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Ken Bell

From: Ken BellSent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 11:05 AMTo: Janet Lander; edfleming@pensacolalaw.comCc: bill rossSubject: RE: Suggested revision to Art. 14

Great comments by Tom.  His stated assumption is incorrect as I understand it, so we need to make that correction. 

And, we need to have a good discussion on this at the Commission meeting.  Do we want to recommend that the 

consolidated government include the Town of  Century? 

Kenneth B. Bell

Clark Partington Hart Larry Bond & Stackhouse

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Pensacola, FL 32502

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From: Janet Lander [mailto:janet@janetlanderlaw.com]

Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2009 10:46 AMTo: Ken Bell

Subject: Fw: Suggested revision to Art. 14

Ed did not have this so I'm assuming you don't either. I haven't made any changes to Tom's amendments. We have toawait a sunshine mtg to do so. I have no problem with discussing it at a full ECCSC meeting.. The legal issues howevershould be discussed first by the drafting subcommittee because they may require substantial rewriting. ----- Original Message -----From: Jean Wilkes To:  janet@janetlanderlaw.com Cc: tom wilkes Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2009 8:43 AMSubject: Suggested revision to Art. 14

Janet - 

Attached is the Dec. 8 draft of the charter, but with some substantial revision to "Article 14", which I have morphed intobeing section 2 of the special act, rather than an article of the charter. My revisions conform to the way I have seen thelegislative drafting staff do special acts requiring referendum approval. They make only the section calling for thereferendum take effect upon becoming law. The other sections then take effect only upon referendum approval. Also, Irevised the last section in Article 13 to conform to the changes to Article 14. There may be other conforming changesneeded, but I have not had time to look for them. 

Anyway, take a look at it and see what you think. 

Two other points: 

• I have assumed that if EITHER Century or Pensacola vote against the change, there is no consolidation betweenthe county and the remaining municipality. If I am incorrect, then this revised section on the referendum andeffective dates needs further modifying. 

• I put in a repeal/"sunset clause in the event the referendum fails. This likely is not necessary legally. I just think itmay help counter potential accusations by opponents that the county or others will keep having elections until the

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voters finally give in and approve. It may add to the tidyness of the publc discussion. Obviously, if this is notsomething the commission wants to do, take it out.