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provided that any such action for expulsion of a city council member shall require five affirmative votes of city council members. (b) The city council shall have the authority to remove any city official appointed or approved by the city council. Any such removal of a city official by the city council shall require a majority vote of the membership of the city council and shall be preceded by adequate notice to the official of the time and location of the meeting, the nature of the charge against the official, and an opportunity for a hearing. At any such hearing, evidence both for and against the city official may be offered for the council's consideration. The council may, by ordinance, provide for further or more detailed procedures pertaining to the removal of city officials, not inconsistent with this provision. MEASURE NO.8 SHALL SECTION 4.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS. AND SHALL ALL REFERENCES IN THE CHARTER TO THE "CITY SECRETARY" BE CHANGED TO READ "CITY CLERK": Sec. 4.02. City clerk. The city council shall appoint a city clerk, who shall give notice of council meetings, shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings, shall authenticate by signature all ordinances and resolutions, and shall perform such other duties as the city manager, with the consent of the city council, shall assign and those elsewhere provided for in this Charter. The city clerk's compensation shall be fixed by the city council. The city clerk may appoint an assistant or assistants with the approval of the council. MEASURE NO.9 SHALL SECTION 5.07 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 5.07. Conducting and canvassing elections. The returns of every municipal election shall be delivered by the election judges to the central counting station immediately after the closing of the polls. Returns of the elections, general and special, shall be presented to the city council on any date permitted by the Texas Election Code at which time the council shall canvass and declare the results of such election. MEASURE NO. 10 SHALL SECTIONS 6.01 AND 6.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 6.01. Power of initiative. The people of the city reserve the power of direct legislation by initiative, and in the exercise of such power may propose any ordinance or repeal any ordinance not in conflict with this Charter, the state Constitution, or the state laws. Any initiated ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by at least ten per cent of the qualified voters of the city. Sec. 6.02. Power of referendum. The people reserve the power to approve or reject at the polls any legislation enacted by the council which is subject to the initiative process under this Charter. Prior to or within thirty days after the effective date of any ordinance which is subject to referendum, a petition by at least ten per cent of the qualified voters of the city may be filed with the city secretary -5-