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NOTICE OF CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION CITY OF UNIVERSITY CITY, ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI NOTICE is hereby given that a special election will be held in the City of University City, St. Louis County, Missouri, on Tuesday, the 6th day of April, 1976 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of said City the following amendments to the City Charter: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Article II, Section 6, is hereby amended by striking the refer- ence to "public office" therein and substituting in lieu thereof the phrase "popularly elected office ,"in describing a disquali- fication from continuing in office as a councilman, by providing that no councilmen shall hold any other compensatory position in the city government during their terms by providing cessation of residency in the city or the ward from which listed, and conviction of a felony, malfeasance in office, bribery, or other corrupt practice shall cause a councilman's office to immediately become vacant, so that said section as so amended, shall read as follows: A councilman shall be a qualified voter of the city and shall have been a resident thereof for at least three consecutive years inm~ediately prior to his election. Councilmen elected by wards shall be re- sidents of the wards from which elected. Councilmen shall hold no other popularly elected public office nor shall they hold any other compensatory position in the city government during their terms. If a councilman shall cease to be a resident of the City of University City or the ward from which elected, or shall cease to possess any of the above qualifications, or shall be convicted of a felony, malfeasance in office, bribery, or other corrupt practice, or of a crime involving moral turpitude, the councilman's office shall immediately become vacant. PROPOSITION NO. 2 Article II, Section 12, is hereby amended by striking the wo~d "substantial" preceding the phrase "personal or private interest," by providing for the alternative of a councilman revealing the existence of an interest in any measure or bill pending before the Council and abstaining from voting, by eliminating the re- ference to the conflict of interest provisions of the Statutes of Missouri, and by inserting the word "wilfully" in describing a violation of this section, so that said section as so amended, shall read as follows: (1) Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative officers and the city employees solely through the city manager. Neither the council nor any of its members shall give orders to any subordinate of the city manager, either publicly or privately. Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or removal from, office by the city manager or any of the city manager's subordinates, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employ- ees in the administrative service of the city. -3-