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First Reading
February 13, 1986
Agenda Item #39
Second Reading
February 14, 1986
Agenda Item #3
ORDINANCE NO. 8892
AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE
CITY OF LUBBOCK, FOR ADOPTION OR REJECTION, THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS TO THE
EXISTING CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
1. AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF WORDS OF MASCULINE
GENDER IN THE CHARTER WITH WORDS OF BOTH MASCULINE AND FEMININE
GENDER, USING SUCH WORDS AS "COUNCILMEMBER, POLICE OFFICER,
FIREFIGHTER."
2. AN AMENDMENT DELETING THE REQUIREMENTS THAT PLATS BE FILED
PERSONALLY WITH THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
3. AN AMENDMENT EXTENDING THE TIME FOR FILING A CLAIM AGAINST THE
CITY OF LUBBOCK FROM THIRTY (30) DAYS TO SIX (6) MONTHS.
4. AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT THE INTEREST RATES ON ASSESSMENTS MAY
BE ESTABLISHED AT SUCH RATE AS IS PROVIDED BY STATE LAW.
5. AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT PUBLIC UTILITY FRANCHISE ORDINANCES
MUST BE PUBLISHED IN THEIR ENTIRETY AT THE EXPENSE OF THE UTILITY
TWICE INSTEAD OF THREE TIMES.
6. AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT THE INTEREST RATES ON SPECIAL
ASSESSMENTS MAY BE ESTABLISHED AT SUCH RATE AS IS PROVIDED BY
STATE LAW.
7. AN AMENDMENT TO REFLECT THE CURRENT STATE LAW WITH REGARD TO
MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD PENALTIES.
e. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING THE CHARTER TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
STATE LAW ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD FOR LUBBOCK.
9. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING THE CHARTER TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
TEXAS ELECTION CODE WITH REGARD TO SIGNA lURES ON PETITIONS
SUBMITTED UNDER INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM PROCEDURES.
10. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A RECALL PETITION
AND ELECTION TO THE DISTRICT SYSTEM OF ELECTION OF COUNCILMEM-
BERS.
11. AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING THAT REFERENDUM REQUIREMENTS OF STATE LAWS
SUPERSEDE CHARTER REFERENDUM PROVISIONS.
12. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING THE CHARTER TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
TEXAS ELECTION CODE WITH REGARD TO SIGNATURES ON PETITIONS
SUBMITTED UNDER RECALL PROCEDURES.
13. AN AMENDMENT TRANSFERRING SOME DUTIES OF THE TAX ASSESSOR-
COLLECTOR TO THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE BECAUSE OF CHANGES
IN STATE TAX LAW.
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14. AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT THAT ALL OCCUPATION TAX
RECEIPTS BE COUNTERSIGNED BY THE MAYOR.
15. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING THE CHARTER TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE
TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE (PEVETO BILL).
16. AN AMENDMENT ALTERING THE MAXIMUM INTEREST RATE THAT THE CITY MAY
PAY IN SECURING FINANCING BY BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.
17. AN AMENDMENT TO THOSE SECTIONS OF THE CHARTER IN CONFLICT WITH
THE JUDGMENT OF THE COURT IN JONES V. CITY OF LUBBOCK, PERTAINING
TO THE ELECTION OF COUNCILMEMBERS FROM GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICTS,
INVOLVING THE FOLLOWING NAMED SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 1, ARTICLE IV,
OF THE CHARTER: SECTION 1, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, GOVERNING BODY;
SECTION 2, TERM OF OFFICE; SECTION 4, QUALIFICATIONS OF MAYOR,
COUNCILMEMBERS, OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES; SECTION 5, ELECTIONS,
DESIGNATION OF COUNCILMEMBERS; SECTION 12, MAYOR PRO TEMPORE; AND
SECTION 15, LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE, QUORUM, VOTING, EXCUSED FROM
VOTING.
18. AN AMENDMENT PROVIDING A MEANS FOR CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO
FILL VACANT CITY COUNCIL POSITIONS IN THE EVENT THAT THE MAYOR OR
A QUORUM OF THE CITY COUNCIL IS UNAVAILABLE TO CALL SUCH ELECTION
DUE TO MUTUAL CATASTROPHE OR OTHER REASON.
