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Session 1120, Minutes
<br />December 15, 1975
<br />Page 15
<br />BILL NO. 7111 - PROPOSED A E-Id'DUENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER:
<br />Mayor Kaufman suggested that this bill be introduced this evening as sub-
<br />mitted and any changes which members of the Council may wish to make can be
<br />considered at the next meeting of the Council.
<br />Councilman Werner introduced the bill, entitled:
<br />"AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SUBMI
<br />CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY OF AMIENDIIENT
<br />THE SAME TO BE SUBMITTED TO SAID ELE
<br />1976, AND PROPOSING AMENDMENTS AS FO
<br />BY SUBSTITUTING THE WORD COUNCILME10B
<br />TION AND THROUGHOUT THE CHARTER; BY
<br />DUCING THE RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF
<br />YEARS, BY PROVIDING THAT COUNCILMIEM$
<br />THE WARDS FROM WHICH THEY ARE ELECTED
<br />STRIKING THE REFERENCES TO PUBLIC OF
<br />THEREOF THE PHRASE POPULARLY ELECTED
<br />MEMBER SHALL BE EMPLOYED ON A FULL 0I
<br />SITY CITY, BY STRIKING THE PHRASE Ail
<br />STITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF THE PHRASE
<br />SCRIBED BY THIS CHARTER OR BY LAW,
<br />EXPRESS PROHIBITION OF THIS CHARTER;
<br />CHANGING THE COMPENSATION OF COUNCIL
<br />TWELVE HU14DRED DOLLARS, AND THE COMPE
<br />FIFTY DOLLARS TO FIFTEEN HUNDRED DOL
<br />BY STRIKING THE WORD SUBSTANTIAL PRE
<br />ISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE
<br />S TO THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY, ALL OF
<br />CTORS AT A GENERAL ELECTION APRIL 6,
<br />LLOWS: TO AMEND ARTICLE II, SECTION 5,
<br />ER FOR ZHE WORD COUNCILMAN IN SAID SEC -
<br />PENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 6, BY RE-
<br />COUNCILIIEM BERS FROM THREE YEARS TO TWO
<br />ERS SHALL CO1TINUE TO BE RESIDENTS OF
<br />THROUGHOUT THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE, BY
<br />FICE THEREIN AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU
<br />OFFICE, BY PROVIDING THAT NO COUNCIL-
<br />'. PART TIME BASIS BY THE CITY OF UNIVER-
<br />Y OF THE ABOVE QUALIFICATIONS AND SUB -
<br />ANY QUALIFICATION FOP. THE OFFICE PRE -
<br />AND BY ADDING THE PHRASE VIOLATES ANY
<br />BY AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 7, BY
<br />MIEI4BERS FROM SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO
<br />ldSATION OF THE MAYOR FROM SEVEN HU14DRED
<br />DOLL
<br />TO AMEND ARTICLE II, SECTION 12,
<br />CEDING THE PHRASE PERSONAL OR PRIVATE
<br />INTEREST, BY PROVIDING THAT A COUNCIL MEMBER MAY REVEAL THE EXISTENCE OF AN
<br />INTEREST IN ANY MEASURE OR BILL PENDING BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND ABSTAIN FR014
<br />VOTING, BY ELIMIINATIlpi THE REFERENCE TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST PROVISIONS
<br />OF THE STATUTES OF MIISSOURI, AND BY ADDING THE WORD WILFULLY; TO AMEND
<br />ARTICLE III, SECTIO1 19, BY DELETING SUBPARAGRAPH (5) THEREOF WHICH PRO-
<br />VIDES THAT THE CITY MANAGER SHALL SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF 014E DEPARTMENT,
<br />AND, WITH THE CONSENT OF THE COUNCIL, SERVE AS THE DIRECTOR OF TWO OR MORE
<br />DEPART11ENTS; TO Al2IND ARTICLE IV, SECTION 20, BY DELETING THE LISTING BY
<br />NAMES OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS AND BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, AND SUB-
<br />STITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF A NEW SECTION PROVIDING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL MAY
<br />ESTABLISH DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS AND COM•IMISSIONS IN ADDITION TO THOSE CREATED
<br />BY THE CHARTER AND PRESCRIBE THEIR FUNCTIONS, AND PROVIDING FURTHER THAT NO
<br />FUNCTION ASSIGNED BY THE CHARTER TO A PARTICULAR DEPARTMENT, BOARD OR COMI-
<br />MISSION MAY BE DISCONTINUED OR, UNLESS THE CHARTER SPECIFICALLY SO PROVIDES,
<br />ASSIGNED TO ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT, BOARD OR COMMdISSION; TO AMEND ARTICLE IV,
<br />SECTION 21, BY ELIMINATING SO MUCH OF SAID SECTION WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE
<br />DIRECTOR OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE DIR-
<br />ECTOR OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SHALL BE THE FIRE CHIEF, TO AMEND ARTICLE IV,
<br />SECTION 27, BY ELIMINATING SO MUCH OF SUBSECTION (9) THEREOF WHICH PROVIDES
<br />THAT CHECKS DRAWN BY THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE SHALL BE VALID ONLY WHEN COUN-
<br />TERSIGNED BY THE CITY CLERK; TO AMEND ARTICLE VT_, SECTION 28, BY STRIKING THE
<br />PHRASE WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNCIL, AND SUBSTITUTING IN LIEU THEREOF
<br />THE PHRASE SUBJECT TO PROCEDURES ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL; TO AMEND
<br />ARTICLE VII, SECTION 49, BY PROVIDING THAT THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD BE EN-
<br />LARGED FROM THREE TO FIVE MEMBERS; TO AMEND ARTICLE VII, SECTION 50, BY
<br />STRIKING SO MUCH OF SAID SECTION WHICH PROVIDES THAT THE CITY MANAGER SHALL
<br />SERVE AS PERSONNEL DIRECTOR OR DELEGATE SUCH DUTIES, BY CHANGING THE WORD
<br />THREE TO FIVE, BY PROVIDING THAT ONE OF THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS SHALL BE
<br />APPOINTED TO SERVE FOR TWO YEARS AND THE OTHER ONE FOR THREE YEARS; TO
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