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Home My WebLink About1971-09-27 291-Y ORDER291-Y Iatrodueed by Councilor erouatas, Sept. 21, 1971 .a_ CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Mrberf ...........xcapased AgaAdmencs to the Chart an of the city, of Banger By the City CounaQ of the aft ofBandsmv ORDERED, TBAT in accordance with 30 MRSA A 1911 at seg., the City Council of the City of Bangor hereby orders the City Clerk to place on a ballot at the election to be held on November 2, 1971 the following proposed amendments to the City Charter of the City of Bangor. The Chanter of the City of Bangor is hereby amended by adding the following article: ARTICLE II -A EBPERINTBNOING SCHOOL COMMITTEE Sec. 1aserf Duties. The Superintending School Committee shall have all the powers and perform all the duties in regard to the c and management of az the public schools of the City of Burger, which map hereafter be con- ferred - ferred and imposed upon Superintend4g School Committees by the laws of the State of Maine, except as otherwise provide] in this Charter. They shall elect a Superintendent of Schools for a term not to exceed five (5) years, who shall have the ewe and supervision of said public schools under their direction, and act as secretary of their Board; aerf they shall fix his salary. They shall annually furnish to the City Council an estimate in detail of the s ral s required during the a r ensuing municipal year for the support of public schools. On the basis of such estimates, the City Council shall make one grass appropriation for the support of the public schools for the aa uing municipal year, and such appropriation shall not be exceeded, except by consent of the City Council, but the expenditure of said appropriation shall be under the direction and control of the Superintending School Committee. Sec. 2. Composition, Election, Tenure of Office, etc. At a special election to be held not more than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this amendment, the qualified voters of the City of Bangor shall ballot for the five (5( members of the Superintending School Transmitter to be elected, at large, by popular vote of the qualified voters of the City of Banger, and thereafter at each regular municipal election the qualified voters of the City shall ballot far candidates for offices of School Committee Members whose terms expire that year. All members of the School Committee shall serve for terms of three (3( years, except that in the first instance the candidate a ruing the largest total of votes shall be elected to s until the first Monday r in November 1974; the next two in total number of votes to be elected to serve until the first Monday in November 1973; weal the next two in total number of votes to be elected to serve until the first ronday in November 1972. Those members of the Superintending School Committee holding offices at the time this amendment takes effect shall serve only until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Sec. 3 Chairman. The members of the School Committee shall annually by majority vote designate one of its members to serve as Chairman of the School Com- mittee. Sec. 9. Vacancies. in case of a vacancy caused by the death, resignation, removal from the City, or removal from office, or for any other reamon, of the Superinteexlieg School Committee, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by the City Council for a period to terminate at the next regular municipal election, at which time there shall be elected a member who shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term, or fill the vacancy if there be no unexpired term. Rea. s. The School Coamuttee shall meet at the usual nal place for holding meetings at eleven o'clock A.M. on the first Monday of Novemberfollowing the regular City Election and at said meeting the meabefs-elect of the School Committee shall be sworn to the faithful performance of their duties by a Justice of the Peace or by the City Clerk. ARTICLE 1V, Section 3, of said Charter is hereby repealed and replaced with The following: Sec. 3. Nominations for elective officers to be made by petition. The n i ation of all candidates fox elective office provided for by this Garter shall be by petition. The petition of a candidate for Councilman shall be signed by not less than one hundred and fifty nor more than two hundred qualified voters of the City. The petition of candidates far wooden and word clerk shall be signed by not less than twenty-five n e than fifty qualified voters of the ward wherein the candidate is to be elected.And the petition of a candidate for a member of the Superintending School Committee shall be signed by not lees than one hundred nor more than one hundred and fifty qualified voters of the City. The number of Said petitions for candidates far any office that may be signed by any voter Shall not teed the comber of candidates to be elected to said office, Serf in no case may a voter sign more than ane petition for any we candidate. ARTICLE V, Rection 1(a), of Said Charter is hereby repealed and replaced with the following: Sec. 1. Titles and Appointment, ]Tare shall be the following administrative officers and boards: (a) The following officers and boards shall be appointed by ballot by a majority vote of the members of the City Council: City Manager, City Clerk, City Solicitor, City Auditor, Treasurer and Tax Collector, Mambers of the Based of Assessors, Trustees of the Water District, Civil Service Commissioners, such members of the Board of Registration, or a Registrar as provided under the Taws of the State Of Maine, Trustees of Sophia Kirstein Student FLnd and Trustees of the Hersey Fund. ARTICLE V, Section 9, of said Charter is hereby repealed. September 27, 1971 PASSED CITY CIERKN�� 291-Y Introduced by Councilor Licorice, Sept. 27, 1971 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE.) Mribtrf-Paorgmod Amendevents to aha o.ar,f ti, City of Banger__ BY the City Ceumod Oftha City OfBawpor. ORDERED, THAT in accordance with 30 MRSA § 1911 at seq., the City Council of the City of