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Mar 31, 2021·BoardMeeting
Board
City of Big Spring Charter Committee Meeting
The committee discussed and took action on several measures, including those related to candidate residency, appointment of city officials, gender-neutral pronouns, and filling vacancies. Amended measures on term limits and automatic resignation were also discussed and adopted. The committee addressed revisions to various articles of the City Charter, including those related to city government, depository, officers, employees, indebtedness, and fiscal year. There were discussions regarding the city's fiscal year, setting it from October 1 through September 30, and the legal definition of 'office' for resignation purposes. The committee also considered the repeal of personnel disciplinary procedures and discussed future meeting dates and agenda items.
Mar 24, 2021·BoardMeeting
Board
City of Big Spring Charter Committee Minutes
The committee discussed and took action on several measures, including Measure C concerning candidates residing in the district from which they are elected, Measure D providing clarity to the appointment of the City Attorney, City Judge, and Independent Auditor, Measure E making pronouns gender neutral, and Measure F regarding the filling of vacancies. Measures G and H, concerning term limits and automatic resignation, were tabled. The committee also discussed recommending amendments to the City Charter, Articles VI, and related law, with a section being tabled for attorney review and a motion to strike Sect. 5 in its entirety being passed. Future meetings and agenda items were also discussed.
Feb 10, 2021·BoardMeeting
Board
City of Big Spring Charter Committee Minutes
The committee discussed recommending amendments to the City Charter, including the deletion of a sentence from Article 4 Sect. 1A and changes to Article 4 Sect. 3. The concept of annexation and disannexation was addressed, with a suggestion to protect against disannexation by requiring notice and public hearings. The committee approved the minutes from the previous meeting. There was a discussion of "qualified voter," "registered voter," and "suspended voter" as defined by Texas law. A request was made to change "city treasurer" to "finance director" in Article 6 Sect. 1. The committee discussed technical corrections needed for compliance in Article 4 Sect. 5, council proceedings, ordinances and resolutions, and archival of council ordinances. A motion to allow the mayor to override any action passed by the city council failed. The committee agreed to make pronouns gender neutral throughout the document and requested clarifying language to specify that the city attorney, city judge, and internal auditor are appointed and terminated by the council. The committee also discussed citizens petitioning council for charter changes and adding a hyperlink to the original charter document on the charter's social media page.
Jan 27, 2021·BoardMeeting
Board
Charter Committee Minutes
The committee discussed recommending amendments to the City Charter, including discrepancies caused by editorial insertions during the codification process. They considered changes to Articles I, II, III, IV, and VI, focusing on councilperson qualifications, special council meeting procedures, and residency requirements. The committee also discussed the timing of the Charter update appearing on the ballot.
Extracted from official board minutes, strategic plans, and video transcripts.
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