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Home My WebLink AboutRESOLUTION NO 16 12 404STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON RESOLUTION NO. 16-12-404 A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CHARTER COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF MIL TON, GEORGIA THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIL TON HEREBY RESOLVES while m regular session on the 5th day of December, 2016 as follows : WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.18 of the Charter for the City of Milton, Georgia, at the first regularly scheduled city council meeting in December, 2011 , and every 5 years thereafter, the mayor and city council shall call for a Charter Commission to review the city's experience and recommend to the General Assembly any changes to the City Charter; and WHEREAS, the City of Milton was incorporated December 1, 2006; and WHEREAS, in accord with Section 7.18 of the Charter, a Milton Charter Commission was established in December 2011 ; and WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the citizens of the City of Milton to establish a second Charter Commission to undertake another review of the City Charter; and WHEREAS, it is further in the interests of the citizens of the City of Milton that the Charter Commission receive input from the elected officials of Milton as to those areas of the Charter in need of potential revision or adjustment; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council may each appoint one member to the Charter Commission; and WHEREAS, each member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate whose district lies wholly or partially within the corporate boundaries of the City of Milton may appoint one member to the Charter Commission; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council have determined that their appointees shall be as set forth below; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA, as follows: 1. That a second Charter Commission is hereby established to again review the city's experience and recommend to the General Assembly any changes to the City Charter. 2. That the Charter Commission assemble for organizational purposes as quickly as practicable following formation, but shall not assemble for purposes of discussing substantive charter-related issues until at least January 15 , 2017. 3. That the City Council for the City of Milton shall, at the first regular Council meeting in January 201 7, consider and approve a detailed list of those Milton Charter areas and issues for which it would request that the Charter Commission specifically review. This list shall be provided to the Charter Commission at its introductory meeting. 4. This draft list shall be assembled by city staff, in conjunction with the City Manager, and shall be placed on the December 12, 2016 City Council work session agenda for consideration in order that a final list may be approved by the City Council at its first regular meeting in January 2017. 5. All members of the Charter Commission must reside in the City of Milton. 6. The Mayor hereby appoints Bill O'Connor to serve on the City of Milton's Charter Commission. 7. The City Council hereby appoints David Shannon to serve on the City of Milton's Charter Commission. 8. Each member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate whose district lies wholly or partially within the corporate boundaries of the City of Milton shall appoint one member to the Charter Commission as follows: Senator John Albers (Senate District 56) hereby appoints Ron Wallace; Representative Jan Jones (House District 47) hereby appoints Peyton Jamison; Senator Brandon Beach (Senate District 21) hereby appoints Bob Meyers; and Representative Wes Cantrell (House District 22) hereby appoints Brenda Barnstead. 9. The Milton Council further hereby appoints the City Manager to serve in an ex officio capacity with respect to the Charter Commission and provide as much input as is needed by the Commission. 10. The Charter Commission must complete its review and make recommendations by June 5, 2017. 11. The City Attorney or an attorney from that office shall attend the meetings of the Charter Commission to provide substantive and procedural legal guidance, and to ensure all necessary minutes and other procedural protocols are observed. RESOLVED this 5th day of December, 2016. Approved: Joe Lockwood, Mayor Attest: