Charter Amendment to Prevent Abuse of DA
Preamble: Mayor have too much power
BE IT ENACTED BY THE DISTRICT OF PROMINENCE COUNCIL HERE ASSEMBLED THAT,
SECTION 1
Article III, Section 14 of the Prominence District Charter currently states:
“The Prominence District Attorney shall have the duty and hold the ability to investigate officials of the District’s government, either after request and/or order of the Mayor or initiation of the Prominence District Attorney. The Mayor may overturn the initiation of an investigation or end an ongoing investigation of an employee of the District government for valid reasons, except when such an investigation concerns the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and a District Council member. The Prominence District Attorney shall have the power to suspend duties of any executive or legislative member of the District of Prominence besides the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, until the investigation is completed. The District Attorney shall only be able to suspend a member with the authorization of the Mayor. A member can only be suspended if the reason for the investigation is for a prosecutable offense. The District Council shall be able to reverse a suspension with a simple-majority (½) vote. Upon the completion of such an investigation the Prominence District Attorney shall be mandated to release a document with the process and conclusion of the investigation to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and District Council. The Mayor may then decide whether such information should be publicized or not. Additionally, the District Council may demand such a document with the process and result of an investigation to be published to the public through a simple-majority (1⁄2) vote”
SECTION 2
Article III, Section 14 of the Prominence District Charter shall be amended to state,
“The Prominence District Attorney shall have the duty and hold the ability to investigate officials of the District’s government, either after request and/or order of the Mayor or District Council or initiation of the Prominence District Attorney. The Mayor may overturn the initiation of an investigation or end an ongoing investigation of an employee of the District government for valid reasons, except when such an investigation concerns the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and/or a District Council member. The Prominence District Council may overturn the initiation of an investigation or end an ongoing investigation of an employee of the District Government with a ½ majority vote, except when such an investigation concerns the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, and/or a District Council Member. The Prominence District Attorney shall have the power to suspend duties of any executive or legislative member of the District of Prominence besides the Mayor and Deputy Mayor, until the investigation is completed. The District Attorney shall only be able to suspend a member with the authorization of the Mayor. A member can only be suspended if the reason for the investigation is for a prosecutable offense. The District Council shall be able to reverse a suspension with a simple-majority (½) vote. Upon the completion of such an investigation the Prominence District Attorney shall be mandated to release a document with the process and conclusion of the investigation to the Mayor, Deputy Mayor, District Council**, and the public.**"
SECTION 3
This District Ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon passing the legal processes as described by the District Charter.
Respectfully submitted to the District Council of the District of Prominence.
CHIEF SPONSOR
Councilman SwedishVic
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