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ITEM XIX
COUNCIL MINUTES
February 14, 1967
run" and
ZuIess C' "t Cowncil FebnWy 14, !967
Ouct cogtjin only one s&ject and sivll be set faWi On the, ball*t SO
emit tho Votor may vote eftlur "yes" or ml Sacb, Separate am and-
d t 0
Axdcle 1167 rvqWres Cort entU bartws mmst be malle by
CWy Swretary to eac1-,;.-jwUf1w1 voter Ln the CIV nOt 10*9 tli:aq 40 nor i-aow-
th:,w% 90 days after the awnpletion, ca, the chartar� Altbough the Statuteg dO
:jot ally require. that a pwposed amendment It* malled to SVw w"Aar
3(idays before an c1wUoaIt is recomwed
zo that an Voung citizew zf r-dess 911all have wq amaple oppWoAuty to con-
.1dor the pwposed chaagc,
4 i) It is furtxv recorimended that pelor to ew adoption of an ,,YzdMe.,)ca
,caUjaza for aa clection w pmposed that a aoUce of Ind enticxi to
wu,;m the (Vanai've he given 'A a regular 0,oimll moeting a m.4 that -;M-licatlout
af ;-ruch notice of L'A811t Le bad so az to give the citizans of Euless an. qT?,ywortvu%1t-if
to ap-w. r at a Cowxoll raestlna before the aCtu&l *d0,Pt1*A Of the ,Ordinance.
It ,,wcqnjx0d that tas jea rither cumberma-me procedum arnd is ftntar-owit
to 'Itaing that no a"Cel7whmant ditould L* made at the M.ular muaWtpal elecUan
.L-1, I.9G7. It Is, jww a-thejess, the. best p=edure. vm feelf *w the Cootracll to
5) Seveml c*�*nqes by boon auggestee. at Vic bat Uvo Cowwil -m,,6et11nUz,:
-v,?aa the ch4, noo of the electtm date froim the first Tuewla�,
.Me such a m erW rkiwt
Ln "A"pril to th's fir -St S"am'day. Ln Agxfi so as to colmide I'Ath the =hwl Gleetion.,
Inother suclx cbange that bms bewa d1ased is the, i1cealh.My of amecidim;
hea 1, :fie 2 of, Ole Fulegs City Charter to ,pinwide for the electimn of
mWO-man bV the ?1T.-Ce 0-1stems . (n,)10 Is tobe confusw, At!') the.
�3yvtem 4-n Pffw,;t wouW divide the, Ctw in'to Soottoms rw tvtam, s a,0141
the" cloctiort of 41 coma"Uman suep. 71m Place Systain imerel mmkes
fuG
hange is dwe immm. oUrAnating t-he mg4rezent that the City .j-,f 'r-Wo-s-,
b-c req Vkad to �paq,,A a �, m�,jd' %,,,y hwrc It is Lavolveek In Utlmetion.
-,�hem are sevon", I other changes wliWh could !.* szMested �t
AS tl!lae- A US fe It, 1�W-ewwl that any aramidmant of the -EUkS2 CAry charter
tmould- be attzmpwd only 'ifter a� very car ref U1 considwation of rhe proriptosed
amendxa" by the a -aom-mmittee -of- the coounall rx Citizems ,gmw-,
c, for zuclh ;gym -pome. Since the Ckwrtw .,majr be ia!nended m1y an cvar�v
maycr PU11W eaw
Euleaz�%.'O"'jty COWIcil -3- r." ejxwrf 14. 19 6 7
tnvo years, ,care should., be Oven 0 the -'OS3JbLUty "If 'Auckv:i t
arise VNIMUn the awa S1=60ding two 7"r Pwiad. !in wMisple of thda I's
c4e matter. of the proposed z,�ierw ojwuon 9,dtli B'edtxd - 4t W our considezed
opinion tot en ai,.m%%dn.AVA of th�'C"'Wwter at the MUWr elecucx
1967. would astiowly jeo-pavdise the =poxed -,,nerjW election Should
ever 4=)ma 'to -;*sz.
izol3
-, o�z uaderstandUij tut the mcrilOr law MdO.'Otw8en 41 It W
Oi Bqdf,:,rd � :o Dedfixd Ootmil w1U be fluany resolved at $araetllro d1zing
qcjja-�Jdar year,. tiat an ojectl<Aa is crdoVd, wo reaw.-=Oad: -,"'Uat
the c"ity Of Buiess ra.ln'311111 Ll Z� �-XIINAU043 to Or'll CUD (310cuon if tb1z is eloatutwe
of tie Euless COUMAL
,, r, f twuw recomr. mend Let some doftnm acUaa bo takea Ila 'S
2D67, to LAUate r. caraful anablaia of the Zula,%a 01-Arter rQqU1M'-na-ntS wld,' `Aat'
zz, W, lat to w014 Idere'd
'ill t14' QVOMtr 2/'J'Vj'j C'd tl"'%. V"'-'t %n.andment 3houltl bo
:d't t�44 a an-U= In il= tv il, we Oaa YMW, C, h
a=on, -plisk. the proc4duxe "Atwn the U -Va remz�iatllru
it %411, �ao%,evar, reqWry Aadjat* QQUO.U&
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