Resolution 03-01 (2)
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor has an adopted City Charter that allows amendments to
be made at any time in the manner provided by law; and
WHEREAS, the under the statutes of the State of Michigan the City Charter of the City of Bangor may be amended by an amendment process initiated by amendments proposed by the City Council of the City of Bangor on a three-fifths vote of the members-elect to be submitted to the electors of the City of Bangor at a special municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Bangor desires to propose certain amendments to the City Charter,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Bangor, Michigan as follows:
1. The City Council of the City of Bangor by a three-fifths vote of its members-elect, pursuant to the authority granted by Act 279 of the Public Acts of 1909, as amended, proposes that the following thirteen (13) sections, identified as items A. through M. below, of the Charter of the City of Bangor shall be amended to read as follows:
A. Section 2.2 Definitions and Interpretations - to read
(c) The word “officer” shall include the Mayor; Councilmen; appointive administrative officers; and members and officers of boards or commissions created by or pursuant to this Charter.
Provisions of the existing Section 2.2 (c) of the Charter of the City of Bangor
to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
(c) The word “officer” shall include, but shall not be limited to the Mayor, the members of the Council, and, as hereinafter provided, the administrative officers, deputy administrative officers, and members of the City boards and commissions created by or pursuant to this Charter.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 2.2 (c) to define the term ‘officer’ as used in the City Charter and to delete deputy administrative officers from that definition.”
B. Section 2.6 Penalties for Violation of Charter - to read
Any person, including any officer of the City, found guilty by a Court of competent jurisdiction of any violation of this Charter may be punished by a fine which, in addition to Court costs charged to him, shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days or both such fine and imprisonment, in discretion of the court. For an officer of the City the punishment provided in this section shall be in addition to having the office declared vacant as provided in this Charter. This section shall not operate to limit or prejudice the power to remove any officer of the City as provided in this Charter.
Provisions of the existing Section 2.6 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
Any person or officer of the City found guilty by a Court of competent jurisdiction of any violation of this Charter may be punished by a fine in which, in addition to Court costs charged to him, shall not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days or both such fine and imprisonment, in discretion of the Court. For an officer of the City the punishment provided in this section shall be in addition to having the office declared vacant as provided in this Charter. This section shall not operate to limit or prejudice the power to remove officers of discharge employees as provided in this Charter.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 2.6 to de define removal of officers of the city and defer removal of non-officer employees to procedures set forth in the City’s employment policies or labor agreements negotiated between the City and its employees under the Public Employment Relations Act.”
C. Section 5.6 Administrative Services - to read
The appointive administrative officers of the City shall be the City Manager and the City Attorney who are appointed by the Council and the City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Assessor, Chief of Police, Fire Chief and Director of Public Works who are appointed by the City Manager with the consent of the Council by an affirmative vote of not less than five (5) members of the Council. The City Clerk, City Treasurer, Director of Public Works, Fire Chief, and the Chief of Police shall constitute the City’s Department Heads who are responsible to the City Manager. The City Assessor is responsible to the City Manager who may designate the City Assessor as a Department Head. The Council may create additional administrative officer except the City Manager and departments, and may combine or eliminate any administrative officers and departments in any manner it deems necessary or advisable for the proper and efficient operation of the City, to the extent permitted by State Law, and shall prescribe the functions of each office and department and the duties, authorities and responsibilities of the officers of each department, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. Further, the Council may enter into intergovernmental agreements to provide for the function of a department which may, except for the City Manager, defer or alter the appointive process described herein.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.6 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
The appointive administrative officers of the City shall be the City Manager, City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Assessor, City Attorney, Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Director of Public Works, and the Health Officer, and such additional administrative officers or departments as may be created by the Council as permitted by State Law. The Council may create additional administrative offices and departments, and may combine any administrative offices and departments, with the exception of the Manager, Clerk and Treasurer in any manner it deems necessary or advisable for the proper and efficient operation of the City, to the extent permitted by State Law, and shall prescribe the functions of each office and department and the duties authorities and responsibilities of the officers of each department, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.6 to define the term ‘appointive administrative officers’ and their respective appointment process.”
