City of Frisco Seeking Input From Residents During Charter Review Process
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CITY OF FRISCO SEEKING INPUT FROM RESIDENTS DURING CHARTER REVIEW PROCESS
(July 10, 2009) The City of Frisco is currently in the process of
reviewing its City Charter. The Home Rule Charter is the document that
structures the City of Frisco government.
The City Council appointed a Charter Review Commission (CRC) in June.
Commission members have been asked to do the following: 1) review the
Charter and determine if changes are necessary; 2) propose recommendations
to insure Frisco complies with the Charter; 3) report findings and
recommendations to the Frisco City Council. Any changes to the Charter
must be approved by Frisco voters.
The CRC will be meeting on a weekly basis on Monday nights at 6 p.m.
inside the George A. Purefoy Municipal Center, located at 6101 Frisco
Square Blvd. The meetings are open to the public. Anyone interested in
attending should check the city Web site for the meeting locations inside
City Hall. Public meetings are listed online at
http://www.friscotexas.gov/meetings. Look on the meeting list for "Charter
Review Commission". The CRC is scheduled to meet through November 2009.
Residents interested in giving their input on the City Charter may attend
the meetings or email comments or recommendations to
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address). The City Charter is available to read online
at http://www.friscotexas.gov/citycharter.
The citizens of Frisco first adopted the Home Rule Charter in January
1987. Most recently, the Charter was revised in May 2002. The Charter
provides that the City Council appoint a Charter Review Commission
periodically. It also calls for the CRC to have 10 members who are Frisco
residents.
The CRC will report its findings to City Council by February 2010. If
passed by the City Council, city staff will take steps to add the
proposition for the amended City Charter to the May 2010 city election
ballot. Frisco voters will then approve or reject the proposition.
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