PUBLIC NOTICE

Home Rule Charter Commission Meeting

October 15, 2007, 7:00 p.m.

City Annex - 185 Country Club Road

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 Lucas City Hall by 5:00 p.m. on or before Friday, October 5, 2007, as required in accordance with Government Code §551.041.

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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.