19. AN AMENDMENT TO PROVIDE FOR A FIFTY DOLLAR ($50.00) FILING FEE
AND A 100 SIGNATURE PETITION FOR CANDIDACY FOR CITY DISTRICT
OFFICES; AND A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR ($100.00) FILING FEE AND A 225
SIGNATURE PETITION FOR CANDIDACY FOR AT-LARGE OFFICES.
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AN AMENDMENT TO CONFORM THE CHARTER TO THE CURRENT TEXAS ELECTION
CODE PROVISION ON TIME FOR CANVASS OF ELECTION RETURNS.
AN AMENDMENT TO CONFORM THE CHARTER TO THE CURRENT TEXAS ELECTION
CODE PROVISION ON TIME FOR RUN-OFF ELECTIONS.
AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE DUTY OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO APPOINT A
CITY MARSHALL AND A CITY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR AND ALLOWING UP
TO FOUR-YEAR TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS.
AN AMENDMENT ALLOWING THE MAYOR TO ALLOW THE CITY MANAGER OR
DEPUTY CITY MANAGER TO SIGN SOME TYPES OF ROUTINE DOCUMENTS ON
HIS BEHALF.
24. AN AMENDMENT TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PUBLICATIONS OF A
PENAL ORDINANCE FROM TWO TIMES·TO ONE TIME.
25. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING THE CHARTER TO STATE LAW PROVISIONS WITH
REGARD TO CONTRACT AMOUNTS REQUIRING COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
26. AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE A CHARTER PROVISION WITH REGARD TO HOURS
OF LABOR UPON PUBLIC WORKS.
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27. AN AMENDMENT TO DELETE A REFERENCE TO THE CITY TAX COLLECTOR
BECAUSE SUCH OFFICE HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED BY STATE LAW (PEVETO
BILL).
28. AN AMENDMENT ALLOWING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN SOME TYPES OF
ROUTINE DOCUMENTS ON BEHALF OF THE MAYOR.
29. AN AMENDMENT CLARIFYING THE DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF CITY DEVELOP-
MENT.
30. AN AMENDMENT CONFORMING THE TERMS OF OFFICE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
BOARD OF CITY DEVELOPMENT TO THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION.
31. AN AMENDMENT CLARIFYING THE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BOARD
OF CITY DEVELOPMENT.
32. AN AMENDMENT CORRECTING CERTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS IN THE
CHARTER.
33. AN AMENDMENT CHANGING ALL REFERENCES IN THE CHARTER FROM CORPO-
RATION COURT TO MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD.
MAKING PROVISION FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION AND OTHER PROVISIONS IN-
CIDENT AND RELATED TO THE PURPOSE THEREOF; AND REQUIRING THE EXECUTION OF
AN APPROPRIATE ELECTION ORDER HEREAFTER; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT an election be held on the 5th day of April, 1986,
which date is not less than thirty (30) days nor more than ninety (90) days
after passage of this Ordinance, at which election the following proposi-
tions to adopt or reject amendments to the existing Charter of the City of
lubbock shall be submitted to the qualified voters for adoption or rejec-
tion:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"Shall the City Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to replace
words of the masculine gender with words of both the masculine and
feminine gender?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, each place in the
Charter where the words in the left-hand column are found, the words in the
' right-hand column shall be substituted therefor:
Councilman
Councilmen
Policeman
Policemen
Fireman
Firemen
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Councilmember
Councilmembers
Police Officer
Police Officers
Firefighter
Firefighters
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his
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chairman
he or she
his or her
him or her
himself or herself
chairman or chairwoman
PROPOSITION NO. 2
"SHALL the City Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide
that plats shall be filed with the City of Lubbock rather than with
the Mayor personally?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
I, Section 4, of the Charter shall be amended to replace the word "Mayor"
therein with the words "City of Lubbock."
PROPOSITION NO. 3
"SHALL the requirement of notice of a claim against the City of
Lubbock being filed within thirty (30) days of the time such cause of
action arose be extended to six (6) months?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
I, Section B, shall be amended to remove the words "within 30 days" and to
substitute therefor the words "within six (6) months."
PROPOSITION NO. 4
"SHALL the City Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide
that the interest rate on assessments be such rate as is authorized by
State law?"
l In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
j II, Section 15, Paragraph (a) , Subparagraph "Terms of Payment," shall be
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1 per annum" and to substitute therefor the words "at the maximum rate
l permitted by the laws of the State of Texas."
