PUBLIC NOTICE
Home Rule Charter
Commission Meeting
DECEMBER 10, 2007,
7:00 p.m.
City Annex -
Notice is hereby given
that a Regular Meeting of the Home Rule Charter Commission of the City of Lucas
will be held on Monday, December 10, 2007, at 7:00 PM at the Lucas City Annex,
185 Country Club Road, Lucas, Texas, at which time the following Agenda will be
discussed.
Agenda
Call to Order
Call to Order
Roll Call
Determination of Quorum
Reminder to turn off or silence cell
phones and pagers
Citizen Input
The Home Rule Charter Commission invites citizens to speak on any
item. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, comments of public interest
will be heard, but no action may be taken by the Home Rule Charter Commission
other than to refer the item to a future agenda. Please complete and submit to
the Chairperson a “Public Meeting Appearance” sheet prior to the meeting.
1) Citizen’s Comments.
Regular Agenda
2) Discuss and Consider the approval of
the minutes from the December 3, 2007, Home Rule Charter Commission meeting.
3) Discuss and Consider the proposed Home
Rule Charter, Article VI, Financial; Section 6.01 Audit and Examination of City
Books and Accounts; 6.02 Budget; 6.03 Taxes and Taxation; 6.04 Designation of
Depository for City funds; and other Sections of the Charter as deemed necessary.
4) Discuss and Consider the proposed Home
Rule Charter, Article IX, Legislation by Initiative and Referendum; Section
9.01 Initiative; Section 9.02 Referendum; Section 9.03 City Council to Repeal
or Submit Referendum Ordinance to Election; Section 9.04 Publication of Ordinances;
and other Sections of the Charter as deemed necessary.
5) Discuss and Consider
the proposed Home Rule Charter, Article X Franchises; Section 10.01 Ordinance
Granting Franchise; Section 10.02 Right of Regulation; Section 10.03 Regulation
of Rates; Section 10.04 Transfer of Franchise; Section 10.05 Franchise Value Not
to be Allowed
6) Discuss and Consider the proposed Home
Rule Charter, Article XI Legal Provisions; Section 11.01 Notice of Claim;
Section 11.02 Service of Process Against the City; Section 11.03 Nepotism;
Section 11.04 Construction of Terms; Section 11.05 Charter Deemed Public Act;
Section 11.06 Severability of Portions of Charter; and other Sections of the Charter
as deemed necessary.
7) Discuss and Consider the proposed Home
Rule Charter, Article XII Adoption of Charter; Section 12.01 Procedure; Section
12.02 Amendment of Charter; 12.03 Charter Review Commission; all Exhibits to be
attached to Charter; and all other Sections of the Charter as may be deemed
necessary.
8) Discuss and Consider
the proposed Home Rule Charter, Article 2, Section 2.04(6) Operations of Public
Services or Utilities by City with regard to any revisions needed based on
decisions made on any other Article listed above; and other Sections of the
Charter as deemed necessary.
9) Discuss and Consider the proposed Home
Rule Charter, Article 3, City Council; Section 3.01 Governing Body; Section
3.02 Elected Officers; Section 3.03 Candidacy of the Mayor and Council Members;
Section 3.04 Election; Section 3.05 Judge of Election; Section 3.06 Date and
Conduct of Election; Section 3.07 Qualifying of Officers; Section 3.08
Candidates Holding Special Positions with the City; Section 3.09 City Council
Vacancies and
Attendance; Section 3.10 Mayor Pro-Tem
and Deputy Mayor Pro-Tem; Section 3.11 Compensation for the Mayor and Council
Members; Section 3.12 Duties of Mayor; Section 3.13 Duties of City Council;
Section 3.14 Meetings of City Council; Section 3.15 City Council Rules of
Procedure and Attendance of Meetings; Section 3.16 Quorum of City Council and
Minutes of City Council Meetings; Section 3.17 Ordinances and Resolutions; Section
3.18 Official Newspaper; Section 3.19 Influence of Appointments; Section 3.20 Public
Comment; and Section 3.21 Code of Ethics, and other Sections of the Charter as deemed
necessary.
10) Discuss upcoming informational
publications and educational meetings.
11) Discussion for items to be placed on
future agendas.
12) Adjournment.
Approval
Approved by Mayor Bill Carmickle, December 6, 2007.
Certification
I hereby certify that the above notice of
meeting was posted on the bulletin board at
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Kathy Wingo,
TRMC, City Secretary
This building is wheelchair accessible. Any requests for sign interpretive services or other special requests for assistance of the hearing impaired must be made 48 hours in advance of the meeting. To make such arrangements, please call 972-727-8999 or send email to secretary@lucastexas.us.