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Home My WebLink About1990-04-23 90-175 ORDERIntroduced For � Pauece Page _ of _ First Reading ❑Referral Council Action hem No, 90-175 Datee. 1940 Item/Subject ORDER - Directing Proposed Charter, Amendments to be Submitted. the VotersClerk Responsible Department- City Com :ary: Charter Amendments Submitted to the Voters reptn uxee Manager's Comments:- City Mvrcdn Associated Information: Budget Approval: Legal Approval: CDs So"ir" Introduced For � Pauece Page _ of _ First Reading ❑Referral Introduced For O Passage Ll Fhstp.eadma 71 Referral papa _ o`_ Council Action Date ran No. Item/Subjecn Proposed City Charter Amendments, Public Hearing Responsible Depatlmem: City Clerk COmmentaey: A Public Hearing has been scheduled concerning the proposed unendmears to to the City Charter which were developed by the Charter Review Commission. MP!<nec Heed Manager's Commenu: City M:mye: Atomized Information: Budget Approval: Fina «Oi:e Legal Approval: City Soliei:ar Introduced For O Passage Ll Fhstp.eadma 71 Referral papa _ o`_ 90-115 ASSIPMto COuneaor England April 23, 1990 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) (Detiera ......... n} t1.i g proposed Charter AI.mendments to be Submitted By Ea ail CaywE of My ofBaepor: OBUM% TEAT the City Clerk 1s hereby authorized and directed to take all necessary action to cause the proposed amendments show on Attachment "A" hereto to be submitted to the voters at a Special or Regular Municipal Election to be held on 1990: and be it further ORDERED. THAT the City Clerk sball cause the proposed amendments to be printed. to make copies available to the voters in the Clerk's office-, and to poet the same. 90-115 ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL .Title, April 23, 1990 Consider next section Directing Proposed Charter Amendments Public Rearing to be held .......^ ........................ 4..4. at next meeting. to be Submitted to the Voters. ...................................... CITY LhW AWgnedio IN CITY COUNCIL May 14. 1990 Passed as Amended. ........................4..444........ Amended by adding in the Councilmen blank space "Wovembery6, 1990". ((�Ii�)) � ✓IWCAB'-w t CITU CLERK ATTACHMENT "A" AMENDMENT NO. L THAT Article I be amended as follows: ARTICLE I GRANT OF POWERS TO THE CITY Corporate existence retained. The inhabitants of the City of Bangor shall continue to be a municipal corporation under the came of the City of Bangor, and shall have. exercise and enjoy all rights. Immunities, powers, privileges and franchises and shall be subject to all the duties, liabilities and obligations provided Ior herein, or otherwise pertaining to or Sncuabent upon said city asmunicipal corporation, or pertaining to or incumbent upon the inhabitants or officers thereof, and may enact by-laws, ordinances and regulations for municipal purposes, not inconsistent with the constitution and lame of the State of Maine, and impose penalties for the breach thereof, ma-ezeeed{aB-eee-kzadred-de}}see-{e-asy-eze<eaer're-be-reemered-£er-av<b- sara-as-ae{d-by-}oxer-sed{aezees-ee-regn}er3ene-ehe3}-peer{de. Statement of Purpose; Repeal of $100.00 limitation on penalties for ordinance violations. AMENDMENT NO. 6: THAT Article III, Section r be amended as .follows ARTICLE III INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM Sec. 1 Power of City Council. No legislative ordinance, order or resolve passed by the City Council shall take effect until 10 days after its passage except that the City Council may. by a two-thirds yea and nay vote of its members, pass emergency ordinances, orders or resolves to take effect at the time Inicated therein, but such emergency —ordinances, orderor solves shall contain a section 1n which the emergency i set forth and defined. An eme ashall include only such m amay be determined by the City Council to be immediately necessary efortthepreservatlon of the public peace, health or safety. Statement of Furpoa This amendment would clarify existing provisions or the Charter relating to the effective date of orders and resolves and to clarify the Council's authority to adapt emergency ordinances and orders. in addition to emergency resolves. This amendment would also Clarify what measures constitute an emergency. AMENDMENT MO. ): THAT Article III. Section ] be amended as follows: ARTICLE III INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM Sec. ) Publication. Whatever any ordinance. order, or resolve is required by the provisions of this article to be submitted to thee of the city at any election, the City Council must order one publication of the complete' text thereof to be made in newspaper -e€-the-de43y-newapepera-pat}{a'aed-- generally circulatedinthe City of Bangor, such publication t be made not less than 10 days. nor more than 15 days