Res 038-2024 Establishing Charter Review Committee 04/16/2024 Resolution No. 38-2024
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 ("Committee") is an advisory committee and shall
be composed of eight voting members hereby appointed by the City Council:
1 . Councilor Jeff Browning
2. Councilor Tom Taylor
3. Councilor Bobby Whiteley
4. City Manager of Wichita Falls
5. Stephen Santellana
6. Glenn Barham
7. Tom Bursey
8. Darrell Coleman
A quorum of the Committee consists of four members. The Chairperson of the
Committee will be Jeff Browning. 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 four members is necessary to take any official action on
behalf of the Committee. The City Attorney shall advise and be the primary staff liaison,
who will have the responsibility for coordinating meetings, and preparing materials for the
membership. The City Clerk shall advise membership and 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 review of all sections of the Charter that the committee believes
are needed based on current best practices and possible policy
modifications.
8. Present its formal recommendations to the City Council on or before June
18, 2024, so as to allow time for a possible Charter election in November
2024.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 16th day of April, 2024.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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City Clerk