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• Regular Meeting 9/19/79 6 4. JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH CHARTER REVISION COMMITTEE (CONTINUED) of government to be responsible for certain things as now, Parks, Sanitation and Sewer, etc. ? They will make policy and the Administrator will be expected to carry out the policy. If there is a problem, you don't call the Councilman, you call the City Administrator. The. Attorney stated that was correct.. The Council will be more legislators and will not be Commissioners for a particular area. There will be no particular area of duty to any elected official any more. Mr. Spradling asked. if the terms would be three years? The Attorney stated that was correct. Mr. Spradling asked if this had already been submitted to the Council and the Council will vote on this. Commissioner Tomerlin stated that we have asked the Justice Department for approval. • Mr. Spradling asked if we would vote on this issue tonight. The Attorney stated that the hearing was for citizen input. The Justice Department is having its hearing on it. All of this would be taken under consideration by the Commission. The Attorney stated that there was still opportunity for changes. Mr. Spradling asked if everything goes according to the time table wouldn't we vote on it around January 19. The Attorney stated yes. The Attorney explained that there would be one issue on the voting machine. For or Against the Charter Revision Mr. Spradling asked why part of Fairmont Park was cut off. Commissioner Tomerlin stated that due to the guidelines, it required uniformity in population in each district. If you look at the part that was cut off, it would have made that district a larger district population wise. If it had been strictly Fairmont Park, it would have made it out of proportion. He further stated that it Fairmont Park was taken by its self and the rest of the City drawn into three districts, it would have been too large population wise. Commissioner Tomerlin stated that one of the things that was facing the City was the shift of the population to the West, and that is the situation that does occur there. Mr. Spradling stated that he thought that answered all his questions.