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until the new appointments were made might be an 18. Limit how long <br /> inconvenience to old officers. He suggested a old appointees <br /> 6-month period might be appropriate. stay. <br /> 3 . Section 13-5 . Council had told Mr. <br /> Carpenter that , in the above instance, he did <br /> not have any authority to swear appointees in. 19. Appointees need <br /> This section says the appointees had to- be sworn to be sworn in <br /> in before taking up their duties and someone had immediately. <br /> to do it , so he accepted the responsibility. He <br /> realized that if the Council did not confirm the <br /> appointees , then he would be required to bring <br /> replacements in. <br /> 4 . Section 13-7 - Rules. This has ?0. Sec. 13-7: change <br /> already been modified by an opinion from I language. <br /> Corporation Counsel to effect that Council no <br /> longer "approves" . This language was not upheld <br /> by the Supreme Court ; so the language merely <br /> needs to be updated. <br /> 5. Section 13-8 changes were previously <br /> discussed. <br /> 6 . Section 13-13 - Contracts. Council :21. Make clear that <br /> felt in some instances that the terms of mayor is contract- <br /> contracts should have their approval . - And (b) ing officer. <br /> is the only instance in which this should <br /> happen. <br /> This section also does not say who the <br /> contracting officer is; it is the mayor. Mr . <br /> Greenwell felt administration should do the <br /> negotiating; but if information was revealed <br /> that was questionable, the Council should be <br /> allowed to see the contract within so many <br /> days. <br /> K. Article 14 - Ethics <br /> 1 . Mr. Carpenter feels that all <br /> commissioners should vote on issues that come ?2. Define when <br /> before them unless there is conflict. Someone commissioners <br /> needs to determine when that conflict should should be allowed <br /> allow an individual to abstain. ' to abstain from <br /> voting. <br /> 437 <br />