Ord 23-2009 3/9/2009 , ORDINANCE NO. 23-2009
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF AN ADDITIONAL
PROPOSED CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT TO THE VOTERS DURING
THE GENERAL-SPECIAL ELECTION OF MAY 9, 2009; FURTHER,
SETTING FORTH THE ADDITIONAL PROPOSED AMENDMENT AND
PRESCRIBING THE FORM OF THE PROPOSITION; FINDING AND
DETERMINING THAT THE MEETING AT WHICH THIS ORDINANCE
WAS PASSED WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW.
WHEREAS, on February 17, 2009, the City Council approved Ordinance
16-2009, calling for a General Special Municipal Election to be held on May 9, 2009, in
order that proposed amendments to the City Charter be submitted to the voters during
said electior�.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to include an additional proposed
amendment to the City Charter to be submitted to the voters during said election; and,
WHEREAS, by this ordinance, the City Council also sets forth the proposed
additional Charter amendment, and prescribes the form of the proposition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The hereinafter-described proposed amendment to the City Charter
of the City of Wichita Falls shall be included among those previously approved
amendments to be submitted to the voters during the General-Special Municipal
Election to be held on May 9, 2009:
Measure No. 3. That Section 12 of the City Charter shall be amended to read as
fol lows:
Sec. 12. Terms of Office.
A Councilor or Mayor can serve a maximum of three (3) successive two
(2) year terms in the same office, provided that the term served in filling a
vacancy or unexpired term shall not be considered as part of the three (3)
successive terms of two (2) years each. However, in no event shall an
elected official of the city be eligible to be elected to more than ten (10)
consecutive years (exclusive of unexpired terms) in any combination of
elective office. After at least a two (2) year absence from office, the
person will be eligible to hold an elective office with the city again.
SECTION 2. The proposed measure to amend the Charter of the City of Wichita
Falls shall be submitted to the qualified voters at this General-Special Election on
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, May 9, 2009, on the ballot and in the form of the following propositions. The number of
the propositions shall correspond to the number of the measures, and the words "yes"
and "no" shall be printed to the left of the propositions on the ballot.
Proposition No. 3. Shall Section 12 of the City Charter be amended to
provide that a Councilor or Mayor can serve a maximum of three (3)
successive two (2) year terms in the same office, provided that the term
served in filling a vacancy or unexpired term shall not be considered as
part of the three (3) successive terms of two (2) years each? However, in
no event shall an elected official of the city be eligible to be elected to
more than ten (10) consecutive years (exclusive of unexpired terms) in
any combination of elective office. After at least a finro (2) year absence
from office, the person will be eligible to hold an elective office with the
city again.
SECTION 3. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at
which this ordinance was passed was open to the public as required by law.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 9 day of March, 2009.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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ity Clerk