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Attorney Collins commented that if they adopt the Charter by ordinance, the County <br />Executive's powers provide for him to appoint department heads, but with the advice and consent <br />of the Commission. Administrator Baird did not think it was a good idea, and he believed it would <br />make the daily professional job very political. Commissioner Davis would love to find a way <br />around that. Mr. Spitzer responded that he would work on those ideas. <br />Chairman Wheeler continued to list ideas he wanted to see in the Charter: <br />• Any change in the Charter would require a 60% majority vote <br />• To add or amend the Charter to get it on the ballot would require 12% of signed <br />petitions <br />• Pages 26 and 27, Sections 1 and 2 be combined, and cleanup the language in <br />Section 3 <br />• Adopt Section 7.4 that gives a lot of support to the voters and takes a lot of <br />strength away from the Commissioners <br />Discussion continued regarding the recall process. Mr. Spitzer explained that the first <br />step in a petition is to get 5% of signed petitions, then you have to get 15% of signed petitions in <br />the second process. <br />In response to Commissioner Davis' question, Mr. Spitzer responded what it would <br />take to change or adopt ordinances that are applicable. It would require 8% in all Commission <br />districts, presented to the Commission for discussion, and if it is not adopted, it goes to the voters <br />and has to be approved by 50%, or 60% of the electors. Chairman Wheeler wanted to make it <br />difficult to change the Charter. He wanted a Countywide vote to be necessary to <br />increase the height restriction. <br />March 12, 2007 12 <br />Public Workshop — Charter Government <br />