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Adoption of the Amended Ballot Language for the proposed Charter Amendment to Provide a Procedure for the City Council to Judge the Qualifications of Members to be placed on the November 4, 2008 General Election Ballot
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rochester Hills desires to initiate a proposed amendment to City Charter Section 7.5, Judge of qualifications of Members, to provide a procedure requiring the affirmative vote of five (5) members of Council, following investigation and public hearing, to determine that a Councilmember is not eligible or qualified to hold office under Charter Section 7.2.
THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rochester Hills resolves:
1. The City Council, by a three-fifths vote of its members-elect, pursuant to the authority granted under the Home Rule Cities Act, MCL 117.1, et seq, proposes to amend the City of Rochester Hills Charter to amend Charter Section 7.5, Judge of qualifications of Members.
2. Provisions of existing Section 7.5 of the City of Rochester Hills Charter to be amended if the proposed amendment is adopted now read as follows:
The Council shall be the judge of the eligibility and qualifications of its own Members, subject only to review by the courts.
3. As amended, Section 7.5 of the City of Rochester Hills Charter would read as follows:
The Council shall be the judge of the eligibility and qualifications of its own Members, subject only to review by the courts. If the Council, after investigation and public hearing, determines by the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of Council that a Councilmember is not eligible or qualified, under Section 7.2, above, to hold office, the Councilmember’s office shall be deemed vacant.
4. The purpose of the proposed Charter amendment shall be stated on the ballot as follows:
A proposal to amend the City Charter by modifying Section 7.5. If adopted, the amendment will provide a procedure requiring the affirmative vote of five (5...
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