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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-08-08 94-363 ORDER94-363 COUNCIL ACTION Item No. Date August 8, 1994 Item/Subject: Proposing Amendment to Bangor City Charter, Article II, Bangor City Council -- Term Limitation for City Council Members Responsible Department: Legal The attached item, if ultimately adopted by the City voters, would amend the current City Charter provision imposing term limits on City Council members. The Charter currently limits Council service to two consecutive terms, but does not limit the number of non-consecutive terms. The attached item would limit Council service to a maxinumn of four three-year terms (12 years total), consecutive or otherwise. If approved by the Council, this item will need to be advertised for a public hearing to take place at least 30 days prior to the November &h election date. - Final Council approval must occur within s..ren (7) days after the public hearing. Department NeadE� Manager's Comment Thulekb�Af AV% / s pa i✓r�ya«✓ua .P !M✓ City Manager Associated. Information: Order Finance Director eolgea Introduced For _ Passage First Reading Referral Page 1 of 3 94-363 Thereafter at each annual municipal election there shall be chosen at large three members of the City Council to hold office for a term of three years. No voter shall vote for more than three. Each member of the City Council shall hold office until his successor is elected and qualified. members of the City Council shall receive the sum of $400.00 per year in full compensation, same payable quarterly. Unless City Council shall by ordinance increase the amount members shall be entitled to receive as compensation, provided, however, no such ordinance increasing the Council's compensation shall take effect until approved by the voters at a public referendum and until three (3) years after the date of adoption by the Council. No person may serve as a member of the City Council for more than twe-f2j four (4) complete shall, during the term for which he or she shall have been elects and for one year thereafter, be appointed to any other nonelected office of profit or employment position of the City. and be it further. ORDERED, THATpursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A. 5 2104(6) and 2105(2), the form of the question to be submitted to the voters shall be as follows: QUESTION !CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT) "Shall the proposed City Charter Amendment summarized below be approved and adopted by the City of Bangor?" ••Emmmm z The proposed amendment to Article II, Section 2 of the City Charter would provide that members of the City Council may serve no more than four (4) complete three-year terms (twelve years total). The four -term limit would apply whether or not the terms are served consecutively. City Council members elected or holding office on the effective date of the Charter amendment would be permitted to serve c out the most recent term for which elected, notwithstanding the four term limit. Currently, the City Charter provides that City Council members may serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms, but does not limit the number of non-consecutive terms." The City Clerk is hereby directed to take all necessary action consistent with this Order. (STATEMENT OF FACT: Additions to the existing Charter provielons are underlined. Deletions are steeek-eat. The intent of this amendment is to limit members of the City Council to no more than four (4) complete three-year terms in office.) 94-363 Adgned to Coondor Cohen August 8,1994 CITY OF BANGOR Proposing Amendment to Bangor City Charter, am) (Prber,........ .. Article II,. Bangor City Council -- Term Limitation for City Council Members By the CpY Cmsml efW atTNeaapor: - ORDERED; THAT WHEREAS, the Bangor City Charter currently limits members of the City Council to two consecutive three-year terms, but does not limit the number of non-consecutive terms; and WHEREAS, it is the sense of the City Council that the present term limitation provision should be modified to permit Council members to serve for a total of four (4) complete three-year terms, whether or not consecutive; NOW, THEREFORE, By the City Council of the City of Bangor, be it ORDERED, THAT the following amendment to Article II, Section 2 of the Bangor City Charter be placed on the ballot of the ext regular municipal election, to be held on November - B, 1994, for approval by the qualified voters of the City of Bangor inccordance with Title 30-A M.R.S.A. Sections 2104(1) and 2105: ARTICLE II CITY COUNCIL **Sec. 2. Composition, election, tenure of office, etc. There shall be elected at large from the qualified voters in said city a City Council consisting of nine members. At the first election under the act there shall be elected nine members of said City Council. No voter shall vote for more than nine. The three candidates receiving the largest number of votes at said election shall hold -office for three years, the three receiving the next largest number of votes shall hold office for two years, the three receiving the next largest number of votes shall hold office for one year. IN CITY COUNCIL Ii 94-363 August 8, 1994 O R p E ft Indefinitely Postponed. Vote: 6 2 no, I absent f Title Proposing Amendment to Bangor City Charter ' Councilorsrs voting yes: Baldecci, Cohen,Soucy. Stone, Sullivan 6 Article I1, Bangor City Council Term Limitation for Tyler. Cfty Paunch Nembere................... 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