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Dear Mr. Bellard:

In your correspondence to this office you relate that you serve as an elected member of the Lafayette City-Parish Council (the Council), an entity governed by a home rule charter approved by the electorate in 1992. You also state that the Lafayette Charter Commission (the Commission) has recently been established for the purpose of preparing suggested amendments to the home rule charter. The Commission will submit the proposed amendments to the Council, with the expectation that the Council will call an election at which the charter amendments will be considered by the…