04-14-12 Special Meeting of La Porte City Council (council retreat)

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PARTI- CHARTER CHARTER COMPARATIVE TABLE 8.08. - References to laws. All references within this Charter to laws of the State of Texas or of the United States are to be construed as meaning such laws as now or hereafter amended or superseded. 8.09. - Approval of this Charter. a. Copies to electors. In not less than thirty (30) days prior to the election provided in subsection b., the city commission shall cause the city clerk to mail a copy of this Charter to each qualified voter of the city, as listed on the current voter registration list. b. Submission of Charter to electors. The charter committee in preparing this comprehensive Charter amendment finds and decides that it is impracticable to segregate each subject so as to permit a vote of "yes" or "no" on the same, for the reason that the Charter is so constructed that in order to enable it to work and function, it is necessary that the comprehensive amendment be adopted in its entirety. For these reasons the charter committee directs that said amended Charter be voted upon as a whole and that it shall be submitted to the qualified voters of the city at an election to be held for that purpose on the 9th day of August, 1980. The form of ballot to be used in such election shall be as follows: FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED CHARTER. AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF THE AMENDED CHARTER. c. Results of vote for adoption. If a majority of the qualified electors voting in such election shall vote in favor of the adoption of the Charter, and after the returns have been canvassed, the city clerk shall file an official copy of the Charter with the records of the city. The city commission shall at its next meeting declare this Charter adopted. The clerk shall furnish the mayor a copy of said Charter, which copy of the Charter so adopted, authenticated and certified by his signature and the seal of the city, shall be forwarded by the mayor to the Secretary of State of the State of Texas and shall show the approval of such Charter by majority vote of the qualified voters voting at such election. 8.10. - Provisions for transition. a. Tenure of officers during transition. From and after the date of the adoption of this Charter and until the completion of the first election under this Charter to be held on the first Saturday in April, 1981, and the qualification of the councilpersons therein elected, the present qualified and acting commissioners and mayor shall constitute city council. Such city council shall possess all the powers provided by this Charter. After said election and until the election to be held on the first Saturday in April, 1982, and the qualification of the councilpersons and mayor therein elected, the present qualified and acting commissioner—Position 2 shall serve as councilperson-at-large—Position A; the present qualified and acting commissioner—Position 4 shall serve as councilperson-at-large—Position B; and the present qualified and acting mayor shall serve as mayor. These councilpersons and mayor, along with the councilpersons elected and qualified as provided in subsection b, below, shall, for the duration of their terms of office, compose city council and shall possess all the powers provided by this Charter. b. Original election of mayor and councilpersons. Councilpersons representing districts shall be elected at the election to be held on the first Saturday in April, 1981, for terms of office as follows: Page 31 of 32 La Porte, Texas, Code of Ordinances