Ord 2021-75/amending Ordinance 2021-61 ordering a General and Special Election to be held on November 2, 2021 by establishing early voting and election day polling places for this election

Home Browse Search

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 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 terms. Commission members shall be appointed by the council and serve without compensation. (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 making 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 OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 12.12. - The official ballot. Beginning in January 2013 and at least every four years thereafter, the city council shall appoint a Charter review commission of seven citizens of the City of San Marcos. (a) Duties of the commission: (1) Inquire into the operation of the city government under the Charter provisions and determine whether any such provisions require revision. To this end public hearings may be held; and the commission shall have the power to compel the attendance of any officer or employee of the city and to require the submission of any of the city records which it may deem necessary to the conduct of such hearing. (2) Propose any recommendations it may deem desirable to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Charter by the several departments of the city government.