Ord 2017-045/Calling General Election and Special Election

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for such a session and that final action thereon shall not be taken by the council until the matter is placed on the agenda. Special meetings of the council shall be called by the city secretary upon the written request of the mayor or any three members of the city council. The city council shall provide by ordinance for procedures to call meetings, set meeting agendas, conduct meetings, provide for reasonable time limits on presentations to the council and any other matters necessary to the efficient and fair conduct of the public's business. TEXT AMENDMENT - FOR PROP "F" SECTIONS 3.09 AND 6.02 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 least two twenty-two regular meetings in at a minimum each month 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 for such a session and that final action thereon shall not be taken by the council until the matter is placed on the agenda. Special meetings of the council shall be called by the city secretary clerk upon the written request of the mayor or any three members of the city council. The city council shall provide by ordinance for procedures to call meetings, set meeting agendas, conduct meetings, provide for reasonable time limits on presentations to the council and any other matters necessary to the efficient and fair conduct of the public's business. Sec. 6.02. - Power of referendum. The people reserve the power to approve or reject at the polls any legislation enacted by the council which is subject to the initiative process under this Charter.Prior to or within thirty days after the effective date of any ordinance which is subject to referendum, a petition by at least ten per cent of the qualified voters of the city may be filed with the city secretary clerk requesting that any such ordinance be either repealed or submitted to the vote of the people. When such a petition has been certified as sufficient by the city secretary clerk, the ordinance specified in the petition shall not go into effect, or further action thereunder shall be suspended if it shall have gone into effect, until and unless it is approved by the voters as herein provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no zoning district boundary ordinance shall be subject to the referendum process. 9