D. Section 5.7 Appointment of Officers - to read
Except as hereinafter provided, all administrative officers identified in Section 5.6 above, except for the City Manager and City Attorney, shall be appointed by the City Manager with consent of the Council by an affirmative vote of not less than five (5) members of the Council. The City Attorney shall be appointed by an affirmative vote of not less than five (5) members of the Council. The City Manager shall be appointed by an affirmative vote of a majority of the Council.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.7 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
Except as hereinafter provided, all administrative officers and department heads of the City Government whose office is subject to appointment, however made, shall be appointed by the City Manager with consent of the Council by an affirmative vote of not less than five (5) members of the Council.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.7 to describe the appointive process for department heads, the City Manager and the City Attorney.”
E. Section 5.8 Terms of Administrative Officers - to read
The appointive administrative officers identified in Section 5.6 above, except the City Manager and the City Attorney, shall be responsible to the City Manager and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager but the Council may, at the time of giving its consent for the respective appointment, establish the compensation as allowed by its budget, as permitted by Charter or as permitted by State Law.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.8 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
The appointive administrative officers and department heads, except the City Attorney, shall be responsible to the City Manager and shall serve at the discretion and pleasure of the City Manager for an indefinite term and shall have their compensation fixed by the Council within budget allowances therefor.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.8 to describe service of the administrative officers and allow the setting of terms and compensation for their service.”
F. Section 5.16 Personnel - to read
The City Manager and his subordinates, including the department heads and their deputies and other subordinates, are City employees. Members of the Council, members and officers of boards or commissions and independent contractors engaged to provide services to the City are not City employees.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.16 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
The full time personnel other than elected or appointive officers shall be deemed City employees.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.16 to define the term ‘City employees’.”
The head of each department shall have the power to hire, suspend, discharge or otherwise take other appropriate disciplinary action against the employees of his department, with consent of the City Manager.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.17 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
The head of each department shall have the power to hire, suspend, discharge or otherwise take other appropriate disciplinary action against the employees of his department, with consent of the City Manager. An employee who has been discharged may within ten days thereafter petition the Council to hear the facts regarding such discharge, and in case the Council may in its sole discretion order a hearing and inquire into such facts, and may make such decision in the matter as it considers proper.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.17 to defer discharges of employees to the procedures set forth in the City’s employment policies, employment contracts or labor agreements negotiated between the City and its employees under the Public Employment Relations Act.”
H. Section 5.18 Deputy Administrative Officers - to read
The City Manager may appoint deputies to the appointive administrative officers. Such deputies shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager and shall possess all power and authorities of their respective appointive officers except as the same may be limited by the City Manager. Such shall be appointed by the City Manager with consent of the Council by an affirmative vote of not less than five (5) members of the Council. Such deputies may be either volunteers or employees of the City.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.18 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
The administrative officers may recommend to the Council the appointment and/or termination of their respective deputies and may also recommend person or persons to such office. Such deputies as may be appointed by the council shall, in any case, posses all of the powers and authorities of their superior officers except as the same may be from time to time limited by their superior officers.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.18 to define the appointment process for deputy administrative officers’.”
I. Section 6.12 Nepotism - to read
(a) Unless the Council determines by an affirmative vote of not less than five (5) members of the Council, which votes shall be recorded as part of the official proceedings, that the best interest of the City shall be otherwise served, a relative, as defined in subsection (d), of a Council member shall not be an appointive officer or an employee of the City. For this section, appointive officer shall mean any of the appointive officers identified in sections 2.2 (c) and 5.6 of this Charter and employee shall mean any person defined as an employee in section 5.16 of this Charter.
(b) However, further, no city employee, as defined in Section 5.16, shall serve in a capacity in which a relative, as defined in subsection (d) provides direct supervision or control unless the Council determines by an unanimous affirmative vote of the Council, which votes shall be recorded as part of the official proceedings, that the best interest of the City shall be otherwise served.
(c) The disqualifications under subsections (a) and (b) shall apply during the term of the Council member in question and so long as the direct supervision or control exists.
(d) For purposes of subsections (a) and (b), a relative is defined as any of the following relations, including those arising from adoption: parent, child, spouse, siblings, grandparent, grandchild, half-brother or half-sister, step-parent or step-child, and spouses of any of the preceding.
