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2009 -10 Charter Commission - 8 Page 4 October 9, 2009 CA -9 SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE REQUIREMENT Amends Section 13- 20(c). Adds language to require that electronic notice of special meetings be linked on the appropriate council, board or commission webpage. CA -10 DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Powers, Duties, Functions Amends Section 6 -10.4. Expands the powers, duties, and functions of the department to include exercising other functions prescribed by ordinance or the mayor. Currently the department only exercises other functions as prescribed by ordinance. CA -11 DEPT. OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, Requirements of Director Amends Section 6 -10.3. Requires the director of the department of environmental management to have had a minimum of five year's administrative experience in a related field AND possess a degree in a related field. CA -12 INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS OR REVISIONS Amends Section 15 -1. Changes the information that needs to be provided to the County to verify the identity of persons signing a petition for a charter amendment so that the Office of Elections may easily verify signatures; and change the requirement of the number of signatures necessary from 20% of the registered voters to 20% of the votes cast in the last general election. This proposal also increases the amount of time the office of the county clerk would have to verify the signatures on the petition from twenty working days to thirty working days. CA -13 MANDATORY CHARTER REVIEW Amends Section 15 -3. This charter amendment proposes to increase the amount of time the Commission has to complete its work. Currently the commission is appointed by the fifteenth of January of a charter review year, and this amendment would change the date to the first day of July prior to the charter review year to give the commission more time to thoroughly review the charter. REPORTS REFERRALS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION ANNOUNCEMENTS ADJOURNMENT