HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-10-03 384 AG ORDER�. 384 AG
Introduced by Councilor McKernan, October 3, 1595
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE,) (00tTp Dire ting City„Clerk to Prepare. warrants and Ballots: ....
BY the CWy Counal6 of de CUM ofBungol:
ORDERED,
TWAT the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to prepare the
necessary warrants and ballots, and to take all other necessary actio¢, for
purposes of submitting the following question to the voters at a special
election is be held on November b, 1979:
"Shall the municipality approve the charter amendment
e mnarizei below?"(
and be it further
ORDERED,
THAT the City Clerk Include an the ballot the fallowing summary in
lieu of the text of the proposed amendment:
The proposed amen ment would establish a procedure i
Article IV of the City Getter by which any member of
the Bangor City Council or the Hangar Superintending
School. CC®ittee could, be recalled and removed it=
office. The process world be reassured by the filing
of an Affidavit with the City Clerk naming the official
sought to,be recalled. Thereafter, petition$ seeking
the eased 6£ficial's recall would be circulated in the
ca munity for a maximum of sixty 00)';business days,
and then would be filed with the City Clerk. If the
City Clerk were to determine that the petitions contained
umber of signatures equal to at least 20% of the
number of,pensws voting at the last regular municipal
election,, the City Council would than order a special
call election. If a majority of those voting in the
scall election were to vote against the recall, the
official would continue to remain in office. If a majority
of those voting in the recall election were to vote for
the call, the official would thereby be removed from
office.
Vacancies c[eated by the removal would be filled at the
same recall election in the sames persona are
[molly elected to the City Council add the Superintending
School Committee. However. any official whose recall Has
being sought would be ineligible for nomination at the e
call election. In the event the official's teem had lees
than sin (6) modths remaining at the time of removal, the
vacancy would remain unfilled.
The proposed amendment also provides the form of the
ballot to be used at the time of the recall election, and
prescribes the procedures to be followed in the event the
named official resigns from office before the recall election
is ordered.
IN CITY COUNCIL 384 AD
Oc er.3, 1979
In sea ORDER
Deputy ty Clerk Title,
Directing City Clerk to Prepare
Warranty and Ballots: Charter Amendment
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Recall Procedure.
Introduced and filed by
- - Councilman