substitute proposed language for Section 10.1
which is succession to include that all the City Commissioners will be used
in the line of succession before we go to appointed officials. Seconded by
Mr. Blacksheare and failed by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Dennis Stewart
Nay
Aye
Nay
Nay
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Discussion of Resolution 2007-01 to City Commission for review and
execution.
Mr. Stewart moved to approve the Resolution 2007-01. Seconded by
Ms. Fogle and carried by a vote of the Committee as follows:
Stephen H. Coover
Ed Blacksheare
Dorothea Fogle
Otto Garrett
Robert Kinney
Dennis Stewart
Aye
Aye
Aye
Aye
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Discussion of Civil Service Memo dated August 22,2007 - Final Format.
Mr. Coover approved the prepared final format of the Civil Service
Memo dated August 22, 2007 for his transmittal to the City Commission on
August 27,2007.
Review of Time Calculation.
Mr. Mcintosh stated exclusive of the time invested in this project by the City
Clerk and City Attorney, the Committee spent 416.45 hours with conjunction with
the project that includes all committee and subcommittee meetings, public
hearings, staff support and topics handled.
Adjournment
This meeting was adjourned at 7:24 PM.
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