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City Council Meeting Minutes-Final January 17,2017 Absent: 1 - Council Member Derrick A motion was made by Council Member Gregson, seconded by Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Prewitt, that the following charge to the Charter Review Commission, along with review of Article 3: Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03,3.05,3.07, 3.08 and 3.11; Article 4: Section 4.01; and Article 5: Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.06 and 5.07: • Should the Deputy Mayor Pro Tem be added to authorize the calling of a meeting to order the election in the event that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are unable? Sec. 3.06—Vacancies. • Should web posting on the city's website be added as a requirement for meetings of the city council? Sec.3.09—Meetings of the city council. • City Secretary should be corrected to city clerk. Sec. 3.09—Meetings of the city council. • Should the city attorney review the legality of all ordinances provided for council consideration? Sec.3.11 —Procedures for passage of ordinances. • Should electronic signatures be allowed to authenticate all ordinances and resolutions? Sec. 4.02 City Clerk. • Should the word "printed" be changed to accommodate the use of electronic voting systems? Sec. 5.04—The officialballot. • The ETJ member should be deleted. Effective March 1,2015 the ETJ member of the commission shall be deleted and qualified city resident member shall be appointed. Sec. 7.01 —Planning and zoning commission. • Should the nepotism rules be modified? Sec. 12.03—Nepotism. • Should the qualifications for council be altered to reference indebtedness to the city? Sec. 3.02 —Qualifications. • Should Council terms to be extended to 4 years? Sec.3.01 —Number,selection and term. • Should the Mayor's term be extended from 2 years to 3 years? Sec.3.01 — Number, selection and term. • Should there be term limits? Sec.3.01—Number,selection and term. • Review the possibility of going to single member districts. Sec. 3.01 — Number, selection and term. • Review the possibility of going from November elections to May elections. Sec. 5.01 —Elections. • Review the possibility of going to odd year elections if moving to May elections is not an option. Sec. 5.01 —Elections. • Should anyone who has a criminal record of a certain seriousness (to be defined by the commission), be deemed ineligible to serve on city council? Sec. 3.02—Qualifications. Item be approved. The motion carried by the following vote: City of San Marcos Page 11