15.A.
City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 01/06/2015
- 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:
This resolution was first reviewed and discussed at the December 16, 2014, Council meeting wherein several changes were made, including the deletion of two questions.
Options and Alternatives:
1) Adopt Resolution No. 2014-43
2) Amend Resolution No. 2014-43
3) 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. As was clarified at the December 16, 2014, meeting, the first question was divided back into two separate questions to better reflect the intent, which was strictly to designate when terms for Council and the Mayor would begin, and did not mean to affect the length of term.
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. As was clarified at the December 16, 2014, meeting, the first question was divided back into two separate questions to better reflect the intent, which was strictly to designate when terms for Council and the Mayor would begin, and did not mean to affect the length of term.
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