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Page 4 January 8, 1998 6. Amend the title and subsection (a) of Section 3.17 regarding expulsion of City Council Members for excessive absences from meetings as follows: Sec. 3.17. Expulsion Rtm6\"3l of city officials. (a) The city council shall have the authority to expel rcmo'y.c any city council member who is shall be absent three (3) consecutive regular city council meetings unless the said council member has shall havc secured permission, in advance, from the city council to be absent from at least one (1) of the meetings:-; provided that aAny such action for expulsion rcmoval of a city council member for absentecÏsm shall require five (5) affirmative votes of city council members. ********** Rationale: The use of the term "expel" is more appropriate ITom a parliamentary standpoint. Other changes in this text seek to modernize the wording. 7. Amend subsection (b) of Section 7.01 regarding matters on which members of the Planning and Zoning Commission are eligible to vote as follows: (b) All members of the commission shall be eligible to vote on all matters coming before the commission, unless prohibited by other provisions ollaw. ********** Rationale: With the combining of the previously separate Planning Commission and Zoning Commission, the purpose of this subsection was to make it clear that the members of the Planning and Zoning Commission who reside in the ETJ can vote on matters such as zoning that apply only within the city Hmits. This added wording will clarify that laws such as the conflict of interest statute can preclude a member ITom voting on a matter. 8. Amend Section 7.06 regarding public hearings required for amendment of the Master Plan as follows: Sec. 7.06. The master plan. The master plan for the physical development of the City of San Marcos shall contain the recommendations of the planning and zoning commission for growth, development and beautification of the city. The planning and zoning commission may recommend amendments to the master plan to the city council after at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed action. The council may amend the master plan after at least one (1) public hearing on the proposed action. The council shall not act on any amendment affecting the master plan unless and until a recommendation on the amendment is received from the commission.