Provisions of the existing Section 6.12 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
Unless the Council shall by unanimous vote, which vote shall be recorded as part of the official proceedings, determine that the best interests of the City shall be otherwise served, the following relatives of any elective or appointive officer are disqualified from holding any appointive office or City employment during the term for which said elective or appointive officer was elected or appointed: Spouse, child, parent, grandchild, grandparent, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, or spouse of any of them. All relationships shall include those arising from adoption. The disqualification for nepotism, as to elected officials, shall be confined to a person working immediately under the supervision or control of a particular elected official with whom he may be related by blood or marriage. The disqualification for nepotism, as to appointed official, shall be limited to a person holding employment in the same department or agency under which a relative is the appointed head. This section shall in no way disqualify such relatives or their spouses who are bona fide appointive officers or employees of the City at the time of the election or appointment of said official.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 6.12 to prohibit nepotism and define the term ‘relative’ as it relates to nepotism.”
J. Section 6.13 Removals From Office - to read
The Council may remove from office members of the Council and members and officers of Boards or Commissions created by or pursuant to this Charter for any of the following reasons:
(a) For any reason specified by law for removal of a member of the City Council or members and officers of Boards or Commissions;
(b) For any act constituting a violation of this Charter.
Such removals by the Council shall be made in accordance with the provisions of law and this Charter.
Provisions of the existing Section 6.13 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
Removals by the Council of elective or appointive officers or members of the Boards or Commissions may be made for any of the following reasons:
(a) For any reason specified by law for removal of City officer by the Government;
(b) For any act constituting a violation of this Charter;
(c) Such removals by the Council shall be made only after hearing of which such officer has been given notice by the Clerk at least ten days in advance, either personally or by sending the same by registered mail to his last address, or known place of residence according to the records of the City. Such notice shall include a copy of the charges against the officer. The hearing shall afford an opportunity to the officer, in person or by attorney, to be heard in his defense, to cross examine witnesses and to present testimony. If such officer shall neglect to appear at such hearing and answer such charges, his failure to do so may be deemed cause for his removal. A Majority vote of the members of the Council in office at the time, exclusive of any member whose removal may be being considered, shall be required for any such removal.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 6.13 to describe the reasons and process for removal of Council members and members and officers of Boards or Commissions and to remove appointive administrative officers from this section because the reasons and process for their removal will be governed by their employment contracts or the labor agreements negotiated between the City and its employees under the Public Employment Relations Act.”
K. Section 5.9 (a) City Clerk - to read
The Clerk shall be the Clerk of the Council and shall attend all meetings of the Council, and shall keep a permanent journal of the proceedings and sessions in the English language unless the Council shall excuse the Clerk from attending a meeting. Should the Council excuse the Clerk, the Council shall designate another person to keep a permanent record of its proceedings in the English language.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.9 (a) of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
The Clerk shall be the Clerk of the Council and shall attend all meetings of the Council, and shall keep a permanent journal of the proceedings and sessions in the English language.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows
"A City Charter amendment proposed by the Council to amend Section 5.9 (a) to allow the Clerk to be excused from a meeting or session of the Council and allow the Council to designate a person in such cases when the Clerk is excused to keep a permanent record of the meeting."
L. Section 5.22 City Manager Appointment and Qualifications - to read
The Council should proceed with all deliberate speed and with the best interests of the City in mind to appoint an acting City Manager or a permanent City Manager should a vacancy exist. The City Manager shall hold office at the pleasure of a majority of the Council. The City Manager shall be selected solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to training and experience. The Council shall enter into a written employment contract with the City Manager which shall be in writing; shall specify the compensation to be paid to the City Manager, any procedure for changing the compensation, any fringe benefits, and any other conditions of employment; and shall establish a term for the contract. The contract shall state that the City Manager serves at the pleasure of the Council, and the contract may provide for severance pay or other benefits in the event the City Manager's employment is terminated at the pleasure of the Council.
Provisions of the existing Section 5.22 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
The Council shall appoint a City Manager within ninety days after any vacancy exists in such position. The City Manager shall hold office at the pleasure of a majority of the Council. He shall be selected solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his training and experience. At the time of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the city or state, but during tenure of office he shall reside within the City.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.22 to describe the selection and appointment process for the City Manager and to describe conditions of an employment agreement between the City and its City Manager.”
M. Caption of Section 6.1 Eligibility For Office And Employment In City – to read
ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE IN CITY
Provisions of the existing caption of Section 6.1 of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE AND EMPLOYMENT IN CITY
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend the caption of Section 6.1 to read only 'Eligibility for Office in the City". "
Deleted.
