Ord 2021-61/first and final reading, ordering a General and Special Election to be held on November 2, 2021 for the purpose of electing a City Council Member for Place 5, a City Council Member for Place 6 and to submit proposed amendments to the San M

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SECTION 4.04 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 4.04. City Attorney The city council shall appoint a city attorney, who shall be a competent and duly qualified and licensed attorney, authorized to practice law in the State of Texas. The city attorney shall establish his or her principal physical residence in the city within 90 days after appointment, and shall have his or her principal physical residence in the city continuously thereafter while holding that office. The city attorney's compensation shall be fixed by the city council. The city attorney may appoint an assistant or assistants.with the appy-, val of the eit-Y eouneil. The city attorney, or other attorneys selected by the city attorney with the approval of the city council, shall represent the city in all litigation. The city attorney shall be the legal advisor and counsel for the city and all city officers and administrative units; provided, that the city council may retain special counsel at any time it deems same appropriate and necessary. The city attorney shall prepare or review all ordinances and shall prosecute all criminal cases in the municipal court in person or through an assistant. TEXT AMENDMENT — FOR PROP "L" SECTION 7.01(A) OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 7.01. — Planning and zoning commission. (a) A city planning and zoning commission is established. The commission shall consist of nine members appointed for staggered three-year terns. Commission members shall be appointed by the council and serve without compensation. No action by the commission shall have any force or effect unless it is adopted by a vote of five or more of its members. (b) To be eligible for appointment to the commission, all commission members must have resided in the city for a period of five years before the date of appointment. To be eligible for continued service on the commission, the commission members must maintain residence in the city. (c) The council shall establish, by ordinance, the month in which appointments are made, and the month in which terms of office commence. The council may prescribe, by ordinance, educational requirements to be met after persons are appointed to the commission. (d) In malting appointments to the commission, council shall seek to ensure broad citizen representation which includes geographic, professional, gender, racial, and viewpoint diversity. The commission shall establish bylaws to govern rules of procedure and the annual election of officers. All meetings of the commission shall be open to the public. TEXT AMENDMENT — FOR PROP "M" SECTION 12.12(A)(4) OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 12.12. — Charter Review Commission 10