Ord 2017-045/Calling General Election and Special Election

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TEXT AMENDMENT—FOR PROP "G" SECTION 3.11 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 3.11. - Procedure for passage of ordinances. (a) The council shall legislate by ordinance, and the enacting clause of every ordinance shall be: "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of San Marcos". (b) The city attorney shall approve the legality of all ordinances adopted prior to consideration by the council, or shall file with the city clerk written legal objections thereto. Evidence of approval by the city attorney may be by notation on the ordinance itself, or by separate instrument. (c) Every ordinance enacted by the council shall be signed by the mayor, the mayor pro tem, or two council members and shall be filed with and recorded by the city clerk. (d) All proposed ordinances requiring a public hearing or hearings shall be finally acted upon by the city council within 90 days of the most recent public hearing at which it was considered. If final action does not occur within the 90 day period following the public hearing, then another public hearing shall be held before final action on the ordinance. Unless notice requirements are provided by other law, the city clerk shall publish a notice of each public hearing by the city council on an ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in the city, city website or local media outlets before the public hearing. (e) Ordinances shall be presented to council and acted on in open meetings on two separate days, unless: (1) an ordinance is posted and adopted as an emergency measure with only one reading by the favorable vote of five or more council members; or (2) the adoption of an ordinance under a different procedure is expressly authorized by state law. (f) An ordinance relating to the changing of a future land use map or zoning district designation shall not be adopted as an emergency measure and shall be adopted only upon approval in two separate readings on two separate days no less than seven days apart. (g) At the time of the first presentation each ordinance shall be read aloud unless it is publicly posted, available at a readily accessible location and filed with the city clerk at least 72 hours prior to the meeting at which it is to be considered, in which event only the caption need be read aloud. (h) All ordinances shall be effective upon final reading or publication if publication is required by state law. TEXT AMENDMENT—FOR PROP "H" SECTION 4.01 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 4.01. - City manager. (a) Appointment and qualifications:The city council shall appoint a city manager who shall be the chief administrative and executive officer of the city, and shall be responsible to the city council for the administration of all the affairs of the city. The manager shall be chosen by the city council on the 10