Provisions of the existing Section 6.1(b) of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
Each administrative officer and City employee, with exception of the City Attorney and health officer, shall be a resident of the Bangor School District or become a resident of the Bangor School District within 6 months from the date of his appointment. In case of difficulty in procuring suitable housing, the employee may apply to the Council for one 6-month extension. Failure to comply with this section within one year shall result in automatic dismissal. The City Manager shall become a resident of the City of Bangor within 6 months of his appointment.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the Council to delete Section 6.1(b) to delete residency requirements from the City Charter and defer to employment contracts or labor agreements negotiated between the City and its employees under the Public Employment Relations Act.”
O. Section 6.1 ( c ) Eligibility for Office and Employment in City - to read
An elective official shall not hold more than one elected position in City government and shall not hold an appointive administrative office or employment with the city.
Provisions of the existing Section 6.1(c) of the Charter of the City of Bangor to be altered or abrogated by such proposal, if adopted, now reads as follows:
No elective official or administrative officer shall be allowed to hold more than one elected or appointed position in City government.
The purpose of the proposed amendment shall be designated on the ballot as follows:
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 6.1(c) to restrict Council members from holding more than one elected position but allowing them to be appointed to various boards and commissions and allowing appointive officers to hold more than one such position.”
2. The City Clerk shall forthwith transmit a copy of the proposed amendments to the Governor of the State of Michigan for approval, and transmit a copy of the foregoing statement of purposes to the Attorney General of the State of Michigan for approval, as required by law.
3. The proposed charter amendment shall be, and the same is hereby ordered to be, submitted to the qualified electors of this city at a regular election to be held in the City of Bangor, the fourth day of August, 2003, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to give notice of the election and notice of registration therefore in the manner prescribed by law and to do all things and to provide all supplies necessary to submit such charter amendments to the vote of the electors as required by law.
4. The proposed amendments shall be submitted to the electors in the following forms identified in items A. through M. below, to wit:
A. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.2 DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BANGOR TO DEFINE THE TERM 'OFFICER’ OF THE CITY AND DELETING DEPUTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS FROM THAT DEFINITION.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 2.2 (c) to define the term ‘officer’ as used in the City Charter and to delete deputy administrative officers from that definition.”
SHALL SECTION 2.2 ( c ) OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
B. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.6 PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF CHARTER TO DEFINE REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND DEFER THE REMOVAL OF NON-OFFICER EMPLOYEES TO OTHER PROCEDURES.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 2.6 to define removal of officers of the city and defer removal of non-officer employees to procedures set forth in the City’s employment policies or labor agreements negotiated between the City and its employees under the Public Employment Relations Act.”
SHALL SECTION 2.6 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS DESCRIBED?
YES c
NO c
C. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.6 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES TO DEFINE THE TERM ‘APPOINTIVE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS’ AND DESCRIBE THEIR APPOINTMENT PROCESS, UTILIZATION AND ELIMINATION.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.6 to define the term ‘appointive administrative officers’ and their respective appointment process.”
SHALL SECTION 5.6 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
D. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.7 TERMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS TO DESCRIBE THE APPOINTIVE PROCESS FOR DEPARTMENT HEADS, THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY ATTORNEY.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.7 to describe the appointive process for department heads, the City Manager and the City Attorney.”
SHALL SECTION 5.7 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
E. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.8 TERMS OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS OF THE CITY CHARTER TO DESCRIBE THE SERVICE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND ALLOW THE SETTING OF TERMS AND COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICE.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.8 to describe service of the administrative officers and allow the setting of terms and compensation for their service.”
SHALL SECTION 5.8 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
F. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.16 PERSONNEL OF THE CITY CHARTER TO DEFINE THE TERM ‘CITY EMPLOYEES’.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.16 to define the term ‘City employees’.”
SHALL SECTION 5.16 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
G. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.17 APPOINTIVE DEPARTMENT OFFICERS OF THE CITY CHARTER DIRECTING DISCHARGED EMPLOYEES TO RIGHTS GRANTED UNDER THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRACT OR LABOR AGREEMENT RATHER THAN TO THE CITY COUNCIL.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.17 to defer discharges of employees to the procedures set forth in the City’s employment policies, employment contracts or labor agreements negotiated between the City and its employees under the Public Employment Relations Act.”
