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Adoption of the Amended Ballot Language for the Proposed City Charter Amendment to Eliminate the Duty of the City Clerk to be the Chief Accountant of the City and to Add Maintenance of a System of Accounts to the Mayor's Duties 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 Sections 8.3, Duties of the Mayor, and 8.11, Department of City Clerk, to eliminate the duty of the City Clerk to be the chief accountant of the City and to maintain a system of accounts and add to the duties of the Mayor to maintain a system of accounts.
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 Sections 8.3, Duties of the Mayor, and 8.11, Department of City Clerk.
2. Provisions of existing Section 8.3 of the City of Rochester Hills Charter to be amended if the proposed amendment is adopted now read as follows:
The Mayor shall be the administrative and executive head of the City. The Mayor shall be a conservator of the peace and may exercise within the City the powers conferred upon sheriffs to suppress disorder. The Mayor shall have authority to command the assistance of all able-bodied citizens to aid in the enforcement of the ordinances and regulations of the Council. In addition to these functions, the Mayor shall be charged with the following powers and duties:
.1 Maintain an office during normal business hours at a place provided by the Council;
.2 Enforce all laws, and City ordinances and regulations;
.3 Appoint and remove for cause Department Directors and employees of the City without concurrence of the Council, subject to appeal as may be provided by contract or ordinance.
.4 Ensure tha...
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