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2009 -10 Charter Commission - 12 Page 4 February 12, 2010 <br />CA -16: INITIATION OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS AND REVISIONS <br />Amends Section 15 -1. The purpose of this amendment is to make the requirements <br />for an elector initiated charter amendment to follow the same process and <br />requirements as for initiative and referendum. <br />Postponed: January 21, 2010 <br />CA -17: REAPPORTIONMENT TO REDISTRICTING <br />Amends Section 3 -17. This amendment is to change the name of the <br />Reapportionment Commission to "Redistricting Commission" to make the name <br />consistent with the practice of redrawing district lines. Additionally, provisions are <br />being added so that the commission shall adhere to the four redistricting criteria <br />instead of being "guided" by them. Public hearing requirements are being added as <br />well as a required report to the mayor and council about the commission's activities <br />and progress. Last, the commission is to be appointed and confirmed by July 1 prior <br />to the census year to give the commission more time to complete their work. <br />Postponed: January 21, 2010 <br />CA -23: ELECTRONIC NOTICE WITH NEWSPAPER PUBLICATIONS <br />Amends Sections 3- 10(c)(3), 3- 10(h), 6- 7.5(a)(4), 10 -4, 11 -4(p), 13- 20(c), 15 -2, and <br />15 -3. Whenever a public notice is required by charter or by ordinance to be <br />published in a daily newspaper, the public notice shall also be distributed via an <br />electronic medium, such as the Internet, within the same time frame as newspaper <br />publication. <br />Postponed: January 21, 2010 <br />CA -26: CONSERVATION OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES <br />Adds a new section to Article XIII, General Provisions. The purpose of this <br />amendment is to memorialize the county's responsibility under the state constitution <br />to ensure development of the natural resources of the county is done in a manner <br />consistent with their conservation and to add cultural resources to this responsibility. <br />Postponed: January 21, 2010 <br />CA -29: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY POWERS <br />Amends Section 9 -3. The proposed amendment would give the prosecuting attorney <br />additional discretionary powers relating to crime research, prevention and education. <br />Postponed: January 21, 2010 <br />