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FOR/AGAINST: FOR/AGAINST: FOR/AGAINST: FOR/AGAINST: FOR/AGAINST: FOR/AGAINST: FOR/AGAINST Proposition No. 8 Amend Section 12.01, whida pertains to the publicity of records, to read: All records and accounts of the city shall be open to inspectiom by any citizen or by any representative of the press, during normal business hours, in accordance with applicable law. Proposition No. 9 Amend Section. 12.06 to delete the requirement that notice of claims for damages against the city be verified and to change the deadline for submission of notice to ninety days. Proposition No. 10 Amend Section 3.01 to elect council members from six (6) single member districts and the mayor at large. Proposition No. 11 Amend Section 5.05 to change the date of runoff elections to the second Saturday following the pre- ceding regular or special election. Proposition No. 12 Amend Section 3.11 to delete the requirement that "all ordinances shall be read in open meeting of the council on three several days" and allow read- ing by descriptive caption only provided the proposed ordinance is posted, available at a readily accessible location and filedwith the city secretary Seventy-two (72) hours prior to the public meeting at which it is to be considered. Proposit ion No. 13 Replace the terms "office", "department", "agency", and "officer" wherever they occur in the Charter and refer to the administrative services with the term "administrative unit" and the term "department head" wherever it occurs with the term "in~nediate adminis- trative subordinate". Proposition No. 14 Amend Article VII to establish, by October 1, 1982, two seven-member commissions, a city planning con~nission and a city Zoning~conmision, to-beappointed by the city council after adoption of an ordinance ensuring broad representation and expertise on both con~nissioD~. The new Article VII which shall not be set out in full on the official ballot shall read as follows: ARTICLE VII. MUNICIPAL PLANNING AND ZONING. Sec. 7.01 Planning and zoning conmissions. The council shall appoint a city planning com- missiOn and a city zoning comnissionby the beginning of the fiscal year 1982-83, each consisting of seven (7) members who shall be residents of the city and serve without compensation. An ordinance shall be adopted by the oouncil before appointing new members to ensure broad rep- resentation and expertise on both con~nissions. Two (2) persons may serve on both con~nissions. On the effective date, members of the former planning and zoning commission shall be given the opportunity to serve their unexpired terms on at least one of the new commissions.