R2010-013 - 2010-02-01 RESOLUTION NO. R2010 -13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED
CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS TO THE VOTERS OF THE CITY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That certain recommendations of the 2009 Charter Review
Commissions, a copy of which are attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof
for all purposes, are hereby authorized for submission to the voter's of the City.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the 1 day of Februaryu, A.D., 2010.
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TOM REID
MAYOR
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
Exhibit "A"
Resolution No. R2010 -13
City of Pearland
2009 Charter Review Commission
Proposed Amendment "B"
Proposal B- Establishing New Term Limits
Section 3.01 (e) Number, selection and term. [Setting firm term limits]
Current
Councilmembers shall be limited to two (2) full consecutive elected terms of office, and there
shall be no limitation on the office of the mayor.
Proposed
No person shall be elected to more than four (4) terms as a Councilmember. A term shall
include any portion of a term as a councilmember; however, any term started prior to City
elections in May of 2011 shall be excluded from the term limit calculation. There shall be no
term limitation on the office of the mayor.
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City of Pearland
2009 Charter Review Commission
Proposed Amendments "C"
Proposal C- Changing Day for Budget Approval
Section 8.10 Date of final adoption [Changing day by which budget must be adopted]
Current
The budget shall be finally adopted not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the beginning of the
fiscal year and should the city council fail to so adopt a budget, the then existing budget, together
with its tax levying ordinance and its appropriate ordinance, shall be deemed adopted for the
ensuing fiscal year.
Proposed
The budget shall be finally adopted by the last regularly scheduled council meeting of September
prior to the beginning of the fiscal year and should the city council fail to so adopt a budget, then
existing budget, together with its tax levying ordinance and its appropriate ordinance, shall be
deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year.