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Minutes - Regular Meeting - 10/13/1999ÐÏà¡±ter really means registered voter and everything. So there is a lot of State law thats already set on exactly who is eligible to fill in their name, signature on a petition. Then it further states that the State Law is the guiding thing so that anything you might try to do for amending our City Charter. You really need to look at that State Election Law and make sure that you are not just going down a dead end road because the State Law is going to be the predominate guiding issues for all courses and everything and I dont know if you are aware of that. 5. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 3.01 of the City Charter to provide for term limits for the Mayor and Council members. MOTION: Commissioner Ellis moved to accept the proposed amendment with term limits to the Charter. Motion failed for lack of a second. 2ND MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to disapprove the proposed amendment to the Charter.Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Robinson Noes: Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz ACTION: The motion carried with 5 ayes and 2 noes. 6. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 3.04 of the City Charter to postpone salary increases for the Mayor and Council members until they have been re-elected. MOTION: Commissioner Coe moved to amend the proposed amendment to the Charter by deleting they have been re-elected and replace it with one year after ordinance adopted. Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 2ND MOTION: Commissioner Coe moved to approve the proposed reworded amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 7. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 3.12 of the City Charter to allow the Mayor and Council members to abstain from voting on ordinances and resolutions. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to disapprove the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Robinson Noes: Commissioner Howard Abstain: Commissioner Horowitz ACTION: The motion carried with 5 ayes and 1 no and 1 abstention. 8. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 5.01 of the City Charter to correct a typographical error and to clarify language related to the calling of elections by the City Council. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 9. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 5.02 of the City Charter to clarify prohibitions against City employees filing for elective office and to provide an alternative procedure for placing a candidates name on the ballot. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 10. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 5.03 of the City Charter to change registered voter to qualified voter. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Ellis seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 11. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 6.02 of the City Charter to change registered voter to qualified voter and to clarify the information required of petition signers. MOTION: Commissioner moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Ellis seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: Commissioner Howard ACTION: The motion carried with 6 ayes and 1 no. 12. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 6.02 of the City Charter to change the number of voters required to sign a petition for recall and to clarify the information required of petition signers. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to disapprove the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None Abstain: Commissioner Howard ACTION: The motion carried with 6 ayes and 1 abstention. 13. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 6.03 of the City Charter to change registered voter to qualified voter. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Ellis seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 14. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 6.04 of the City Charter to change registered voter to qualified voter and to clarify the form of the petition for recall. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 15. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 7.01 of the City Charter to clarify the language exempting certain ordinances from referendum. MOTION: Commissioner moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 16. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Sections 7.02 and 7.06 of the City Charter to clarify the language allowing more than five voters to be on the petitioners committee. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 17. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 7.03 of the City Charter to change the number of voters required to sign a petition for initiative and referendum and to clarify the information required of each signer. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Robinson Noes: Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Howard ACTION: The motion with 5 ayes and 1 no. 18. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 7.03 of the City Charter to clarify the information required of each signer. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to disapprove the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None Abstain: Commissioner Howard ACTION: The motion carried with 6 ayes and 1 abstention. 19. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 7.08 of the City Charter to change registered voter to qualified voter. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 20. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 8.04 of the City Charter to allow the City Manager to submit quarterly rather than monthly budget reports to the City Council. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Coe seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. 21. Consider recommendation on proposal to amend Section 12.03 of the City Charter to clarify prohibitions against City Board or Commission members from filing for elective office. MOTION: Commissioner Boles moved to approve the proposed amendment to the Charter. Commissioner Horowitz seconded the motion. VOTE: Ayes: Commissioner Boles Commissioner Coe Commissioner Cowan Commissioner Ellis Commissioner Howard Commissioner Horowitz Commissioner Robinson Noes: None ACTION: The motion carried unanimously. COMMISSIONERS COMMENTS: Commissioner Horowitz commended staff for the excellent mark up work the did in preparing this. Commissioner Robinson said, I would like to thanked everybody, on behalf of the City, for volunteering. One of the things we heard throughout our discussion is about voter apathy and I certainly encourage everyone that is up here volunteering their time to continue to get out and try to get people to vote. I dont what the answer is and I dont think anybody does but we need to get more people in this community to get out to vote whether they are happy or not or unhappy or not to take their right and its not just our community, its all of them but lets concentrate on Round Rock. Commissioner Robinson said the next step in this process is that a report will be drafted and forwarded to the Council. He will attend the Council meeting to officially present the report as the Commissions recommendation. Steve Sheets noted that if any of the Commissioners wish to write their own statement on any particular item that was discussed may do so and it will be attached and included with the report. The report will be provided to the Council in December. It was the consensus of the Commission that no further meetings are needed. 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