HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-03-14 EC MEMOMEMORANDUM
TO: Election Commission Members
FROM: Pat Crow, City Clerk
DATE: March 14, 1991
SUBJECT: CHARTER CHANGES
Attached is a DRAFT memo from the Commission to the City Manager and City
Attorney regarding proposed changes to the Charter. Please consider this
draft a starting point for discussion purposes. There may be other changes
the Commission would like to recommend, and you may disagree with some of the
ones I've included on the list. I've also attached copies of the legal
opinions referred to in Item No. 1 -one from Rick DeWitt dated March 28, 1988
which confirmed one from Jack Olson, our prior City Attorney, dated May 12,
1987.
Jo has agreed to call a meeting on Thursday, March 21 at 5:00 p.m ., to discuss
these matters and to finalize our recommendations to Council. Be sure to
bring your Charter for this discussion. Please let us know right away if this
date is inconvenient for you.
Because of Council's passage of Ordinance No. 12 concerning contributions to
candidates for elective office (copy of the Ordinance was sent to you in the
last packet), it's been necessary to revise Chapter VI -Campaign Reform Act,
of the Elections Manual. Revised Chapter VI is enclosed for your review. We
will formally adopt the Manual on March 21 and submit it to Council prior to
the April 15th meeting.
Don't forget to mark your calendar for the meeting with City Council on April
15 at 6:00 p.m. If you'd like, we can meet here in my office about 5:45.