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"SHALL the requirement for utilities seeking street use franchises to
publish the entire proposed franchise ordinance once a week for three
(3) consecutive weeks be reduced to once a week for two (2) consecu-
tive weeks?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
II, Section 18, shall be amended to remove the words "once a week for three
(3) consecutive weeks" and to substitute therefor the words "once a week
for two (2) consecutive weeks."
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PROPOSITION NO. 6
"SHALL the City Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide
that the interest rate on special assessments be such rate as is
authorized by State law?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
II, Section 18, shall be amended to remove the words "at any rate not
exceeding 8% per annum," and to substitute therefor the words "at the
maximum rate permitted by the laws of the State of Texas."
PROPOSITION NO. 7
"SHALL the City Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to reflect
current State law with regard to Municipal Court of Record penal-
ties?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
II, Section 23, Paragraph "Penal ordinances; penalty," shall be amended to
remove the words "not to exceed two hundred ($200.00) dollars" and to
substitute therefor the words "not to exceed the maximum fine permitted by
State law."
PROPOSITION NO. 8
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to conform with
the provisions of V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 30, Subchapter A,
which established a Municipal Court of Record for the City of Lubbock?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
Ill (Judicial) shall be amended by deleting all current sections and
substituting therefor the following:
"The Lubbock Municipal Court of Record shall operate in confor-
mance with the provisions of V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 30,
Subchapter A, and applicable ordinances, resolutions, and rules."
PROPOSITION NO. 9
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I "SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to reflect
current State law with regard to requirements for petitions submitted
' under initiative and referendum procedures?"
I In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
li IV, Section 1, paragraph "Petition; signatures; affidavit," shall be
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,J addition, such other information as may be required by State law, such as
lj his or her printed name, voter registration number and date of signing."
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PROPOSITION NO. 10
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide that
petitions for recall of an elective officer be signed by at least
thirty percent (30%) of the qualified voters residing within said
elective officer's District of election?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
IV, Section 2, paragraph "Petition for recall," shall be amended to remove
the second sentence thereof and substitute therefor the following sentence:
"Such petition for the recall of any such elective officer or
officers shall be signed by at least thirty percent (30%) of the
qualified voters of the officer's elective District, to be determined
by the number of votes cast in his or her elective District in the
last regular municipal election; at least one-tenth (1/10) of those
signing the petition shall certify that at the election at which the
officer or officers was or were elected, they voted for the election
of such officer or officers proposed to be recalled."
PROPOSITION NO. 11
"SHALL the City Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to reflect
that State law referendum provisions supersede Charter provisions with
regard to initiative and referendum matters?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, then Chapter 1, Article
IV, Section 1, shall be amended by adding the following paragraph thereto:
"Election provided by State law. In the event that a
referendum is provided by State law upon some matter, such as the
issuance of revenue bonds, then such referendum provision shall
supersede the provisions of this Charter pertaining to initiative and
referendum and the Charter's provisions shall not be effective."
I PROPOSITION NO. 12
Ill!.· "SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to reflect
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current State law with regard to requirements for petitions submitted
under recall procedures?" n I!
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1i Section 2, paragraph "Signatures on petitions," shall be amended by adding ,, :l to the first sentence, the following words, "and, in addition, such other
ji information as may be required by State law, such as his or her printed
r name, voter registration number and date of signing."
PROPOSITION NO. 13
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to require
occupation tax licenses to be issued by the City Manager or his
designee rather than by the Tax Assessor-Collector?"
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In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article VI,
shall be amended by removing all references to the "Assessor and Collector
of Taxes" and replacing such words with the term "City Manager or his
designee."
PROPOSITION NO. 14
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to remove the
requirement that all occupation tax receipts be countersigned by the
Mayor?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article VI,
Section 3, shall be amended by deletion of the last sentence of said
paragraph.
PROPOSITION NO. 15
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to conform
Chapter 1, Article VII, to the requirements of the Texas Property Tax
Code?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article VI,
shall be amended by deleting all current sections and substituting therefor
the following:
"All procedures pertaining to taxation and finance shall be in
accordance with provisions of the Texas Property Tax Code; and other
applicable State law, and ordinances, resolutions and rules of the
City Council."
PROPOSITION NO. 16
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide that
the maximum interest rate on City issued bonds may exceed the current
Charter limit of six percent (6%) per annum?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article VIII,
Section 1, shall be amended by removing the words, "to bear interest not to
1 exceed six percent (6%) per annum, payable annually or semiannually."
