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-2- adoption of any ordinance detaching territory from the City, the corporate limits of the City shall be reduced by the territory so detached, but said territory shall still be liable for its pro rata share of any debts incurred while said area was a part of said Ci ty , and the City shall continue to levy, assess and collect taxes on the property within said territory to pay the indebtedness incurred while said area was a part of the City as though the same had not been excluded from the boundaries of the City. II ITEM 2: Amend Section 3.06 of the City Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas, by deleting the present Section 3.06 in order to comply with State law, and substituting the following: Sec. 3.06. Vacancies. "A special election to fill a vacancy shall be called in accordance with the Texas Election Code. No such election shall be held sooner than thirty (30) days from the date it is called." ITEM 3: Amend Section 3.11 of the City Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas, providing that zoning designation ordinances do not have to be read before the Council and approved by the Council on three occasions but may be approved with only one reading, by adding the following provision at the end of Section 3.11, as follows: Section 3.11. Prccedures for passa;:¡e of ordinances. II Notwi th standing any of the foregoing, ordinances relating to the changing of a zoning district designation may be approved by the City Council on one reading only, if all other requirements are met. 'Ihe Council may, however, vote to reconsider any zoning district change at the next regular meeting after the change was approved if reconsideration is requested by a Council Member who was absent from the meeting where the vote was taken or who voted on the prevailing side at the previous meeting. II ITEM 4: Amend the City Charter of the City of San Marcos, Texas, by adding a new Section 3.17 concerning the removal of City officals, as follows: 9:!c . 3.17. Removal of city officials. lI(a) The City Council shall have the authori ty to remove any City Council Member who shall be absent three consecutive regular City Council meetings unless said COuncil Member shall have secured permission, in advance, from the City Council to be absent from at least one of the meetings. Any such action for removal of a City Council Member for absenteeism shall require five (5) affinnative votes of City Council Members. (b) 'Ihe City Council shall have the authority to remove any appointed City official who is either appointed or approved by the City Council.