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REPORT OF THE 1974 CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION #1 Amend Section 3.09, Meeting of the City Council, to bring the charter provisions into compliance with state law and with the existing practice of the council. To prevent the need for constant future amendment as state law changes, the Commission recommends tying the charter provision to the state law. Recommended wording follows: SECTION 3.09. Meeting of the City Council. The City Council shall hold at least two Regular Meetings in each month 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 transactions of the business of the City and its citizens. All meetings of the City Council shall be held at the City Hall, except that the City Council may designate another place for such meetings after publishing due notice thereof in one issue of a newspaper in general circulation in the City of San Marcos. 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. All meetings of the City Council shall be held in strict compliance with Articles 6252-17, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas (1925), now or as hereafter amended. RECOMMENDATION #2 Amend Sections 3.07 Powers of the City Council and 3 15 Investigation by the City Council; and Delete Section 3.08 City Council not to Interfere with Appointments or Removals; so as to give the council clear authority to make recommendations to the city manager on personnel matters only as a result of formal investigations held by the council. This will clear up the present inconsistency in the charter about council investigations and power over personnel decisions. Recommended wording follows: SECTION 3.07. Powers of the City Council Icouncil is not allowed to do the following]. [add] (d) Instruct or request the City Manager or any of his subordinates to appoint to or remove from office or employment any person except with respect to those which are to be filled by appointment by the Council under the provisions of this Charter, and except as a result of inquiry and investigation as provided in Section 3.15. [add] (e) Give orders to any of the City Manager's subordinates either publicly or privately. SECTION 3.08. City Council not to Interfere with appointments or removals. [Delete entire section] SECTION 3.15 Investigation by the City Council. [add] (b) Upon the conclusion of an investigation initiated under the authority of the preceding paragraph, the City Council shall file with the City Manager findings and conclusions derived as a result of the investigation, and shall in said report make recommendations for the final resolution of the matter under investigation.' RECOMMENDATION #3 Amend Sections 6.01, 6.02 and 6.07, dealing with initiative, referendum, and recall elections, so as to raise the minimum number of signatures on petitions to call any of these three types of elections, from 250 or 10% of the number of voters at the last city election, to 500 or 20% of the number of votes at the last city election. This will make frivolous elections less likely. Recommended wording follows: SECTION 6.01. Ichange "250" to "500" and change "10 per cent" to "20 per cent".] SECTION 6.02. Ichange "250" to "500" and change "10 per cent" to "20 per cent".] SECTION 6.07• Ichange "250" to "500" and change "10 per cent" to "20 per cent".]