Ord 2017-045/Calling General Election and Special Election

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TEXT AMENDMENT - FOR PROP "B" SECTION 1.03 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 1.03. - Statement of goals. The goals of the city government are to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the city's residents, provide for a high quality of life including, but not limited to, neighborhood integrity, a clean and abundant water supply, a cost-efficient electricity supply, efficient police and fire departments, educational opportunities, effective road and transportation systems, a healthy business environment, well maintained parkland and recreational opportunities, foster intergovernmental liaison and communication, encourage responsible citizenship, promote sound community and economic development, promote high quality affordable housing,conserve and protect the city's natural resources and environment and, in particular the San Marcos River, its springs, aquifer, and tributaries. TEXT AMENDMENT—FOR PROP "C" SECTION 3.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 3.02. - Qualifications. (a) Each member of the city council, in addition to having other qualifications prescribed by law: (1) Shall be a qualified voter of the city; (2) Shall have had his or her principal physical residence for at least one year preceding the election within the corporate limits of San Marcos and shall maintain his or her principal physical residence within the corporate limits of San Marcos throughout his or her term of office; for purposes of this subsection, a person must meet all of the following to meet the requirement for a "principal physical residence" in the city: (A) The person must use the residence address for voter registration, ar4c4 current driver's license or Texas identification card purposes; (B) The person must use the residence address as the person's home address on documents such as employment records, resumes, business cards, government forms and loan applications; (C) The person must not claim a homestead exemption on any property other than the residence; (3) Shall not hold any other office or employment under the city government while a member of the council, except a member of the city council may be appointed by the city council to represent the council on any board, commission, committee, organization or entity in the council's sole discretion so long as that person's service does not extend beyond the person's council term; (4) Shall not be an officer or director of any public service company within the city, or outside the city but serving inhabitants of the city, nor be the owner or proprietor of any public service company in the city. "Public service company" is defined as any company, individual, partnership, corporation or other entity recognized by law that uses any of the city's streets, alleys, highways or other public property to carry out its principal purposes, including but not limited to water, wastewater, gas, electricity and, telecommunications utilities, commercial 7