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any municipal or public purposes. MEASURE NO.3 SHALL SUBSECTION (a) OF SECTION 3.02 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (a) Each member of the city council, in addition to having other qualifications prescribed by law: (1) Shall be a qualified voter of the city; (2) Shall have resided for at least one (1) year preceding the election within the corporate limits of San Marcos; or shall have been a resident for a period of not less than one (1) year immediately preceding the person's election, of any territory not formerly within the corporate limits of the city, but which is annexed under the provision of Section 2.03 of this Charter; (3) Shall not hold any other office or employment under the city government while a member of the council, except a member of the city council may be appointed by the city council to represent the council on any board, commission, committee, organization or entity in the council's sole discretion so long as that person's service does not extend beyond the person's council term; (4) Shall not be an officer or director of any public service company within the city, or outside the city but serving inhabitants of the city, nor be the owner or proprietor of any public service company in the city. Public service company is defined as any company, individual, partnership, corporation or other entity recognized by law that, in the course of its principal business, uses any of the city's streets, alleys, highways or ground of the city to carry out its primary purpose, including but not be limited to sewer, gas, electricity, telecommunications, commercial railway or street railway services. MEASURE NO.4 SHALL SUBSECTION (d) OF SECTION 3.11 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: (d) All proposed ordinances requiring a public hearing or hearings shall be finally acted upon by the city council within ninety (90) days of the most recent public hearing. If final action does not occur within the ninety (90) day period following the public hearing, then another public hearing shall be held before final action on the ordinance. Unless notice requirements are provided by other law, the city secretary shall publish a notice of each public hearing by the city council on an ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation in the city before the public hearing. MEASURE NO.5 SHALL SECTION 3.13 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS: Sec. 3.13. Code of ordinances.