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Introduced by Councilor Ballarat, Aug. 9, 1911
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(TITLE.) VYIUQXa.. Amending Charter of the City. of Bangor to Allow the
Superintending School Committee to be Elected rather than
By the aty County of the City of Bandar.
ORDERED,
THAT, in accordance with Title 30, Section 1914. subsection 1, the
municipal officers of the City of Bangor hereby amend the Charter of the City of
Bangor to need as follows and that the amendment be placed on a ballot on the
ext regular municipal election held not less than (60) days after this order is
passed.
ARTICLE IV, Section 1, of the Charter of the City of Bangor, titled
"Nominations and Elections", is hereby amended by adding the following at the
end of the first paragraph of said section:
ARTICLE V, Section 9, of the City Charter to be amended by deleting
therefrom the first paragraph and substituting therefor the following, so that
the first paragraph shall read as follows:
"Section 9, Superintending School Committee. The Superintending School
Committee of the City of Banger shall consist of five (5) members elected,
at large, by popular vote of the qualified voters of the City of Bangor to
serve for the teen of three (3) years, except that in the first instance
the nominee ruing the largest total vote shall be elected to serve far
three (3)yea ; the next two in total number of votes to be elected to
elve for ran (2) years; and the next two in total number of votes to be
ected to serve for one (1) year. If for any r ncy shall occur
n the membership of the committee, the vacancy shall be filled football to
by the City Council for aperiod to terminate at the next ensuing municipal
election, at which time the voters shall elect a member to replace the
appointee and serve the remainder of the unexpired term, or fill the vacancy
if there shall beexpired term."
In all other respects Section 9 to remain unchanged.
(SEC. 2) Those members of the Superintending School Committee holding offices
at the time this amendment takes effect shall serve for only until their
successors e duly elected and qualified in accordance with the terra of
paragraph one of Section 1.
(SEC. 3) In case of acu
ncy caused by the death, resignation, removal from
the city, o m
removal to office, of any member of the Superintending School
Committee, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by the City Council for a
period to terminate at the next regular monist"" election, at which time
there shall be elected amember who shall s me
e the reminder of the unexpired
term, or fill the vacancy there be no unexpired term.
RECEIVED
1971 JUL 33 AM 3:23
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
CITU OF 94NGDR, MAINE
IN CITY COUNCIL
Aug. 9, 1971
Motion to exCuSe Councilor Cohen from
voting failedby the following yes and
no vote: Oovncilors voting yes: 0
Councilors voting no! Baldacci, Bigney,
Ca:, Minsky, !honey, Nealley. Councilor
Ballou absent.
Indefinitely postponed by the following
yes and no vote_ Councilors voting yes:
Baldacci, Bigney, GaaQ@ac, Cohen, Cox,
Minsky, Mooney, Nealley. CCwCi1Cr Ba11W
absent. CouMilor Brountae voting no.
CI'M CLERK
261-Y
ORDER
Title,
Ame�din Gazte[ to allow Superintending
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School Coonw.lttee to be Elected
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