O-2021-3814 calling a special election for proposed amendments to the La Porte Home Rule Charter, May 1, 2021

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AMENDMENT DD.Amending Article VI, Sections 6.03. - Procedure for initiative or referendum petition. b. Submission of petition.3. Certification. (b) Effect.and 6.06. -Amendment of initiative or referendum ordinances. 6.03 b. Effect. When a referendum petition or amended petition has been certified as sufficient by the city secretary, the ordinance specified in the petition shall not go into effect, or further action thereunder shall be suspended if it shall have gone into effect, until and unless approved by the voters, as hereinafter provided. 6.06 Amendment of initiative or referendum ordinances. Initiative and referendum ordinances adopted or approved by the voters shall be published, and may be amended or repealed by council, as in the case of other ordinances. AMENDMENT EE. Amending Article VI, Section 6.08. - Procedure for recall petition. a. Affidavit. a. Affidavit. Any qualified voter of the city may make and file with the city secretary an affidavit containing the name or names of the officer or officers whose removal is sought and a statement of the grounds for removal. For the recall of a district councilperson, the voter filing the affidavit must reside in that councilperson’s district. AMENDMENT FF. Amending Article VI, Section 6.08. - Procedure for recall petition. c. Return of petition. c. Return of petition. To be effective, the recall petition must: 1.For the recall of the Mayor or a Councilperson elected at large, the petition must be signed by a minimum of one thousand (1,000) registered voters of the city. For the recall of a district councilperson, the petition must be signed by a minimum of two hundred fifty (250) registered voters of that councilperson’s district. 2.Be returned and filed with the city secretary within thirty (30) days after the filing of the affidavit required in section 6.08.a. AMENDMENT GG. Amending Article VI, Section 6.10. – Judicial relief. Should city council fail or refuse to order any of the elections as provided for in this article, when all the requirements for such election have been complied with by the petitioning voters in conformity with this article of the Charter, then judicial relief may be sought with the appropriate court for issuance of a writ of mandamus to compel compliance with the provisions of this article. AMENDMENT HH. Amending Article VIII, Section 8.01. – Publicity of records. The public records of the City shall be available to the public subject to the procedures and applicable exceptions established in the Texas Public Information Act. The City Council may adopt regulations for the enforcement of this provision, as necessary.