15.C.
City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 12/16/2014
- From:
- Elizabeth A. Burke, City Clerk
Information
TITLE:
Consideration and Adoption of Resolution No. 2014-43: A resolution of the Council of the City of Flagstaff, Arizona, ordering questions be submitted to the qualified electors of the City with respect to amendments to the Flagstaff City Charter, said questions to be submitted at a City Special Election to be held on May 19, 2015 (Calling a Special Election and approving ballot language for Charter amendments)
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1) Read Resolution No. 2014-43 by title only
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2014-43 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2014-43
2) City Clerk reads Resolution No. 2014-43 by title only (if approved above)
3) Adopt Resolution No. 2014-43
Policy Decision or Reason for Action:
The attached resolution calls for a Special May 19, 2015, Election to submit proposed charter amendments to the voters.
Financial Impact:
A Special Charter Amendment Election was budgeted in the 2014-2015 budget in the amount of $125,000.
Connection to Council Goal and/or Regional Plan:
11. Effective governance
Has There Been Previous Council Decision on This:
A resolution calling the election and approving the ballot language has not been discussed previously; however, there has been much discussion on this topic as outlined further in Background on page 2.
Options and Alternatives:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 2014-43
2) Amend Resolution No. 2014-43
3) Direct staff to make changes to Resolution No. 2014-43 and bring back for final action on January 6, 2015
4) Not adopt Resolution No. 2014-43 thereby not calling an election
Background/History:
The City Council initially gave direction to conduct a comprehensive review of the City Charter through a City Manager-appointed resident committee. This committee met 10 times during 2014 and presented their recommendations to the City Manager in October. On October 28 and November 25, 2014, the City Council discussed these questions and directed staff to bring back in resolution form those questions which were determined had sufficient public input due to the housekeeping changes that were either clarifying (e.g., personnel-related items determined by City Manager such as personnel hires or rules to conform to our Council-Manager form of government, etc.) or of a technical nature (e.g., specifying certain actions are determined by ordinance, etc.) to be placed on the ballot for May 19, 2015.
The remaining questions which focus more broadly on policies that Council believes should continue to be further reviewed and discussed with the public, will be taken to the residents of Flagstaff for additional input and will be considered for placement on a future ballot by the Council at a later time for ultimate citizen decision.
The questions have been placed in order as they appear in the City Charter. Additionally, on further review and direction by the Council, the first question regarding the Powers of the City was moved to the list that will have additional public review and discussion due to it being a more substantive change. Two questions were combined (Number 10) by the City Attorney as they related to the same topic.
The remaining questions which focus more broadly on policies that Council believes should continue to be further reviewed and discussed with the public, will be taken to the residents of Flagstaff for additional input and will be considered for placement on a future ballot by the Council at a later time for ultimate citizen decision.
The questions have been placed in order as they appear in the City Charter. Additionally, on further review and direction by the Council, the first question regarding the Powers of the City was moved to the list that will have additional public review and discussion due to it being a more substantive change. Two questions were combined (Number 10) by the City Attorney as they related to the same topic.
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