Res 059-2019 Establishing Charter Review Committee 6/18/2019
Resolution No.59-2019
Resolution establishing an advisory Charter Review Committee
WHEREAS, one of the strategic goals of the City Council is to review and update
the City Charter; and,
WHEREAS, to achieve this goal, the City Council desires to establish a Charter
Review Committee, to review the various sections of the Charter and make
recommendations for changes thereto to the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
The Charter Review Committee is an advisory committee and shall
be composed of nine voting members hereby appointed by the City Council:
Mayor Stephen Santellana
Councilor Jeff Browning
Councilor Bobby Whiteley
City Clerk Marie Balthrop
City Attorney Kinley Hegglund
Assistant City Manager Paul Menzies
Glenn Barham
Darrell Coleman
Michael Smith
A quorum of the Committee consists of five members. The Chairperson of the
Committee will be the Mayor of Wichita Falls. The Chairperson will be responsible for
running the meetings, setting agendas, and calling for votes on agenda items. The
members shall elect from its membership a Vice Chairperson of the Committee. The Vice
Chair will perform these duties in the absence of the Chairperson. In the absence of both
the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, the Board shall elect a temporary Chair, who shall
preside. An affirmative vote of five members is necessary to take any official action on
behalf of the Committee. The City Attorney shall be the primary staff liaison, who will
have the responsibility for coordinating meetings, and preparing materials for the
membership. The City Clerk shall post meeting notices and maintain minutes of the
meetings.
The Committee shall be charged to perform the following action plan:
1. Correct typographical errors.
2. Correct antiquated language.
3. Suggest changes when a Charter provision conflicts with state law or court
decisions.
4. Suggest changes when a Charter provision conflicts with federal law or
court decisions.
5. Suggest changes to resolve internal inconsistencies within the Charter
itself.
6. Suggest changes to resolve conflicts between the Charter and the City
Code.
7. Perform a full review of all sections of the Charter based on current best
practices and possible policy modifications.
8. Present its formal recommendations to the City Council on or before June
16, 2020, so as to allow time for a possible Charter election in November
2020.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this the 18 day of June, 2019.
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ATTEST:
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City Clerk