Results for Selected Precincts in Martin County

CITY QUESTION 1 (Fairmont)
Change to Number of Wards and City Council Structure
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to change the composition of the city council, which presently consists of four (4) city council members representing four (4) wards and one (1) city council member at large, to five (5) city council members representing five (5) wards and no city council member at large? (A “yes” vote will change the division of the city from four (4) wards to five (5) wards and will eliminate the city council member at large).

CITY QUESTION 2 (Fairmont)
Clarification of Form of Government
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to clarify the form of government from “Mayor – Council Plan” to “Weak Mayor-Council Plan”?

CITY QUESTION 3 (Fairmont)
Prohibiting Mayor from Acting as Liaison
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to provide that the Mayor shall not be a liaison to city boards, commissions or committees?

CITY QUESTION 4 (Fairmont)
Authorizing Council Member to Open an Inquiry
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to provide that, “A council member may, based on information received, open an inquiry which may lead to an investigation,” prior to the city council by majority vote making investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any city department?

CITY QUESTION 5 (Fairmont)
City Administrator Qualifications
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to delete the requirement that the city administrator shall be appointed “solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications”, and instead provide that the city administrator “shall have a bachelor’s or master’s degree in public administration, public affairs, or public policy, with an emphasis placed on the following qualifications: 1) three years of increased responsibility in leadership/management roles within a municipal or government setting; 2) possess strong financial aptitude and demonstrated budget and financial management skills; 3) working knowledge of municipal finance, budgeting and strategic planning; 4) display a firm understanding of the complexities of municipal utilities; 5) be a highly collaborative leader with a communicative, team oriented, and approachable management style” ?

CITY QUESTION 6 (Fairmont)
City Administrator’s Term of Appointment
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to change the length of the city administrator’s appointment from “an indefinite term” to “a term and renewal established at the time of appointment in a written contract”?

CITY QUESTION 7 (Fairmont)
City Administrator Subject to Annual Review
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to require that the city administrator shall be subject to an annual review by the city council?

CITY QUESTION 8 (Fairmont)
Method of City Clerk Appointment
Shall the Fairmont City Charter be amended to provide that the city clerk shall be appointed “by the city administrator and approved by the city council”?

CITY QUESTION 9 (Fairmont)
Timeline for Adopting City Ordinances
Shall the City of Fairmont’s Charter be amended to delete the requirement that, “At least three (3) days shall elapse between the introduction and the final adoption of all ordinances other than emergency ordinances”?

CITY QUESTION 10 (Fairmont)
Procurement of Bids on Contracts Less Than $5,000
Shall the City of Fairmont’s Charter be amended to delete the requirement that only contracts where the amount involved is more than five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), unless otherwise provide by an emergency ordinance, shall require the procuring of bids?