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yF <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION Agenda Section: 5. <br /> 7CS <br /> STAFF REPORT Report Number: 97-31 2WS <br /> AGENDA SESSION DATE <br /> July 7, 1992 ' Report Date: 7-1-92 <br /> DISPOSITION <br /> Item Description: Charter Issues <br /> Administrator's Review/Recommendation: <br /> - No comments to supplement this report <br /> - Comments attached. <br /> Explanation/Summary (attach supplement sheets as necessary.) <br /> $3IMMARY; • <br /> There have been several discussions over the past few months regarding <br /> proposed changes to the City Charter, most notably the need to. reduce <br /> the number of newsletter publications. Staff has the following <br /> suggestions for additional changes: <br /> Section 2 . 03 Term of Mayor from 2 to 4 years (consistent <br /> with response from recent survey) . <br /> Section 3 .01 This section needs to incorporate the_ annual <br /> meeting schedule adopted by resolution. We have <br /> inconsistencies as to what "regularly scheduled" <br /> means. <br /> JC <br /> I the re Section 3 . 05 Change <br /> , g quirement of reading ordinances in <br /> full unless dispensed with by unanimous consent <br /> to majority consent. <br /> Section 3 . 07 The published summary of ordinances should be <br /> clarified as publication costs are increasing <br /> yearly. <br /> Section 3 . 08 Similar to Section 3 . 05 - change from unanimous <br /> consent to majority consent. <br /> Section 3 . 11 It is recommended that this section be strengthened <br /> to require formal adoption, by ordinance, of a <br /> regularly scheduled formal recodification of the <br /> City Code as well as notice given to newspapers. <br /> Section 7. 06 Needs revision to be consistent with Truth in <br /> Taxation Law - • timetable. <br /> /1 r <br /> Samanth. Ordu o, CitYldministrator <br /> RECOMMENDATION; <br /> 1 <br />