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<br /> 9. <br /> AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING REPEAL <br /> PROCEDURES WITH ADOPTION PROCEDURES <br /> çurrent Law <br /> <br /> Law To Adopt Civil Service <br /> A city may adopt civil service under Section 143.004(b) if the city council receives a <br /> petition requesting an election signed by 10 percent of the number of voters who <br /> voted in the most recent municipal election. The resulting election is decided by a <br /> majority of those voting. <br /> ivil Service <br /> If the voters wish to repeal civil service, the petition must be signed by 10 percent of <br /> all the qualified voters in the city. In order for the repeal effort to succeed, a <br /> majority of all qualified voters in the city must vote for the repeal. <br /> Proposed Chanee <br /> This amendment would allow voters to petition for repeal of civil service with the <br /> same number of signatures with which the voters can petition to adopt civil service. <br /> The amendment would also provide that the election for repeal shall be decided by <br /> a majority of those voting. <br /> Reasons fuLProposed-'cþan2e <br /> Since the Civil Service Act was enacted by the Legislature in 1947, nearly 70 cities <br /> have adopted the civil service statute by election. Since that time, the civil service <br /> statute has been amended numerous times to include many more provisions than <br /> had been originally approved by the voters. <br /> What was initially adopted by cities as the Civil Service Act is not what cities are <br /> living with today. Therefore, voters should be able to petition and vote to repeal the <br /> city's adoption of civil service if the system no longer meets the needs or the <br /> expectations of the citizens in the community. <br /> PAGE 9 OF 10 OF EXHIBIT A <br />