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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.