PUBLIC NOTICE
Home Rule Charter
Commission Meeting
October 15, 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, October 15, 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 October 1st Home
Rule Charter Commission meeting.
3) Discuss and Consider
the proposed Home Rule Charter, Article 2, beginning with section 2.04(6)
Operations of Public Services or Utilities by City; Section 2.05 Health Regulations,
and other Sections of the Charter as deemed necessary
4) 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
5) Discuss and Consider the proposed Home
Rule Charter, Article IV, City Administrator; Section 4.01 Appointment; Section
4.02 Compensation; Section 4.03 Duties; Section 4.04 Removal; and other
Sections of the Charter as deemed necessary.
6) Discuss and Consider the proposed Home
Rule Charter, Article V, City Officers; Section 5.01 City Secretary; 5.02
Section Municipal Judge; 5.03 City Attorney; Section 5.04 Official Bond of City
Employees; and other Sections of the Charter as deemed necessary.
7) Discuss and Consider
the proposed Home Rule Charter, Article 1, Form of Government, Section 1.01
Form of Government; Section 1.02 Boundaries; and Section 1.03 Extension and
Alteration of Boundaries, and other Sections of the Charter as deemed necessary.
(Tabled from the September 24, 2007 HRC meeting)
8) Discussion for items to be placed on
future agendas.
9) Adjournment.
Approval
Approved by Mayor Bill Carmickle, October 5, 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.