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88-191
Item/Subject: Providing for the Amendment to the Dartgor City Charter
Creation of Council Districts
Responsible Department: City Clerk
Commentary: .
This item calls for a public hearing on a proposed amendment to
the City Charter which', if adopted, would provide for the at -large
election of 4 members of the City Council and the election of 5
members from individual wards.
Manager's Comments:
Associated Information:
Budget Approval:
Ft"We
Legal Approval: This proposal needs sme changes in
order to avoid possible conflicts with State
law. Recommended amendments will be provided 'y '
at a later date. `
Item No. -
Pam -01-
88-191
Introduced by Councilor Tilley, April ll, 1988
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE) @rDBT, __. Providing for„_the Amendment to the Bangor City
Charter -- Creation of Council Districts
By W CW Cwaml of W My ofeaww:
THAT the Bangor City Council, by adoption of this Order,
does hereby determine and declare that the amendment described herein
to the Bangor City Charter should be considered, and be it further
ORDERED, THAT the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed,
pursuant to 30 M.R.S.A. 89 1911 at seq., as amended, to provide for
notice of a hearing to be held on April 2$, 1988, in the City Council
Chambers, for purposes of considering the proposed amendment to the
Bangor City Charter, the text of said proposed amendment and a brief
explanation thereof being as follows:
THAT the first eight sentences of See. 2, Article II of the
City Charter of the City of Bangor, referred to hereafter as Sec. 2(a),
Article II, is amended and a Sec. 2(b), Article II be added to read
as follows:
Sec. 2(a) - 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.
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Explanation: The purpose of this amendment Is to provide for a
more democratic means of electing representatives to the Bangor
.City Council. `Anile creating 5 council districts, this amendment
will still allow for four councilors to be elected at large.