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 Little Elm
 Code of Ordinances
 HOME RULE CHARTER
 Chapter FIFTEEN. ADOPTION OF CHARTER

  § 15.02. Charter Review Committee.

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  • A.

    The Town Council shall establish and appoint a Charter Review Committee to review and make recommendations regarding the Town Charter. The Charter Review Committee shall be composed of not fewer than seven (7) residents of the Town, and shall be established and appointed by Town Council at least every two (2) years from the date that the prior Charter Review Committee concluded its operations. The Charter Review Committee shall be established and appointed not less than nine (9) months before the selected election date at which any proposed Charter amendments may be considered.

    B.

    It shall be the duty of the Charter Review Committee to do the following:

    1.

    Inquire into the operation of the Town government under the Charter provisions and determine whether any such provisions require revision. To this end, public hearings may be held; and the Charter Review Committee shall have the power to compel the attendance of any officer or employee of the Town and to require the submission of any non-privileged and non-confidential Town records which the Charter Review Committee may determine is necessary to conduct such hearings.

    2.

    Propose any recommendations to the Town Manager and Town Council that the Charter Review Committee may determine are desirable to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Charter by the Town's departments.

    3.

    Propose amendments to the Charter to improve the effective application of the Charter to current conditions.

    4.

    Report the Charter Review Committee's findings and present its proposed amendments, if any, to the Town Council. Any report of the Charter Review Committee shall be delivered to the Town Attorney at least fifteen (15) days prior to its presentation to the Town Council. Within such time, and no later than ten (10) days prior to its presentation to the Town Council, the Town Attorney shall advise the Charter Review Committee in writing of any changes in proposed amendments which the Town Attorney deems necessary or desirable. A copy of the Town Attorney's recommendations shall be attached to the report of the Charter Review Committee at the time of its presentation to the Town Council.

    C.

    The Town Council shall receive any Charter Review Committee report and have published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town all proposed amendments recommended by the final report of the Charter Review Committee.

    D.

    The term of office of the Charter Review Committee shall not exceed nine (9) months. If during such term, no report is presented to the Town Council, then all records of the proceedings of the Charter Review Committee shall be filed with the Town Secretary.

    {Signatures of Home Rule Charter Commission Members omitted}

(Amend. of 5-14-2011)