(Published in The Norman Transcript February 28, March 6, 13, 2016, 3t) O-1516-26 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, AUTHORIZING THE CALLING AND HOLDING OF A SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF NORMAN, COUNTY OF CLEVELAND, STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ON THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE REGISTERED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF NORMAN THE QUESTION OF APPROVING OR REJECTING ORDINANCE NO. O-1516-25, WHICH ORDINANCE AMENDS ARTICLE II, SECTION 1 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATES TO CHANGING REFERENCES TO COUNCIL MEMBER COMPENSATION TO STIPEND; ARTICLE III, SECTION 1 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATES TO THE CITY MANAGER APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL PROCESS; ARTICLE III, SECTION 6 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATES TO THE PROCESS BY WHICH CITY COUNCIL MAY INQUIRE INTO ADMINISTRATIVE MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS; ARTICLE III, SECTION 7 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATES TO POLITICAL ACTIVITY BY CITY EMPLOYEES; ARTICLE XVII, SECTION 2 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATES TO COMPENSATION OF CITY EMPLOYEES; ARTICLE XVII, SECTION 9 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATES TO REVIEWING THE CHARTER EVERY TEN YEARS; ARTICLE XX, SECTIONS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NORMAN WHICH RELATES TO RENAMING THE REAPPORTIONMENT COMMISSION THE REAPPORTIONMENT AD HOC COMMITTEE AND FURTHER DEFINES DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; AND PROVIDING FOR THE SEVERABILITY THEREOF. § 1. WHEREAS, it has been requested to the Council of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, to submit for election various amendments to the Charter of said City as are hereinafter set forth; and § 2. WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 12, Article XVII of the Charter of the City of Norman, said amendments must be submitted to the registered voters of the City for their approval before the same become effective. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA: § 3. PROPOSITION I Shall Section 1 of Article II of the Charter of the City Of Norman related to compensation of elected officers be amended to change the verbiage regarding payment of elected officers from compensation to stipend, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? § 4. PROPOSITION II Shall Section 1 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Norman be amended to require an affirmative vote of five (5) members to appoint the City Manager, to clarify the City Managers employment status as an at-will employee, to provide a process for an interim City Manager to be appointed in case of the absence or disability of the City Manager, to provide a process for council members to request that the discussion and possible consideration of the removal or suspension of the City Manager be placed on the agenda for a regularly scheduled meeting, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? § 5. PROPOSITION III Shall Section 6 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Norman be amended to allow the City Council to adopt a resolution inquiring into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the City, investigate municipal affairs, and direct the City Manager or an outside agency to investigate such affairs, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? § 6. PROPOSITION IV Shall Section 7 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Norman be amended to require City employees seeking elective office to take a leave of absence as set forth in the Norman Code of Ordinances and/or the City Personnel Manual and consistent with applicable laws, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? § 7. PROPOSITION V Shall Section 2 of Article XVII of the Charter of the City of Norman relating to Miscellaneous Provisions be amended to add benefits and compensation package to state that all employees are prohibited from receiving compensation from the City other than the salary, benefits and compensation package attached to his or her position, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? § 8. PROPOSITION VI Shall Section 9 of Article XVII of the Charter of the City of Norman relating to Miscellaneous Provision be amended to provide for a periodic charter review every ten years beginning no later than 2024 and providing that Council shall consider whether a Charter Review Committee shall be appointed for such review, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? § 9. PROPOSITION VII Shall the following sections of Article XX of the Charter of the City of Norman relating to reapportionment be amended: Section 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 removing references to the Reapportionment Commission and replacing them with the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee; Section 2 requiring the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee to review and make recommendations on ward boundaries in cases of proposed annexation or de-annexation, during the Federal Decennial Census process, or upon unanimous recommendation of City Council, and striking language related to the terms of Committee members; Section 3 to adjust the deadline for the Committee to make a recommendation to City Council to provide adequate time for review of the Federal Decennial Census; Section 5 to give City Council the options of adopting, rejecting or adopting with some modification(s) the recommendation(s) of the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee and providing that any adopted changes to ward boundaries must also be adopted by ordinance and codified in the Code of Norman, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? § 10. That the remaining portions of the Articles and Sections referred to herein shall remain unchanged. § 11. That the amendments of the City Charter proposed herein shall be effective provided by law. § 12. