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Adoption of the Amended Ballot Language for the proposed City Charter Amendment to Require that a Councilmember or Council Candidate Shall Not Be in Default to the City 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 7.2, Qualifications, to provide that a Councilmember or Council candidate shall not be in default of payment of any tax or assessment owed to the City.
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 7.2, Qualifications.
2. Provisions of existing Section 7.2 of the City of Rochester Hills Charter to be amended if the proposed amendment is adopted now read as follows:
Each Councilmember shall be a registered elector in the City and shall have been a resident of the City for one year immediately prior to the final date of filing of nominating petitions. A Council candidate shall be a resident of the District in order to represent a District and shall maintain residency in the District during the term of office.
3. As amended, Section 7.2 of the City of Rochester Hills Charter would read as follows:
Each Councilmember shall be a registered elector in the City and shall have been a resident of the City for one year immediately prior to the final date of filing of nominating petitions. A Council candidate shall be a resident of the District in order to represent a District and shall maintain residency in the District during the term of office. A Councilmember or Council candidate shall not be in default of payment of any tax, assessment or obligation owed to the City.
4. The purpose of the proposed Charter amendment shall be stated on the ballot as f...
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