23-R-68 Charter Review CommissionRESOLUTION 23-R-68
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS CALLING FOR A CHARTER REVIEW AND APPOINTING A
CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION COMPRISED OF CITIZENS TO
STUDY THE CURRENT CHARTER AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS
AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, in the City Charter Section 12.03, the City Council of the City of Schertz shall
periodically appoint a Charter Review Commission to review and make recommendations to the
City Council for a possible Charter Amendment Election on the next General Election date; and
WHEREAS, historically each City Councilmember could each recommend a citizen to the
Charter Review Commission, which consist of no less than 5 and no more than 11 citizens of the
City, and;
WHEREAS, the term of office of the Charter Review Commission shall be 180 days after the
date of the first meeting, said first meeting to occur within forty-five (45) days of the date of
appointment.
NOW, THREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. A Charter Review Commission is hereby established, consisting of no less
than 5 and no more than 11 citizens of the City as set forth in the attached Exhibit A. The
Charter Review Commission will meet twice a month during the 180 days after the date of
the first meeting.
Section 2. The Charter Review Commission may adopt bylaws to govern the conduct of
its meetings and hearings.
Section 3. The City Council may amend the charge of the Charter Review Commission
at any time.
Section 4. The City Council shall make a final determination concerning whether and
when to hold a City Charter Amendment election and what propositions to be submitted
to the voters at the election.
Section 5. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with any
provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved
herein.
Section 6. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws
of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 7. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or
circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the
application of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be
valid, and the City Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted
without such invalid provision.
Section 8. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which this
Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and
subject matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this
Resolution, was given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as
amended.
Section 9. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its final passage,
and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this t,-_4 day of 3.
CITY O C RTZ, TEXAS
?Fwtieez, Mayor
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Sheila Edmondson, City Secretary
EXHIBIT A
(LIST OF CHARTER REVIEW COMMISISONERS)
EXHIBIT
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE NOMINATIONS
Councilmember David Scagliola
Mr. Richard Dziewit
Councilmember Mark Davis
Mr. Paul Wiley
Mr. David Bennett
Mr. Marcus Forte
Mr. Demetric Herron
Dr. Roger L. Booker
Councilmember Allison Heyward
Ms. Michele Tereletsky
Mr. Chris Evans
Ms. Kathleen Eldridge
Mr. Dana Eldridge
Councilmember Tim Brown
Mr. Benjamin Guerrero