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PROPOSITION NO. 17
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to conform with
the provisions of the final judgment in Jones v. City of Lubbock,
CA-5-76-34, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, Lubbock
Division?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
shall be amended by substituting the following named sections for the same
sections currently contained in the Charter.
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"Sec. 1. Municipal Government; governing body.
The Municipal Government of the City of Lubbock shall consist of
the City Council, which shall be composed of a Mayor and six (6)
Councilmembers."
"Sec. 2. Term of Office.
The Mayor shall serve for a term of two (2) years, and each
Councilmember shall serve for a term of four (4) years, and until
their successors are elected or qualified, unless sooner removed from
office as herein provided. Initial terms for Councilmembers from
Districts 1, 3 and 5 shall be two (2) years, commencing in 1984, and
four (4) years thereafter."
"Sec. 4. Qualifications of Mayor, Councilmembers, officials and
employees.
The Mayor and each Councilmember shall be a resident citizen of
the City of Lubbock and have the qualifications of electors therein.
The Mayor and all Councilmembers shall be bona fide residents within
the City and within the applicable District at the time of filing for
office and must continue to reside within the City and the applicable
District during the term of his or her office. The Mayor, Council-
members and other officers and employees shall not be indebted to the
City; shall not hold any public office of emolument and shall not be
interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work or
service for the municipality or interested in the sale to the City of
any supplies, equipment, material or articles purchased; nor shall
either of them be the owner in any public utility or public service
corporation within the City, nor in the employ of any owner of stock
in any public utility or public service corporation. Any officer or
employee of the City who shall cease to possess any of the qualifica-
tions herein required shall forfeit his office or position, and any
contract in which any officer or employee shall or may become inter-
ested may be declared void by the Council. No officer or employee of
the City shall accept any frank, free ticket, passes, or service, or
anything of value, directly or indirectly from any person, firm or
corporation, upon terms more favorable than are granted to the public,
and any violations of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and on
conviction hereof, such office or employment shall be forfeited."
"Sec. 5. Elections; designation of Councilmembers.
The governing body of the City shall consist of a Mayor and six
(6) Councilmembers; the Councilmembers other than the Mayor shall be
elected from geographical districts and shall be designated Council-
member, District 1; Councilmember, District 2; Councilmember, District
3; Councilmember, District 4; Councilmember, District 5; and Council-
member, District 6; each of whom shall be elected to the office for
which he ur she is a candidate by a majority of the qualified voters
of his or her District; and the Council shall be the judge of the
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election and qualifications of its members. Councilmember Districts
shall contain such City Voting Precincts as are assigned to such
Districts by Ordinance enacted by the City Council."
"Sec. 12. Mayor Pro Tempore.
The members of the City Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tempore
from among its members and such election shall be held at the first
regular meeting of the City Council after newly elected members have
qualified and taken their seats on the City Council following a
regular municipal election."
"Sec. 15. Legislative Procedure; quorum; voting; excused from voting.
Any four (4) members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction of any business, and the affirmative vote of any four
(4) members of the Council shall be sufficient and necessary to adopt
or repeal any ordinance or resolution. The vote upon the passage or
repeal of any ordinance or resolution shall be taken by "Yea" and
"Nay" vote, and entered upon the journal. All members of the Council
shall vote upon every question, ordinance or resolution, provided that
not more than one (1) member of the Council may be excused from voting
by a vote of the other six (6) members, which shall be entered upon
the journal. Any Councilmember refusing to vote unless so excused
shall be entered on the journal as voting in the affirmative.
Mayor to sign; secretary to attest; ordinances, etc. Every
ordinance or resolution passed by the Council shall be signed by the
Mayor, and attested by the person acting as City Secretary, and the
seal of the City impressed thereon within two (2) days after its
passage."
PROPOSITION NO. 18
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide a
means for calling a special election to fill vacant City Council
positions in the event that the Mayor or a quorum of the City Council
is unavailable to call such election due to mutual catastrophe or
other reason?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section J, shall be amended to add the following language:
"If, due to mutual catastrophe or other reason, neither the Mayor nor
a quorum of the City Council is available to call said special
election, then such election shall be called by the City Manager or
his Deputy."
