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ORDINANCE NO. <br /> AN ORDINANCE of the Everett City Council approving changes to the City <br /> Charter to be considered in an election by the residents of Everett and requesting that the <br /> Snohomish County Auditor place these Charter ballot measures on the November 8, <br /> 2016, General Election. <br /> WHEREAS,the Everett City Charter was adopted at a Special Election held June 25, <br /> 1968,and amended in 1978, 1982, 1996, and 2006; <br /> WHEREAS,the Charter Review Committee was formed to examine the Charter and <br /> recommended any changes it felt appropriate; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Charter Review Committee met over a period of months and did <br /> examine the Charter; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Charter Review Committee's evaluation culminated in recommended <br /> changes; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Council has reviewed the recommended changes to the Charter and, <br /> with some modifications and additions,wishes to place these proposed changes on the <br /> November 8,2016 ballot for consideration by the residents of Everett; <br /> NOW,THEREFORE,THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: <br /> Section 1: The Snohomish County Auditor,as ex officio supervisor of all elections held <br /> in Snohomish County,is requested to place the proposed Everett City Charter changes <br /> specified below on the ballot for the November 8,2016, General Election. This request is <br /> made in accordance with the authority invested in the City as set forth in Section 16.1 of <br /> the City Charter which reads (in part) as follows: <br /> Amendments Proposed by the Council. <br /> The council may at any general or special municipal election submit in the form of an <br /> ordinance any proposed amendment or amendments to this charter,to be voted upon at <br /> such election by the electors... <br /> 1 <br /> 2 <br />