House Journal: Page 1889: Thursday, May 1, 2003
42 proposed charter.
43 Sec. 5. Section 331.235, Code 2003, is amended to
44 read as follows:
45 331.235 COMMISSION PROCEDURES AND REPORTS.
46 1. Within sixty days after its organization, the
47 commission shall hold at least one public hearing for
48 the purpose of receiving information and material
49 which will assist in the drafting of a charter.
50 Notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing
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1 shall be given as provided in chapter 21. If the
2 commission is created pursuant to section 331.264,
3 subsection 4, the hearing shall be held thirty days
4 after submission of the preliminary report to the
5 board, pursuant to section 331.264, subsection 3.
6 2. Within nine months after the organization of
7 the commission, the commission shall submit a
8 preliminary report to the board, which report may
9 include the text of the proposed charter. If a
10 proposed charter is included in the preliminary
11 report, the report shall also include an analysis of
12 the fiscal impact of the proposed charter. Sufficient
13 copies of the report shall be made available for
14 distribution to residents of the county who request a
15 copy. The commission shall hold at least one public
16 hearing after submission of the preliminary report to
17 obtain public comment. This subsection does not apply
18 if the commission is created pursuant to section
19 331.264, subsection 4.
20 3. Within twenty months after organization, the
21 commission shall submit the final report to the board.
22 If the commission is created pursuant to section
23 331.264, subsection 4, the commission shall submit the
24 final report to the board within five months after
25 submission of the preliminary report to the board
26 pursuant to section 331.264, subsection 3. A
27 commission created pursuant to section 331.264,
28 subsection 4, may adopt a motion granting itself a
29 sixty-day extension of time for submission of its
30 final report. If the commission recommends a charter
31 including a form of government other than the existing
32 form of government, the final report shall include the
33 full text and an explanation of the proposed charter,
34 a statement of alternatives considered including but
35 not limited to the potential for agreements under
36 chapter 28E, a statement that the elected officers
37 shall be elected on a partisan basis, an analysis of
38 the fiscal impact of the proposed charter, any
39 comments deemed desirable by the commission, and any
40 minority reports. The final report may recommend no
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