SHALL SECTION 5.17 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
H. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.18 DEPUTY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS.
PURPOSE
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.18 to define the appointment process for deputy administrative officers’.”
SHALL SECTION 5.18 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
I. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.12 NEPOTISM OF THE CITY CHARTER TO PROHIBIT NEPOTISM AND DEFINE THE TERM ‘RELATIVE’ AS IT RELATES TO NEPOTISM.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 6.12 to prohibit nepotism and define the term ‘relative’ as it relates to nepotism.”
SHALL SECTION 6.12 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
J. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.13 REMOVALS FROM OFFICE OF THE CITY CHARTER TO DESCRIBE THE PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF OFFICERS OF THE CITY WHILE DEFERRING REMOVAL OF EMPLOYEES TO THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTRACT OR LABOR AGREEMENT.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 6.13 to describe reasons and the process for removal of Council members and members and officers of Boards or Commissions while deferring removal of appointive administrative officers (employees) to their contracts or labor agreements as may be negotiated under the Public Employment Relations Act.”
SHALL SECTION 6.13 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
K. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO AMEND SECTION 5.9 (a) CITY CLERK ALLOWING THE CLERK TO BE EXCUSED FROM ATTENDING MEETTINGS AND SESSIONS OF THE COUNCIL IF THE COUNCIL DESIGNATES ANOTHER PERSON TO KEEP RECORD OF THE MEETING OR SESSION.
"A City Charter amendment proposed by the Council to amend Section 5.9 (a) to allow the Clerk to be excused from a meeting or session of the Council and allow the Council to designate a person to keep a permanent record of the meeting or session in such cases."
SHALL SECTION 5.9 (A) OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
L. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 5.22 CITY MANAGER APPOINTMENT AND QUALIFICATIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER TO DESCRIBE THE SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT PROCESS, ELIMINATE REFERENCE TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS AND DESCRIBE THE CONDITIONS OF AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CITY MANAGER.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 5.22 to describe the selection and appointment process for the City Manager and to describe conditions of an employment agreement between the City and its City Manager.”
SHALL SECTION 5.22 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
M. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CAPTION FOR SECTION 6.1 ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE CITY OF THE CITY CHARTER TO DELETE 'AND EMPLOYMENT' FROM THE CAPTION.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend the caption of Section 6.1 to read only 'Eligibility for Office in the City". "
SHALL THE CAPTION FOR SECTION 6.1 OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
N. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO DELETE SECTION 6.1 (B) ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE AND EMPLOYMENT IN CITY OF THE CITY CHARTER DELETING RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the Council to delete Section 6.1(b) to delete residency requirements from the City Charter.”
SHALL SECTION 6.1 (B) OF THE CITY CHARTER BE DELETED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
O. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.1 ( c ) ELIGIBILITY FOR OFFICE AND EMPLOYMENT IN CITY OF THE CITY CHARTER TO ESTABLISH WHICH POSITIONS ELECTED AND APPOINTIVE OFFICERS OF THE CITY CAN AND CANNOT HOLD.
“A City Charter amendment proposed by the City Council to amend Section 6.1(c) to restrict Council members from holding more than one elected position but allowing them to be appointed to various boards and commissions and allowing appointive officers to hold more than one such position.”
SHALL SECTION 6.1 ( c ) OF THE CITY CHARTER BE AMENDED AS PROPOSED?
YES c
NO c
5. The canvass and determination of votes of said question shall be made in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan and the Charter of the City of Bangor.
6. To avoid conflicts, the canvass and determination of said questions in Proposals A. through J. above shall only be determined as approved if each of the nine named proposals are approved by the electorate of the City of Bangor.
7. To avoid conflicts, the canvass and determination of said questions in Proposals M. through O. above shall only be determined as approved if each of the three named proposals are approved by the electorate of the City of Bangor.
ROLL CALL:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Resolution declared adopted / denied this 3rd day of March in the year 2003.
Rebecca Lightner, Clerk
City of Bangor
George Sink, Mayor Rebecca Lightner, Clerk
Date Date
I, Rebecca Lightner, the duly appointed Clerk of the City of Bangor, do hereby certify that the above is a true and exact copy of a Resolution, passed by the Bangor City Council, on January 20, 2003, the original of which is on file at the Bangor City Hall.
Rebecca Lightner, City Clerk