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PETITIONER'S PROPOSED ARTICLES OF <br />HOME RULE CHARTER <br />1. THE RIGHT TO INITL4TE NEW LAT~T'S (INITIATII'E), REPEAL UA'R'AA'TED OLD LATi'S <br />(REFERENDUM), Al!'D REMOVE COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR JUST CAUSE (RECALL). <br />2. THE RIGHT TO VOTE ON MAJOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURES. <br />--- --~..---- REQUIKE TAXIN~'REMENT FIIYANCf1VGDISTRICTS TiIAT HAi~'E REPAID-?HgIR DRIGfiVAL <br />COSTS TO CLOSE OUT OR ONLY REMAIN OPEN TO PAY OFF EXISTING DEBT. <br />4. CREATE SIX DISTRICTS WITH A CO UNCIL PERSON ELECTED FOR EACH DISTRICT, AND A <br />MAYOR ELECTED AT LARGE. CANDIDATES MUST GIVE UP THEIR CURRENT SEAT TO RUN <br />i <br />FOR ANOTHER ELECTIVE OFFICE. HAVE A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL ANY COUNCIL <br />VACANCY EXCEEDING ONE YEAR INSTEAD OF COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS. <br />S. OPENAND TELEVISED PUBLIC MEETINGS, ALL HELD AT CIT3'HALL, FOR ALL <br />APPOINTED COMMISSI011'S AND TASK FORCES AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL <br />MEETINGS. OPEN ACCESS TO THE CITY'S CHAn'A'EL 16 AND IA'TERNET WEB SITE <br />FOR COMMUNITYAND POLITICAL PURPOSES--SO AS TO CREATE A PUBLIC FORUM <br />OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE. <br />- 6. - L'`LECTfBh'SfIE~~EItE#}~~ItED-YEA~TOEOIN£IFIE iT'IPi~ISTATErfND <br />j <br />FEDERAL ELECTIOA' TIMES, AND TO En'COURAGF_ R10RE PEOPLF_ TO BE I,'~'T'OLVED <br />IN LOCAL GOT'ER1!'MEn'T. PRESEII'TL 3', OA'1, 3' ?0% OF i%OTERS TOTED IN THE 1997 <br />i <br />CITY ELECTION, T'S. 80% IA' THE 1995 STATE F_LECTI011`S. <br />BY CREATING A CHARTER OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE <br />PEOPLE, WE SHALL REGAIN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS THAT, UP UNTIL NOW, <br />WE HAVE LOST. AND BY DOING SO, ~1'E SHALL ALSO REGAIl\T CITIZEN <br />CONTROL OVER OUR LOCAL GO~'ERI~TMENT. <br />