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VIII-C-1 <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: April 15, 1999 <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />FROM: Dave Osberg, City Administrator <br />SUBJECT: Charter Commission Amendment <br />RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION <br />It is recommended that the City Council take action approving the 2°d Reading on the Proposed <br />Amendment to the City Charter Section 3.08 regarding the method in which interim investigations <br />and studies can be completed by the City Council. <br />BACKGROUND <br />At its meeting on January 21, 1999 the City Charter Commission adopted a Resolution making a <br />recommendation that the City Charter, Section 3.08 be changed. At the City Council meeting on <br />Apri12, 1999 action was taken approving the 15t reading and scheduling a public hearing for the City <br />_Council meeting on April 16, 1999 regarding this proposed change. 1 have attached to this <br />memorandum a copy of the documentation that was submitted to the City Council for review at the <br />April 2, 1999 City Council meeting. In addition, the proposed Ordinance is also attached, including <br />the change that was suggested at the City Council meeting on April 2, 1999. Council will recall that <br />this change resulted in clarification that it must be the "majority of the entire City Council" that must <br />approve the interim investigation and study. The initial ordinance left it unclear as to whether or not <br />it was a majority of the entire City Council or simply those present. This clarifies that it must be a <br />majority the entire City Council. <br />David M. Os <br />City Admj~i~. <br />A <br />cl <br />