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Section 2.1 City Commission. There shall be a City Commission (the "Commission") vested with all legislative powers of the City including but not limited to the setting of policy. approval of budget. determination of tax rates. hiring and firing of the charter officers. and the development of community land policies. The Commission shall consistffig of four (4) members ("Commissioners") and the Mayor. Commissioners shall occupy seats numbered 1 through 4. References in this Charter to the Commission and/or Commissioners shall include the Mayor unless the context dictates otherwise. Section 7.4, "Charter Revision" of the City Charter be amended as follows: Section 7.4 Charter Revision At its first regular meeting in December of the fifth (5th) year after the adoption of this Charter, in December 2002, and thereafter every tenth (10) year commencing December 2012, the Commission shall appoint a Charter revision commission ("Commission") consisting of five (5) persons including three (3) from the Residential Areas from which the Commissioners were elected, except in the case of the At-Large Commissioner in which case the Commissioners member may reside any where in the City. Each Commissioner shall be entitled to appoint one Charter Revision Commission member from his or her district but that appointee shall be ratified by a maiority of the Commission. In addition, the Mayor may appoint (1) person to the Commission who is member of the Commission serving a second consecutive term as Commissioner but who shall be a non-voting Commission member. The Mayor him/herself shall not be eligible for appointment to the revision commission. The revision Commission shall commence its proceedings within forty-five (45) days after appointment by Commission. If the Commission determines that a revision is needed, including but not limited to a change in the boundaries or number of Residential Areas, it shall draft such amendments to this charter as it deems appropriate and submit the same to the to the City Commission no later than the ninetieth (90) day after their appointment by the Commission. The Commission shall, not less than thirty (30) days or more than sixty (60) days after submission of the proposed amendments to Commission, submit them to the electors of the City in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.1 except that the provisions of subsections (a) and (b) such Section shall not apply. Article 8 "Transition Provisions" of the City Charter be amended as follows: Seet-ioB 8.1 Temporary Nature of .A...rtiele The follo'l/iRg seotiaRs of this "AJtide are iRsefted solely for the p\ill>ose of effectiRg the iReo~oratioR af the City afla the traflsitioR to a Rew lffiHlieipal govenUfteRt. Eooh section of this .AJticle shall lH:ltam.atieally, afla witheat f1::lf'tfler '1000 or oot of the eleotors of the City, OOeome iReffeetive afld RO 10Rger a part of this Charter at sHeh tome as the implelB0fttatiOR of sHeh sectioR has eeeR acoomplished. Charter Revision Ordinance (l) 2003 7/112003 4