O-1969-821 - call Charter amendment election

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. . Ordinance No. ' , 821 , , ,P~ge, 2. ~ . \, "Section 12. City Commiss'ion, number, ,se'1:e'ction,. ;t'erm. "The City Comro:ission of the City of La Porte shall be composed of a Mayor and four (4,) Commissioners. The four (4) positions of'Commissioner on the City Commission shall be numbered and des~gnated as follows, ,to-wit: Position No. 1 - Health, ,Recreation, and Sanitation Commissioner. Position No. 2 - Water and Sewer Commissioner. Position No. 3 - Public Works Commissioner. Position 'No. 4 - Fire and Police Commissioner. ~ .' '~ "Any and all decisions, rules, .and r~gulations of each Commissioner shall be ,subj,ect to rev:iew at any time by the, Mayor and/or the full Ci:ty Commission." -..... AMENDMENT NO. 3 Article II, Section 12, ,of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, as amended, .shall be amended so that the second and third par~graphs thereof shall hereafter read as follows: "The Mayor and members of the City Commission shall hold their offices for a term of two (2) years, and until their successors shall have been'elected and duly qualified. The ...---..., .~: Mayor and City Commissioners, Positions Two ,(-2) and Four (4), ....---~.../ shall be elected at a r~gular City Election on the first Saturd~y of April in each even numbered year. The City Commissioners, Positions One (1) and Three (3) , shall be elected at a r~gular~ity Election on the first Saturday of April in each odd numbered year. "All candidates for City Commissioner shall be voted on and elected separately for positions on said Ci:ty Commission, and each candidate 'shall be des~gnated on the :official ballot accordi~g to the number of such position to which he seeks elec~:i,.on . " .' Article II, Section 21, of the Home Rule Charter of the' City of La Porte, ,~s amended, shall be amended so that the same shall hereafter read as follows: