A Charter Amendment to Fix Expulsions
Preamble: Expulsion currently provides the opportunity to remove executive officials from their offices with less cause than that needed for impeachment, and with a slimmer margin of the District Council voting favorably on it. Given that the purpose of an expulsion is typically to remove a member of a legislative entity; and with Article 2, Section 3 of the District Charter permitting the amendment of the District Charter on the initiative of the Mayor; the following amendment is proposed.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE DISTRICT COUNCIL HERE ASSEMBLED THAT,
SECTION 1
Article 5, Section 4 of the District Charter currently states:
“Expulsion shall be the process of removing a government official of the District’s government, without giving them the ability to provide a rebuttal. Expulsions may be initiated by the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the District Councilmembers. The District Council shall retain the ability to vote on expulsions. District Councilmembers and employees of the District’s Executive Branch may be expelled.”
SECTION 2
Article 5, Section 4 of the District Charter shall be amended to state:
“Expulsion shall be the process of removing a government official of the District’s government, without giving them the ability to provide a rebuttal. Expulsions may be initiated by the Mayor, Deputy Mayor and the District Councilmembers. The District Council shall retain the ability to vote on expulsions. District Councilmembers and employees of the District’s Legislative Branch may be expelled.”
SECTION 3
This District Charter Amendment shall go into effect immediately upon passing the legal processes as described by the District Charter.
Submitted to the District Council of the District of Prominence.
CHIEF SPONSOR
Mayor T_xom
CO-SPONSOR
Deputy Mayor skelet_n