Ord 2017-045/Calling General Election and Special Election

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railway or street railway services, public transit services, solid waste collection, and vehicles for hire. (5) Shall not have a financial interest in the sale to the city of any land,materials,supplies or service, outside of the person's position with the city. (6) Shall remain current on all financial obligations to the city relating to the duties of the council member. (b) The city council shall determine that the qualifications of its own members are continually met. If the council determines that any member of the council has ceased to possess any of these qualifications or has been convicted of a felony,that member shall immediately forfeit office. TEXT AMENDMENT - FOR PROP "D" SECTION 3.05 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 3.05. - Mayor, mayor pro temp and deputy mayor pro tempore. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of the council and shall be recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes, for the purpose of receiving service of civil process, and for emergency management purposes.The mayor,as a member of the council,shall be entitled to vote upon all matters considered by the council but shall have no veto power. At its first meeting following each regular election of council members, the council shall by election designate a mayor pro tempe-fe, and may shall in addition designate a deputy mayor pro tempeize, who each shall serve in such capacity for a period of one year; provided, however,that in the event a runoff election is required the city council shall not designate a mayor pro tempo-Fe or deputy mayor pro tempore until the runoff election is completed and the duly elected candidates have been officially seated on the council. The mayor pro tempo-Fe shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor,and shall have power to perform every act the mayor could perform if present.The deputy mayor pro tempece shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor and mayor pro tempere, and shall have power to perform every act the mayor could perform if present. TEXT AMENDMENT—FOR PROP "E" SECTION 3.09 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 3.09. - Meetings of the city council. The city council shall hold at lest two twenty-two regular meetings in at a minimum each epi year at a time to be fixed by it for such regular meetings,and may hold as many additional meetings during the month as may be necessary for the transaction of the business of the city and its citizens.All meetings of the city council shall be held within the city, except that the city council may conduct a meeting at a location outside the city after publishing notice of the meeting in one issue of a newspaper in general circulation in the City of San Marcos.All meetings of the city council shall be public; however the council may recess for the purpose of discussing in a closed session any matter permitted to be so discussed by state law, provided that the general subject matter for consideration is expressed in the motion calling 8