HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-10-28 02-393 ORDERCOUNCILAMON
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Date: October 28, 2002
Item/Subject: ORDER, Public Nearing on Proposed Amendment to Bangor City Charter,
Article II -A, Section 2, Superintending School Committee --Term Limitation for Committee
Members
Responsible Department: Legal
This Order will direct the Clerk to publish notice of a Proposed hearing to be held on November 25, 2002
for the purpose of considering an Order that a proposed amendment to the City Charter be considered by
the voters.
The proposed amendment would proylde Mat School Committee members could only serve three
complete consecutive terms.
Cepartment Head
Managers Comments:
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/ City Manager
Associated Information:
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Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
Introduce for
-j[ Passage
_ First Reading
Referral
Finance Director
City Solicitor
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a oo Assigned to Coancilw Farrington actober 28, 21102
CITY OF BANGOR
(TITLE.) ORDER, Public Hemngon Proposed Amendment to Bangor City Charter,
Article II -A, Section 2, Superintending School Committee -- Term Limimtion for
Committee Members
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, BE IT ORDERED,
THAT an amendment to the Bangor City Chester to create term limits for members of Ne
Bangor School Committee should be considered.
THAT the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, pursuant to 30-A M.R.S.A.
Section 2104, to provide for published notice of public hearing to be held on November 25,
2002 at 7:00 p.m, in the City Council Chambers for the purpose of considering the proposed
amendment to the Bangor City Charter, Ne text of said proposed amendment and an explanation
thereof being as follows:
ARTICLE II -A
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**Sec. 2. Composition, Election, Tenure of Office. The Supefimending School Committee shall
consist of 7 members to be elected, at large, by popular vote from among the qualified voters of
Me City of Bangor. These members of the committee holding office at the time this amendment
takes effect shall serve until their terms expire and their successors are duly elected and qualified.
The remaining 2 positions shall be filled at a special election to be held not more than 90 days
after the effective date of this amendment. The candidate accruing Ne largest total of votes at the
municipal election shall be elected to serve until the first Monday in November, 1984, and the
candidate receiving the next to Ne hugest lata] number of votes shall be elected to serve until the
film Monday in November, 1984, and the candidate receiving the next lathe largest total number
of votes shall be elected to serve until the first Monday in November, 1983. Thereafter, at each
regular municipal election the qualified voters of Me City shall ballot for candidates for office on
Me committee whose terms expire that year. All members of the Superintending School
Committee shall serve for terms of 3 years and until their successors are duly elected and
qualified.
Sec 11. Term Limitation No person elected as of Me regularly scheduled 2004 municipal
election be of the SuNrinterefirm School Cittee for mom than thrce(3)
complete comeclrfve terns Provided that no terms served Prior to the regularly scheduled 2004
municipal elect on shall be counted against said three (3) complete consecutive turns.
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"Summary: The proposed amendment to Article 11-A, Section 2 of the City Charter would
provide that members of the Superintending School Committee may serve no more than three (3)
consecutive durve year terms. No terms served prior to the regularly scheduled 2004 municipal
election would be coumed as one or more of the tiree(3) complete consecutive terms. School
Committee members will still he permitted to serve for any number of non<onsecutive terms."
(STATEMENTOFFACT: Additions to the existing Chanorprovisions are underlined. The
intent of this amendment is to limit members of the Superintending School Committee to three
(3) consecutive terns in office.)
IN CITY COUNCIL
October 29. 2002
Mnciou Made and Seconded
for Passage
Motion Doubted
Vote: ] yea, 2 no
Councilors voting yes: Allea.
Crowley. Farnham. dealley.
Palmer. Holman a Tremble
Couucilar odng n
galdacci 6 Farrington
Passed
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(TITLE,) Public Nearlug ou Proposed
Amevdmen[ tom CM1arter. Article II-
A. section 2,Soperivtevdfng School Comittee-
Term Li tatian far Comutree Members
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