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ON MAY 3RD VOTERS WILL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER
12 PROPOSITIONS AMENDING THE CITY OF FRISCO'S HOME RULE CHARTER LAST JUNE THE FRISCO CITY
COUNCIL APPOINTED 12 RESIDENTS TO A CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION THE COMMISSION WAS TASKED
WITH REVIEWING FRISCO'S HOME RULE CHARTER KAREN CUNNINGHAM CHAIRED THE COMMISSION OUR
CITY CHARTER IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS THAT WE HAVE AS A CITY IT
MEMORIALIZES HOW WE GOVERN OURSELVES THE CITY CHARTER IS OUR CONSTITUTION FOR THE CITY MOST OF
THE 12 PROPOSITIONS ADDRESS CLEANUP LANGUAGE AND PROVIDE INCONSISTENCY WITH STATE LAW SOME
OF THOSE MATERIAL CHANGES CLARIFY THE CITY SECRETARY'S REVIEW ROLE FOUR PROPOSITIONS ADDRESS
TERM LIMITS COUNCIL COMPENSATION VACANCIES AND MEETING FREQUENCY PROPOSITION C DEFINES
TERM LIMITS AS SIX TERMS VERSUS 18 YEARS DEFINING TERM LIMITS AS SIX TERMS INSTEAD OF
18 YEARS ENSURES THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE REST OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE CHARTER PROPOSITION D
INCREASES COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMPENSATION FOR THE MAYOR WOULD INCREASE FROM
$850 TO $1,500 PER MONTH COMPENSATION FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS WOULD INCREASE FROM $700 TO $1,200 PER
MONTH FUTURE ADJUSTMENTS WOULD BE BASED ON THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX WE EXPECT A LOT FROM OUR CITY
COUNCIL MEMBERS IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME AWAY FROM THEIR WORK AWAY FROM THEIR OWN BUSINESSES
WHETHER THEY'RE SELF-EMPLOYED OR WHETHER THEY WORK FOR ANOTHER COMPANY WE FELT AS A COMMISSION
THAT THERE IS A COMPENSATION AMOUNT THAT MAY BE A LITTLE BIT MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AMOUNT
OF TIME THAT WE'RE ASKING THESE MEMBERS TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY THIS IS NO WAY IS IT CONSIDERED
FULL-TIME COMPENSATION THE AMOUNT IS AT BEST A STIPEND PROPOSITION E ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL TO FILL
A VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT VERSUS HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION THE APPOINTMENT TO CITY COUNCIL WOULD
NEED TO BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE VACANCY THIS OPTION COULD SAVE TAXPAYERS BETWEEN $100,000
TO $200,000 BY AVOIDING THE COST OF A SPECIAL ELECTION THE APPOINTMENT IT WOULD REQUIRE 3-4
VOTE OF CITY COUNCIL OF FULL COUNCIL THAT WOULD INCLUDE THE MAYOR AND IT WOULD BE REQUIRED
TO TAKE PLACE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE VACANCY AND IF THE COUNCIL COULD NOT AGREE ON SOMEONE TO
APPOINT OR IF THEY CHOSE NOT TO APPOINT THEN THEY WOULD CALL A SPECIAL ELECTION AT THAT TIME
PROPOSITION F ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL TO CANCEL UP TO FOUR MEETINGS PER YEAR PROVIDING MORE FLEXIBILITY
FOR SUMMER VACATION AND HOLIDAYS CURRENTLY CITY COUNCIL MAY CANCEL TWO MEETINGS PROPOSITION F
ALLOWS CITY COUNCIL THE AUTHORITY TO CANCEL UP TO FOUR COUNCIL MEETINGS PER YEAR INSTEAD OF TWO
WHICH IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY IN THE CHARTER WHAT THIS ALLOWS IS JUST FLEXIBILITY AROUND HOLIDAYS
AND SUMMER VACATIONS TO ALLOW CITY COUNCIL TO ENJOY FAMILY TIME A LITTLE BIT MORE AND
STILL YOU KNOW HAVE THE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF MEETINGS TO CONDUCT BUSINESS PROPERLY FOR THE
CITY THE CHARTER AMENDMENT ELECTION WILL BE HELD MAY 3RD EARLY VOTING BEGINS APRIL 22ND FOR
MORE INFORMATION GO TO FRISCOTEXAS.GOV/ELECTIONS
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.