CC Minutes 03/18/2008 Joint Workshop with Charter Review Advisory Committee

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CASSELBERRY CITY COMMISSION & CHARTER REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE MiDute8 of March 18,2008 - JOiDt Workshop Page 3 of 13 Article III. Powers of the Municioality Ms. Crotty stated the intent of the proposed changes is to grant the City all powers it is legally authorized to exercise. The following revisions to Article III were recommended in the Committee's final report: Section 7. General Powers will be reworded as follows: The city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. Section 8. Specific Powers - delete this section; change the title of the section to Construction and insert the following: The powers ofthe city under this charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the city and the specific mention of particular powers in the charter shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general power granted in this article. Add new section entitled Intergovernmental Relations The city may participate by contract or otherwise with any governmental entity of this state or any other state or states or the United States in the performance of any activity which one or more of such entities has the authority to undertake. Committee Member Dennison commented that the Charter Review Advisory Committee had a lot of discussion and felt this recommended streamlining of powers would allow the Commission to set policy through ordinances. Article IV. Form of Governmenl: City Commission Ms. Crotty stated the changes recommended in Section 12 include deletion of service of process, the addition of "shall have no administrative duties", changing the title of Vice Mayor to Deputy Mayor, and the election of the Deputy Mayor in election and non-election years. The following revisions to Section 12 were recommended in the Committee's final report: Section 12. Mayor; Deputy Mayor The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Commission, shall be recognized as head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes, by the governor for purposes of military laws, for execution of contracts, deeds, and other documents, but shall have no administrative duties. The Mayor shall be a member of the City Commission and shall have a vote as a Commissioner on any matters coming before the City Commission. The City Commission shall, in a municipal election year, elect from among its members a Deputy Mayor at the first meeting after all of the newly elected Commissioners are seated. In non-election years, the City Commission shall elect a Deputy Mayor from among its members at the first regular Commission meeting in November. Mayor Goff was stated he was in favor of the deletion of the service of process.