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• • Regular Meeting 9/19/79 12 4. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH CHARTER REVIS-ION COMMITTEE (CONTINUED) City Managers are trained in so many areas and elected persons are not expected to know all of these things. Mr. Pfeiffer further stated that at no time did the Committee talk about a minority and no thought to what districts anyone would run in. They basically went down Main Street and divided the City at the Railroad. X. Mr. Bill Love stated that he did not feel that changing from the Commission form of government to the Council form of government would improve quality. Mr. Love stated that the City Administrator was a very competent that he should be allowed to manage and he should be paid well; and further stated that changing the form of government would not improve the quality or continuity. Mr. Love asked who was the person that first said "Let's change the Charter." • Mr. Pfeiffer stated that he probably was. Commissioner Kibodeaux suggested that the hearing be recessed and give Mrs. Riley an opportunity to bring back a map with her proposal for districts. Mayor Meza asked .that Mrs. Riley and Mr. Daniel bring back their proposal of the district map for consideration. Mr. Daniel stated that he would not bring back a map because it would do no good without the cooperation of everyone. He knew there had been some changes made. Mrs. Riley asked for a Black count again on the North Side. Mr. Spradling asked how many members there were on the Charter Revision Committee and how many votes there were for and against? He further stated that he assumed from the discussion that it was not unanimous. Commissioner Simons stated that the Charter Revision vote was unanimous. However, the vote for the districts was five for and three against. Motion by Commissioner Kibodeaux, seconded by Commissioner Tomerlin that the public hearing be recessed until Wednesday, September 26, 1979, immediately following the work shop which begins at 7:00 P.M.