O-2013-3482 Canvassing Special 2013 Election

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Proposition Thirteen: Shall Section 2,07 of the La Porte Charter be amended to provide that all meetings of the City Council be open to the public except where allowed by state law and that all minutes of open meetings be recorded as a public record? _293_ For 33 Against Proposition Fourteen: Shall Section 2.08 of the La Porte Charter be amended to update and clarify provisions related to the position of Mayor Pro Tem? 280_ For _40 Against Proposition Fifteen: Shall Section 2.09 of the La Porte Charter be amended to add a clause providing that no member of the City Council participate in the appointment or removal of officers or employees of the city, or compel the City Manager to take such action? 262 For 57 Against Proposition_Sixteen: Shall Section 2.09 and 2.10 of the LaPorte Charter be amended to replace the term "zoning" with "planning and zoning" and to change "Planning Commission" to "Planning and Zoning Commission" and to replace reference to the Board of Equalization with the term "appraisal district"? _273_ For 47 Against Proposition_ Seventeen: Shall Section 2.11 of the La Porte Charter be amended to specify that the captions of ordinances passed by City Council be recorded in the official minutes of City Council meetings? 285 For 35 Against Proposition, Eighteen: Shall Section 3.02, 3.04 and 3.05 of the La Porte Charter be amended to modernize wording related to various administrative departments and appointees, to include reference to the Planning Department, for collection of court costs by municipal court and to clarify that city council may hire special legal counsel for individual cases, as needed? 268_ For 52 Against Proposition Nineteen: Shall Section 3.03 of the La Porte Charter be amended to provide that the City Secretary is appointed directly by the City Council, and to further specify the role, responsibilities and method of compensation of the position? _257_ For 63 Against 3