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CHARTER STUDY COMMITTEE MINUTES
REGULAR MEETING 1 NOVEMBER 20, 2018
CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM, 405 MUNICIPAL DRIVE
REGULAR SESSION AT 6:30 PM
I. CALL TO ORDER
Chair Mayor Brian Johnson called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL
Present: Chair Mayor Brian Johnson, Vice -Chair Bob Gruenhagen, Gail Uranga, Robert Mundy,
Kenneth Michels, John Clark, and Cheryl Pond; Absent: NONE
Staff: City Attomey Betsy Elam and City Secretary & Communications Coordinator Leslie Galloway
III. REGULAR SESSION
A. Consider approval of minutes from the November 8, 2018 meeting
Motion To approve minutes from the November 8, 2018 meeting. Action Approve, Moved
By Cheryl Pond, Seconded By Robert Mundy. Motion passed Unanimously.
B. Begin identifying and discussing the committee's desired Charter topics for further
discussion and /or research
The number ( #) following an item indicates how many committee members requested that it be discussed.
Items with no number were only mentioned by one person_
• §4.01(b): Term Limits and Length of each Term
(including considerations related to three -year terms) (5)
Currently two -year terms; No term limits
• Article XI: Initiative, Referendum, and Recall (Petitions) (5)
• §5.0: Residency Requirements for City Manager
Not addressed in current Chaster
▪ §6.05: Certificate of Obligation (CO), General Obligation (GO), and Revenue Bonds
City Attomey Betsy Elam advises consultation with Bond Counsel regarding ramifications of any
desired changes to this section of the Charter
• Economic Development Corporation (EDC) (3)
Not addressed in current Chatter; Mayor Johnson requested that City Secretary Leslie Galloway
provide the EDC Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation to all Committee members, which was done via
email on Wednesday, November 21
405 Municipal Drive, Kennedale, TX 76060 I Telephone: 817 -985 -2100 I Fax: 817-478-7169
• §3.03: Mayor's Veto Power (4)
• §3.04(d) and §5.04(g): Potential Conflict of Wording
City Council vs. City Manager authority to create, change, combine, or abolish administrative
departments
• §3.06: Vacancies and Forfeiture of Office
o §3.06(a)(1): Council Appointments (to fill a vacancy) (3)
o §3.06(b)(4): Forfeiture due to Absence (excused vs. unexcused) (3)
• §3.07: Investigations undertaken by individual Council Members
(rather than the Council acting as a body)
▪ §3.08(d): Council Quorum Requirements (regarding the Mayor's presence) (4)
• §3.04(c): Definition of Term: "City Officers"
▪ §4.01(a): Single Member Districts
Currently Mayor and each Council member are elected "at large"
Items briefly discussed, but removed from further consideration by the committee:
• §5.07: Removal of City Secretary by City Council action
• §3.05(a): Former City Council Members holding positions in City
C. Discuss date and time of upcoming meetings
The next meeting of the Charter Study Committee is scheduled for Wednesday, December
5, at 6:30 p.m. in City Hall.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
Motion To Adjourn. Action Adjourn, Moved By Gail Uranga, Seconded By Cheryl Pond.
Motion passed Unanimously.
Mayor Brian Johnson adjourned the meeting to order at 7:47 p.m.
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