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CHARTER REVISIONS

JM
Jon Miller
Wed, Jul 17, 2024 4:26 PM

Have any cities reviewed and revised their charters?  If so, would you please share:

  1. The process used to review and suggest revisions to the charter?  E.g., was a committee appointed?  Who was on the committee?  If not a committee, who conducted the review and suggested changes?
  2. What were the changes proposed?  What changes were approved?
  3. Any suggestions or insights from having gone through the process?

Thanks,

Jonathan E. Miller
Director, Department of Law
City of Mustang
1501 N. Mustang Road
Mustang, Oklahoma 73064
Telephone: (405) 376-7746
Facsimile: (405) 376-7721

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Have any cities reviewed and revised their charters? If so, would you please share: 1. The process used to review and suggest revisions to the charter? E.g., was a committee appointed? Who was on the committee? If not a committee, who conducted the review and suggested changes? 2. What were the changes proposed? What changes were approved? 3. Any suggestions or insights from having gone through the process? Thanks, Jonathan E. Miller Director, Department of Law City of Mustang 1501 N. Mustang Road Mustang, Oklahoma 73064 Telephone: (405) 376-7746 Facsimile: (405) 376-7721 NOTICE: This e-mail message, and all attachments transmitted with it, may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message in confidence to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error and any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and delete this message and all attachments.
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RR
Roger Rinehart
Thu, Jul 18, 2024 4:09 PM

The City of Yukon appointed a Charter Review Committee, with representatives from each of the 4 wards and one at-large.  The committee met 3 times and proposed 6 changes to the Charter.  The Council passed resolutions on 5 of the proposed changes to be included on the General Election Ballot in November of 2024.  The changes proposed were for the following:

  1. Changing references from "councilman" to council member.
  2. Changing the term "freeholder" to City of Yukon resident"
  3. Added language regarding online codification and publication.
  4. Added language providing for addressing the authority, grounds, procedure, and effect of censure
  5. Eliminating election of councilman at large, adding language calling for the election of the Mayor at large, establishing terms, filing times, and election times.

The local County Election Board Secretary gave me guidance on the necessary wording for the Resolutions which were passed.

Roger Rinehart

RINEHART LAW OFFICE
A Professional Corporation
115 S. Rock Island Avenue P.O. Box 669
El Reno, Oklahoma 73036
405-262-2360 (phone)
405-262-2395 (fax)

Roger@Rinehartlaw.netmailto:Roger@Rinehartlaw.net
www.Rinehartlaw.nethttp://www.rinehartlaw.net/

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Have any cities reviewed and revised their charters?  If so, would you please share:

  1. The process used to review and suggest revisions to the charter?  E.g., was a committee appointed?  Who was on the committee?  If not a committee, who conducted the review and suggested changes?
  2. What were the changes proposed?  What changes were approved?
  3. Any suggestions or insights from having gone through the process?

Thanks,

Jonathan E. Miller
Director, Department of Law
City of Mustang
1501 N. Mustang Road
Mustang, Oklahoma 73064
Telephone: (405) 376-7746
Facsimile: (405) 376-7721

NOTICE: This e-mail message, and all attachments transmitted with it, may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message in confidence to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error and any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and delete this message and all attachments.

The City of Yukon appointed a Charter Review Committee, with representatives from each of the 4 wards and one at-large. The committee met 3 times and proposed 6 changes to the Charter. The Council passed resolutions on 5 of the proposed changes to be included on the General Election Ballot in November of 2024. The changes proposed were for the following: 1. Changing references from "councilman" to council member. 2. Changing the term "freeholder" to City of Yukon resident" 3. Added language regarding online codification and publication. 4. Added language providing for addressing the authority, grounds, procedure, and effect of censure 5. Eliminating election of councilman at large, adding language calling for the election of the Mayor at large, establishing terms, filing times, and election times. The local County Election Board Secretary gave me guidance on the necessary wording for the Resolutions which were passed. Roger Rinehart RINEHART LAW OFFICE A Professional Corporation 115 S. Rock Island Avenue P.O. Box 669 El Reno, Oklahoma 73036 405-262-2360 (phone) 405-262-2395 (fax) Roger@Rinehartlaw.net<mailto:Roger@Rinehartlaw.net> www.Rinehartlaw.net<http://www.rinehartlaw.net/> THE INFORMATION IN THIS MESSAGE IS CONFIDENTIAL AND INTENDED FOR THE SOLE USE OF THE INTENDED RECIPIENT. THIS E-MAIL CONTAINS INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT AND MAY BE PROTECTED BY ATTORNEY-CLIENT AND OTHER PRIVILEGES. IF YOU ARE NOT THE INTENDED RECIPIENT, YOU ARE ADVISED THAT RETENTION, USE, DISSEMINATION, AND COPYING OF THIS MESSAGE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. IF YOU RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY BY ELECTRONIC MAIL OR TELEPHONE AT (405) 262-2360 AND DELETE THIS MESSAGE. Sending an e-mail to Rinehart Law Office or to any of our professionals does not create a lawyer-client relationship. From: Jon Miller via Oama <oama@lists.imla.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2024 11:26 AM To: oama (oama@lists.imla.org) <oama@lists.imla.org> Subject: [Oama] CHARTER REVISIONS Have any cities reviewed and revised their charters? If so, would you please share: 1. The process used to review and suggest revisions to the charter? E.g., was a committee appointed? Who was on the committee? If not a committee, who conducted the review and suggested changes? 2. What were the changes proposed? What changes were approved? 3. Any suggestions or insights from having gone through the process? Thanks, Jonathan E. Miller Director, Department of Law City of Mustang 1501 N. Mustang Road Mustang, Oklahoma 73064 Telephone: (405) 376-7746 Facsimile: (405) 376-7721 NOTICE: This e-mail message, and all attachments transmitted with it, may contain legally privileged and confidential information intended solely for the intended recipient(s). If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message in confidence to the intended recipient(s), you are hereby notified that you have received this transmittal in error and any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply email and delete this message and all attachments.
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