PROPOSITION NO. 19
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide for a
Fifty Dollar ($50.00) filing fee and a 100 signature Petition for Can-
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didacy for City district positions and a One Hundred Dollar ($100.00)
filing fee and a 225 signature Petition for Candidacy for at-large
positions?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 5, paragraph "Candidates; official ballot" shall be amended to read
as follows:
"Candidates; official ballot; filing fee. Each candidate for a
City elective office shall request in writing to have his or her name
placed upon the official ballot, which request shall be filed along
with the appropriate filing fee and a Petition for Candidacy with the
person exercising the duties of City Secretary at least thirty (JO)
days before the upcoming election. Candidates for Councilmember shall
indicate upon their written request which District in which he or she
desires to become a candidate. The filing fee shall be fifty Dollars
($50.00) for district positions and One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for
at-large positions." The Petition for Candidacy shall be signed by
not less than 100 qualified voters for district positions and not less
than 225 qualified voters for at-large positions.
PROPOSITION NO. 20
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to reflect the
current Texas Election Code provision with regard to the canvass of
election returns?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 6, shall be amended to remove the words "and in any event within
five (5) days," and to substitute therefor the words, "and in any event not
earlier than the second or later than the sixth day."
PROPOSITION NO. 21
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to reflect the
current Texas Election Code provision with regard to the timing of
run-off elections and canvassing the returns of run-off elections?" II
II In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter, 1, Article IX, I Section 6A, shall be amended to remove the words "shall be held on the l fourth Tuesday following the preceding election," and "and in any event
1 within five (5) days," and substitute for each respective phrase the
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. following phrases, "shall be held not earlier than the 20th day or later
than the 30th day after the date of canvass of election returns for the
]1 main election," and "and in any event not earlier than the second day or
il later than the sixth day."
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"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to remove the
duty of the City Council to appoint a City Marshall and a City Tax
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Assessor-Collector and to allow up to four (4) year terms for City
board members?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 10, shall be amended to remove the words "City Marshall, the City
Tax Collector and Assessor," and to add to Section 10 the following
sentence: "The City Council may appoint members to City Boards and
Commissions for terms of office up to four (4) years in length."
PROPOSITION NO. 23
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to allow the
Mayor to appoint the City Manager or Deputy City Manager as his agent
to sign some types of routine City documents on his behalf?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 11, shall be amended by adding thereto in second sentence following
the word "documents" the following words "except that he or she may dele-
gate the signing of designated routine documents to the City Manager or
Deputy Manager by means of a written instrument approved by the City
Council and filed with the City Secretary."
PROPOSITION NO. 24
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to reduce the
required number of publications for penal ordinances from once a week
for two (2) consecutive weeks to once within ten (10) days of final
passage?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 18, will be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 18. Publication of ordinances, effective date.
All ordinances carrying a penalty shall be published once in a
newspaper of general circulation within the City of lubbock within ten
(10) days of final passage, and such ordinances shall take effect
following the tenth day after final passage, except that emergency
measures shall take effect according to their terms. Publication may
be accomplished by publishing the descriptive caption of such ordi-
nances as an alternative means of publication."
PROPOSITION NO. 25
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to conform to the
State law pertaining to minimum contract amounts requiring competitive
bids?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX, l! Section 27,' shall be amended to remove the words "exceeding an expenditure
jj of Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00) shall be let on sealed competitive
H bids, all other contracts of similar kind and character for less than Two ,.
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Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00)," and to substitute therefor the words
"exceeding the minimum dollar amount requiring competitive bids by State
law shall be let on sealed competitive bids, unless exempted by some
provision of law, and all other contracts of similar kind and character
requiring an expenditure of less than the amount requiring competitive bids
by State law.
PROPOSITION No. 26
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to delete Section
29 of Chapter 1, Article IX, with regard to "Hours of labor upon
public works" and to renumber the remaining sections of Chapter 1,
Article IX?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
shall be amended by removing therefrom Section 29 and renumber current
Sections 30 and 31 as Sections 29 and 30, respectively.
PROPOSITION NO. 27
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to delete the
reference to the "City Tax Collector" found in Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 30?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article IX,
Section 30, shall be amended to delete the words 11City Tax Collector."
PROPOSITION NO. 28
"SHALL the Charter of the City of Lubbock be amended to provide the
City Manager with authority to sign designated routine documents on
behalf of the Mayor?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 1, Article X,
Section 4, shall be amended by adding a new subsection g thereto, which
shall read as follows:
"(g) Sign certain routine documents on behalf of the Mayor pursuant
to a written instrument designating such documents filed with
the City Secretary."
