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O-86-2218 - 2/27/1986ORDINANCE 2218 AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION FOR SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF CERTAIN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS: 1. That an election shall be held on the 5th day of April, 1986, in conjunction with the council election previously ordered said order specifying election precincts, naming officers for said election, establishing election precincts and providing for absentee voting. 2. That notice of said election shall be given by posting a substantial copy of this Ordinance at the City Hall and by publication thereof in the official newspaper of the City, on the same day in each of two (2) successive weeks; the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said eleciton. 3. That the official ballots for said election shall be prepared in accordance with Article 1170 V.A.C.S., so as to permit the electors to vote "Yes" or "No" on any submitted amendment, with the ballots to contain such provisions, markings and language as required by law, and with such amendments to be submitted as follows: CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 1 Shall Section 3.04 of the Charter be amended to read as follows: 3.04 Compensation Members of the Council shall receive compensation as may be fixed by ordinance; provided, however, that they shall be entitled to all necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official Council duties upon approval by the Council. CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2 Shall Section 3.06 (c) of the Charter be amended to read as follows: 3.06 (c) Filling of Vacancies When any vacancy or vacancies shall occur on the Council, a special election shall be called within one hundred twenty (120) days following the occurrence of the vacancy or vacancies to fill the vacancy or vacancies in the same manner as described herein for regular elections. CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 3 Shall Section 8.09 of the Charter be amended to read as follows: 8.09 Purchase Procedures All purchases made and contracts executed by the City shall be pursuant to a requisition from the head of the office, department or agency whose appropriation will be charged and no contract order shall be binding upon the City unless the City Manager certifies that there is to the credit of such office, department or agency a sufficient unencumbered appropriation and allotment balance to pay for the supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services for which the contract or order is to be issued. EAD and APPROVED on first reading this the, 7- day of , 1986. j AD, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the , 1986. ATTEST: MIKE ROBINSON, ayor City of Round Rock, Texas day of DATE: February 25, 1986 SUBJECT: Council Agenda, February 27, 1986 ITEM: 14 C. Consider an ordinance calling an election revise the City Charter. (First Reading) The Charter changes for your consideration are as follows: to 1. Change no. 1 would delete the prohibition against compensation for the Council and if passed would allow the Council to fix compensation by ordinance. 2. Change no. 2 is a house cleaning change which if passed would bring The Charter in compliance with the Texas Constitution, Article 11, Section 11, of The Constitution requires that vacancies on the governing body where the term of office is more than two years, shall not be filled by appointment but must be filled by the voters as a special election (see attached Article 11, Section 11). Charter presently provides for appointment by a majority the remaining members of the Council. * See attached before and after comparison. 3. Change no. 3 deletes provisions providing for competitive and the dollar amounts that the City Manager and the amount that the Council must approve. these provisions by ordinance or allow these by State Law. The provisions in the charter vote The of bidding is authorized to expend The Council may exact activities to be governed are restrictive and make the administration of the purchasing function much more difficult than is necessary. The Council would actually have more control in that the purchasing function could be governed by ordinance which could be changed as conditions change, as opposed to the Charter which can only be changed every two years by the voters.