EXHIBIT A

(Revised November 16, 2021)

GENDER INCLUSIVE AMENDMENTS TO CITY CHARTER

ARTICLE 2. THE COUNCIL

Sec. 2.1. Number; selection; term.

(1) The council shall consist of a mayor and six (6) councilmembers.
(2) The mayor and councilmembers in office when this Charter becomes effective shall continue in office until
the expiration of their respective terms.
(3) Beginning with the general municipal election to be held in 2008, a mayor shall be elected from the qualified
electors of the city for a period of four (4) years, or until his a successor is duly elected at a general municipal
election as provided herein. No person elected as mayor shall be eligible for reelection as mayor for the term
immediately succeeding his or her a second full consecutive term as mayor.
(4) At each election to be held under this Charter, three (3) councilmembers shall be chosen. The three (3)
candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall hold office for four (4) years or until their successors
are duly elected at a general municipal election as provided herein. Thereafter, councilmembers shall be
elected at each general municipal election, as provided herein, to fill the seats of the councilmembers whose
terms expire, effective when their successors take office. No person elected as a councilmember shall be
eligible for reelection as councilmember for the term immediately succeeding his a second full consecutive
term as councilmember.

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Sec. 2.4. Presiding officer; mayor; vice-mayor.

The mayor shall preside at the meetings of the council and shall have a voice and vote in its proceedings. He
The mayor will be the liaison officer between the city council and the city manager and city attorney at all times
except when the council is in session. His The mayor’s instructions to the city manager and city attorney shall have
the effect of a council decision except where disapproved by the city council in regular or special session. He The
mayor shall be recognized as head of the city government and by the governor for purposes of military law. The
council shall, at the first regular meeting after each general municipal election, elect one of its own members vice-
mayor. The vice-mayor shall, in the absence or disability of the mayor, have all of the powers and prerogatives and
shall perform all of the duties of the mayor. The vice-mayor shall hold office until the first regular meeting after the
next general municipal election following his election by the council.

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Sec. 2.6. Interest.
No councilmember shall be excused from voting upon any matter coming before [the] council except where
such matters involve the consideration of his that councilmember’s own official conduct, or where his that
councilmember’s financial interests are involved, in which case he that councilmember shall be disqualified from
voting.

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Sec. 2.10. Members of council not to interfere.

No councilmember shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his removal from, office by
the city manager or by any of his subordinates, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of
officers and employees in the administrative service of the city except as provided in this Charter. Except for the
purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the city
manager and neither the council, nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinates of the city
manager, either publicly or privately.

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ARTICLE 3. THE CITY MANAGER

Sec. 3.1. Qualifications.

The city manager shall be chosen by the council on the basis of his character and executive and
administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience or training in, or his knowledge of,
accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his appointment, he
the city manager need not be a resident of the city or state, but during the tenure of his office he shall reside
within the city.

Sec. 3.2. Salary; removal.

The city manager shall serve at the will of the council and shall not be given a fixed term by resolution,
ordinance, contract or otherwise. His The city manager’s salary shall be fixed by the council and he the city
manager shall not accept, for the city manager’s his own use, any commissions, rebates, discounts or gratuities of
any kind. For any violation of this provision, the manager shall be summarily dismissed.

Sec. 3.3. Powers and duties.

The city manager shall be the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch of the city
government. He The city manager shall be responsible to council for the proper administration of all departments,
except the legal department, and to that end, he the city manager shall have power and shall be required to:
(a) See that the laws, ordinances and contracts are properly enforced.
(b) Appoint, and when necessary for the good of the service, remove any officers and employees of the
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 department, or he the city manager may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and
remove subordinates in such department or office not herein excepted.
(c) Prepare the capital improvement program and the annual city budget and submit them to the council
and be responsible for their administration.
(d) Prepare and submit to council within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year a complete
report on the finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding year.
(e) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter, or required of him by the council, not
inconsistent with this Charter.

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