PROPOSITION NO. 29
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to clarify the
duties of the Board of City Development?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 3, Article I,
Section 1 , shall be amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 1. Board of City Development.
The Council shall appoint what shall be known and designated as a
"Board of City Development," which shall be composed of fifteen (15)
members, who shall serve without compensation, and may prescribe the
qualifications and duties of such board, including the allocation of
funds received hereunder, and shall annually appropriate three-tenths
of a mill on the One Dollar ($1.00) valuation of the taxable property
in the City of Lubbock from the general fund of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 30
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to conform the
terms of office of the members of the Board of City Development to the
Texas Constitution?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, Chapter 3, Article I,
Section 2, shall be amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 2. Membership; term; vacancies; appointment; employees.
The members of the aforesaid board shall hold office for such
terms as may be determined by the Council at the time of appointment,
which terms shall not exceed the maximum terms provided by this
Charter or applicable limitations contained in the Constitution or
general laws of this State. The Council may provide for over-lapping
terms for members of the board and to this end shall designate the
individual term for each member when appointed. All said members are
to hold office until their successors are qualified unless a removal
is made by the City Council for inefficiency or unattention to the
duties of said office. In case of a vacancy on the board by resig-
nation or otherwise the City Council shall fill said vacancy by
appointment. The Board may secure the services of such individuals,
corporations or other entities as appropriate to the performance of
their duties, but no such individuals shall become employees of the
City by such relationship."
PROPOSITION NO. 31
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to clarify the
reporting requirements for the Board of City Development?" ·
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11 Section 4, shall be amended to read as follows:
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"Sec. 4. Reports to Council.
The Board of City Development shall make a semiannual report and
such further and additional reports, audits and accountings as may be
required by the City Council."
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PROPOSITION NO. 32
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to remove certain
typographical errors?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, the following changes
shall be made:
At Chapter 1, Article II, Section 18, paragraph "Franchise limita-
tion," change "results" to "result."
At Chapter 1, Article IV, Section 1, paragraph "Certificate of
committee; filing with secretary" change "their" to "its."
At Chapter 1, Article IV, Section 2, paragraph "Recall petitions;
distribution, etc.," change "City Secreatary" to "City Secretary " and
"suck" to "such."
At Chapter 1, Article VI, Section 4, change "their" to "its.11
PROPOSITION NO. 33
"SHALL the Charter of the City of lubbock be amended to change all
references to 11corporation court" to "municipal court of record?"
In the event of approval of such proposition, all references to the
"corporation court" shall be changed to "municipal court of record."
SECTION 2. THAT said election shall be held under the provisions and
in accordance with the Charter and ordinances of the City of lubbock,
insofar as the same may be applicable, and in accordance with the laws of
the State of Texas, and the ballots for said election shall have printed
thereon the propositions stated in Section 1 of this Ordinance, and shall
appear under the following information for voters:
CHARTER AMENDMENT. To vote for the adoption or approval of a
Charter amendment, place a punch hold in the space provided adjacent
to the word "FOR" for each respective proposition. To vote against
the adoption or approval of a Charter amendment place a punch hole in
the space provided adjacent to the word "AGAINST" for each respective
Charter amendment.
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!! SECTION 3. THAT the said election shall be conducted April 5, 1986,
I\ from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Absentee voting shall be con-I! ducted at the City Secretary's office during normal working hours at the
1f lubbock Municipal Building, 1625 13th Street. !I H
!J. SECTION 4. THAT an electronic voting system, as the term is defined
;~ in the Texas Election Code, shall be utilized in connection with this
election.
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SECTION 5. THAT polling places and election officials shall be as is
set forth in an appropriate election order to be executed hereafter by the
Mayor of the City of lubbock.
AND IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by City Council on first reading this lJth day of
Passed by City Council on second reading this 14th day of ----~/ l
APPROVED/AS TO CONTENT:
¥~~stant to the City
Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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February, 1986•
February, 1986.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK
CITY OF LUBBOCK
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That I, LAURAN BLACK, am the Deputy City Secretary of the City of Lubbock and as
part of that position do hereby certify that the attached instrument is a true
and correct copy of Ordinance No. 8892, which Ordinance was passed by the City
Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas on the 14th day of February, 1986. I
further swear that this Ordinance is a part of the files of the City Secretary's
Office.
(SEAL)
TO CERTIFY WHICH, witness my hand and
seal of the City of Lubbock, Texas, this
21st day of February, 1986.
LAURAN BLACK
Deputy City Secretary