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this resolution is, for any reason, held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this resolution. [The remainder of this page is intentionally left blank.] ADOPTED this 8th day of December, 2015. s/ Cindy Rosenthal Cindy Rosenthal, Mayor ATTEST: s/ Brenda Hall Brenda Hall, City Clerk (SEAL) SPECIAL ELECTION PROCLAMATION AND NOTICE OF ELECTION Under and by virtue of the Statutes of the State of Oklahoma and acts complimentary, supplementary and enacted pursuant thereto, and Ordinance No. O-1516-26 dated December 8, 2015, authorizing the calling of an election on the Propositions hereinafter set forth, I, the undersigned Mayor of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, hereby call a special election and give notice thereof to be held in the City of Norman, Oklahoma, hereby call a special election and give notice thereof to be held in the City of Norman, Oklahoma, on the 5th day of April, 2015, for the purpose of submitting to the registered qualified voters in said City the following Propositions: PROPOSITION I Shall Section 1 of Article II of the Charter of the City Of Norman related to the compensation of elected officers be amended to change the verbiage regarding payment of elected officers from compensation to stipend, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st c YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION 2nd c NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) PROPOSITION II Shall Section 1 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Norman be amended to require an affirmative vote of five (5) members to appoint the City Manager, to clarify the City Managers employment status as an at-will employee, to provide a process for an interim City Manager to be appointed in case of the absence or disability of the City Manager, to provide a process for council members to request that the discussion and possible consideration of the removal or suspension of the City Manager be placed on the agenda for a regularly scheduled meeting, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st c YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION 2nd c NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) PROPOSITION III Shall Section 6 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Norman be amended to allow the City Council to adopt a resolution inquiring into the conduct of any office, department or agency of the City, investigate municipal affairs, and direct the City Manager or an outside agency to investigate such affairs, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st c YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION 2nd c NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) PROPOSITION IV Shall Section 7 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Norman be amended to require City employees seeking elective office to take a leave of absence as set forth in the Norman Code of Ordinances and/or the City Personnel Manual and consistent with applicable laws, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st c YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION 2nd c NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) PROPOSITION V Shall Section 2 of Article XVII of the Charter of the City of Norman relating to Miscellaneous Provisions be amended to add benefits and compensation package to state that all employees are prohibited from receiving compensation from the City other than the salary, benefits and compensation package attached to his or her position, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st c YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION 2nd c NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) PROPOSITION VI Shall Section 9 of Article XVII of the Charter of the City of Norman relating to Miscellaneous Provisions be amended to provide for a periodic charter review every ten years beginning no later than 2024 and providing that Council shall consider whether a Charter Review Committee shall be appointed for such review, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st c YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION 2nd c NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) PROPOSITION VII Shall the following sections of Article XX of the Charter of the City of Norman relating to reapportionment be amended: Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 removing references to the Reapportionment Commission and replacing them with the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee; Section 2 requiring the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee to review and make recommendations on ward boundaries in cases of proposed annexation or de-annexation, during the Federal Decennial Census process, or upon unanimous recommendation of City Council, and striking language related to the terms of Committee members; Section 3 to adjust the deadline for the Committee to make a recommendation to City Council to provide adequate time for review of the Federal Decennial Census; Section 5 to give City Council the options of adopting, rejecting or adopting with some modification(s) the recommendation(s) of the Reapportionment Ad Hoc Committee and providing that any adopted changes to ward boundaries must also be adopted by ordinance and codified in the Code of Norman, as more particularly described in Ordinance No. O-1516-25? The ballot used at said election shall set out the Proposition as above set forth and shall also contain the words: 1st c YES - FOR THE ABOVE PROPOSITION 2nd c NO - AGAINST THE ABOVE PROPOSITION (If the voter desires to vote for the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly; if he desires to vote against the above Proposition, he shall mark the ballot accordingly.) That only the registered qualified voters of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, may vote upon the Propositions as above set forth. The polls shall be opened at 7:00 oclock a.m. and shall remain open continuously until and be closed at 7:00 p.m. The special election shall be held at the same places and in the same manner prescribed by law for conducting county and state elections and the numbers and locations of the polling places and the persons who shall conduct said election shall be the same as for county and state elections, all as respectively designated and prescribed by the County Election Board of Cleveland County, Oklahoma. WITNESS my hand as Mayor of the City of Norman, Oklahoma, and the Seal of said City affixed hereto on the 8th day of December, 2015. s/ Cindy Rosenthal Mayor (SEAL) ATTEST: s/ Brenda Hall City Clerk
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