Bangor hereby orders the City Clark to place On ballot at the election to be held on November 2, 1971 the following proposed amendments to the City Charter of the City of Bangor. The Charter of the City Of Bangor is hereby avanded by adding the following article: ARTICLE I1 -A BVPER1NfEINNG SCHOOL COMMITTEE Sec. s 1. Powerand Duties. The Superintending School Committee shall have all the powers and perform all the duties in regard to the care and management of the public schools of the City of Bangor, which aremy hereafter be c - ferrel and imposed upon Superintending School Conmittees by the laws of the State of Maine, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. They shall elect a Superintendent of Schools for a term not toexceed five (5) years, who shall have the care and supervision of said public schools under their direction, act act s secretary of their Board; and they shall fix his safety. They shall a annually furnish to the City Council an estimate in detail of the several ones required during the ensuing municipal year for the support of public schools. On the basis of such estimates, the City Council shall make one gross appropriation for the support of the public schools for the ensuing municipal year, and such appropriation shall not be exceeded, except by consent ent of the City Council, but the expM eitere of said appropriation shall be under the direction and control of the Superintendiiy School Coomdttee. Sec. 2. Composition, Election, Tenure of Office, etc. At a special election to he held not more than ninety (90) days after the effective date of this amendment, the qualified voters of the City of Bangor shall ballot for the five (5) maders of the Superinten ing School Commdttee to be elected, at large, by popular vote of the qualified voters of the City Of Banger, and thereafter at each regular municipal election the qualified voters of the City shall ballot for candidates for offices of School Committee Cambers whose Crime expire that year. All smashers of the School Committee shall serve for terms of three (3) years, except that in the first instance the candidate accruing the largest total vote shall be elected to serve for three (3) years; the next two in total number of votes to be eleoted to serve for two (2) years; and the next two in total number of votes to be elected to serve for one (1) year. Those members of the Superintending School Committee holding offices at the tine this amendment takes effect shall serve onW until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Sec. 3. Chairman. The members of the School Committee shall annually by majority vote designate one of its members to serve as Ctai[man of the School Committee. Sec. 9. Vacancies. In case of a vacancy caused by the death, resignation, removal from the City: or removR1 from officer or for any other reason, of the Superintending School Committee, the vacancy shall be filled forthwith by the e City Council for a period to teraunatat the next regular municipal election, at which time there shall be elected a verferear who shall Serve the remainder of the unexpired term, or fill the vacancy if there be no unespired term. ARTICLE IV, Section 3, of said Charter is hereby repealed and replaced with the following: Sec. 3. Nominations for elective officers to be were by petition. The nomination of all candidates for elective office provided for by this Charter shall be by petition. The petition of a candidate for Councilman shall be aimed by not less than one hundred conal fifty nor mare than two hundred qualified voters of the City. The petition of candidates for warden and ward clerk shall be aimed by not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty qualified voters of the ward wherein the candidate is to be elected. And the petition of a candidate for a member of the Superintending School Committee shall be signed by not less than one hundred nor more than one hundred and fifty qualified voters of the City. The number of said petitions for candidates for any office that may be Signed by any vo-er shall am exceed the number of candidates to be elected to said office, and in no case may a voter sign more than one petition for any one candidate. ARTICLE V, Section 1(a), of said Charter is hereby repealed and replaced with the following: Sec. 1. Titles and Appointment. Mara shall be the following administrative offices and boards. (a) The following officers and ]rounds shall be appointed by ballot by a majority vote of the members of the City Council: City manager, City Clerk, City Solicitor, City Auditor, Treasurer and Tax Collector. Marietta of the Beard of Assessors, Trustees of the Water n trick, Civil Service Com:issiers, such machete of the Hoard Of Registration, o a Registrar as provided order the laws of the State of Maine. Trustees of Sophia %irstein student Pund and Trustees of the Hassey Read. ARTICLE V. Section 9, of said Charter is hereby repealed. 291-Y IN CITY COUNCIL Sept. 27, 1411 O R D E R A ed Cy deleting the last sentence in the 1st paragraph of Sec. 2 and replacing with the Following: Title, "All members of the school comrlttee shall serve for terms of three (3) years, Pro osr] Amendments to the @sites of, except that in the first instance the ...p........ candidate accruing the largest total of votes shall be elected t Until the first City of Bangor o serve iontoY in umber of votes the next two ••••`••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• n total number of votes to be elected to serve Until the first lindto in Novemnumereo votesto the next two in total number o£ Introduced and filed by votes to be elected t0 serve Until the I/VAS/) first Monday in wovembti, 1932." Also, adding a new section as follows: .. "Sec 5, The School oxho tshall Councilmanmeet at the usual placece fox holding meetings at Loi Novemerfoll on the First IegrlCity of ction Ax fat Said the regular City Election and at said meeting the members -elect o£ the School Committee shall be sworn to the faithfulPerformance of their duties by s .lustice o of the Peace of by, the City Cleik." AN amended, PASSED. oOS- LORK