prior to the election. Statement of Purpose: To permit publication of public notices in any newspaper generally circulated in the City of Bangor. AMENDMENT NO. 11: THAT Article V, Section 10 be amended as follows: ARTICLE V AOMINIST9ATIVC OFFICERS Sec. 10 Assessors of taxes. s There shall be three a of t appointed for terms of three years by the City Council, and until their e are appointed and qualified. If for any:[ vacancy sball existinthe membership of the Board of Assessors, the vacancy ncy shall be filled forthwith by the City Council for the unexpired term. Mea appointed as above provided shall exercise the same powers and be subject to the same duties and liabilities that similar officers of the several towns and cities in the state may exercise and may now or hereafter be .subject to under thelaws of the state. '£b<-eaaeaaeea-may-apps#ne-arts-eaa#eten!-eaeeaeee-#n-sash-xetd-end-ane-add§t§am}-- ee#eteat-eaeeaeee-#n-eeeq-reedy-#€-lge-6§lY6avne§}eXe}3-ve-d§reelrxXeae-dnly- #e-ahs}}-ba-re-€nrn£ah-rhe-eaeeaeera+tab-e}}-rhe-n<eeaaary-4n€erne4en-re}at#we-ta- per -end-prepeely-lezeb}e.--3"ae-sampan at}an-a€-aneR-aae#ae -she}}_ be-44ned-by-lge-6#ey-6enrte#}r_bst-aneR-can}atenE-eaaeaaeea-ape}}-Xa}deaff4<e- dnG#ng-Epe-p}eaanre-o€-Ehe-eeaeaeaaev- Statement of Purpose: Toeliminatethe "assistant assessor" position ANENDMENT NO. 12: TEAT Article V. Section 6, Paragraph (a) be amended as follows: ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS Sec. 6 Powers and duties of the City Reneger. The City Reneger shall be the administrative head of the city and shall be responsible to the City Council for administration of all departments. The powers and duties of the City Ravager shall be as follows: (a) To se that the laws and ordinances a enforced, CmePC-CAe-eeC#Ye-dvC§ee-eeAPG<Cad-ChePNCCh-Rig aCd§Ag- eG#m#ne}-m§ade:eeAnafer Statement of Purpose: To clarify the responsibilities for local law enforcement. AHEADFL.NT NO. 13 THAT Article V. Section 6, Paragraph (b) be amended as follows: ARTICLE V ADMINISTRATIVE_ OFFICERS Sec. 6 Powers and duties of the City Hanger. The City Manager shall be the adminiatative head of the city and shell be responsible to the City Council for administration of all departments. The powers and duties of the City Ranger shall be as follows: (b) To exercise control over all departments except the School Department and divisions created herein orthat may hereafter be created. Statement of Purpose: To clarify the City Manager's lack of authority over the School Department. AMENDMENT NO. 15: THAT Article VI, Section 8 be amended as follows: ARTICLE VI BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS Sec. 8. Issue of bands and notes. Honey any be borrowed, within the limitations fixed by the constitution and statutes of the state now z hereafter applying to said Bangor, by the issue and sale of bonds or notes pledge on the credit of the city, the proceeds to be used for the acquisition of land or interests in land or personal property, the construction and equipment of buildings and other permanent public improvements, the purchase of equipment, the payment o refunding of bondnotes and certificates of Indebtedness previously issued, z for any other e purpos authorised by general law or specialn . law r hereafter applicable to the City of Bangor: provided. however, that no bonds and/or notes issued pursuant to this section shall be used for the funding of current operating expense. No order providing for borrowing under this section shall be passed without public notice of the same being given by pasting such notice in two or re public places in the City of Bangor and by publishing the same in a newspaper generally circulated e!-}ectal-4n-enc-el-arose-aexapepee-pub}}shed-in said Bangor, such publication to be not lees than ten days before final action by the City Council: nor shall any order providing for borrowing under this action be passed except on the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of all the members of the City Council. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: To clarify the notice publication requirement for band Sasees. AMENDMENT NO. 16: THAT Article VI, Section 4. paragraph (b) be amended as follows ARTICLE VI BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL PROVISIONS Sec. 4. Budget (b) Not later than the first Monday in December, 1981, the City Manager shall submit to the Council a current expense budget which shall be a complete financial plan for the interim six-month fiscal year. Thereafter, the City Manager shall, not later than the !h}ed-Nenday-}o-MeeeM second Monday in April, submit to the Council anannual c expense budget.,wMch shall be a complete financial plan for the ensuing year. STATEMENT OP PURPOSE: To change the filing date for the municipal budget.to the second Monday in April.