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Voters In Republic Will Decide On Several Changes To The City Charter

Voters In Republic Will Decide On Several Changes To The City Charter

Voters In Republic Will Decide On Several Changes To The City Charter

Voters in Republic will be having a few decisions to make on the April ballot.

Some of those changes will include a 1% sales tax and a change with elected officials’ term limits.

The city administrator says the city is pushing for changes to the charter which hasn’t been updated in 12 years.

A city charter usually includes a provision for officials to review after a certain period, however Republic’s didn’t.

Other questions voters will be asked are eliminating city clerk as an appointed position and repealing the tie-breaking and veto power of mayor pro tempore.

Those decisions will be made on April 2nd.

View the ballot language of the issues here:

Question 1
Shall the City of Republic, Missouri, impose a city sales tax of one percent (1%) to provide general fund expenses for the benefit of the City including additional public safety resources to hire additional firefighters and police officers, improving public infrastructure including City Hall, paying off debt, and other additional City services?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 2
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Articles III and IV, be amended in multiple sections to clarify the residency qualifications for elected officials including requiring a member of the Council to remain a qualified voter of their Ward and the Mayor to remain a qualified voter of the City, prohibiting a member of the Council and Mayor from holding an incompatible public office, prohibiting a member of the Council from dictating the appointment or removal of a City employee under whom the City Administrator is empowered to appoint, and to provide for a forfeiture of office if a Council member willfully violates the Personal Financial Section?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 3
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Sections 3.2 (c), 4.2 (b), 14.2 (b) and 14.2 (c), be amended to change the term of Mayor and Councilmembers to four years?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 4
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Section 3.4, be amended to repeal the power of the Mayor Pro Tempore to exercise the power to cast tie-breaking votes and veto powers when acting as Mayor?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 5
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Sections 3.10 (c), 3.10 (f), 3.10 (h) and 4.4 (c), be amended to clarify the effective date of ordinances and resolutions, allow for random voting to include a simultaneous electronic display, require proposed ordinances to be made available in electronic format, and to provide for a Council override of a Mayoral veto on resolutions?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 6
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Sections 3.8 and 4.4 (g), be amended to eliminate the position of City Clerk as an appointive officer?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 7
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Sections 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3, be amended to require City elections to be non-partisan, allow for elections on such days as mandated by state law and how election results are determined, require special elections to be ordered by ordinance, at regular elections Councilmembers and the Mayor are elected to fill the offices of those whose terms have expired, and disallow a person from filing as a candidate for two City offices at the same time at the same election?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 8
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Sections 10.1 and 10.2, be amended to allow for use of the right-of-way consistent with applicable state and federal law to protect the public interest?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 9
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Article IX, be amended in multiple sections to clarify the initiative, referendum and recall processes and specifically the authority of voters to adopt or reject a proposed ordinance through an initiative procedure, clarify the authority of voters to adopt or reject certain ordinances approved by the City Council through the referendum process, provide additional operational guidance for a petitioners committee, specify the content of a petition, specify the qualifications to be a petition circulator, provide certain time limits, and specify when the Council must act following receipt and certification of a sufficient petition?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

Question 10
Shall the Charter of the City of Republic, Articles VI, XIII, and XIV, be amended in multiple sections to change and clarify the language on the schedule for the implementation of the Charter amendments?
[ ] YES
[ ] NO

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