Home Rule Charter Review Commission

MINUTES OF THE TOWN OF GREENVILLE HOME RULE CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AT THE TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 6:30 pm 1. Call to Order: Commission Chair, Tracy Beil 2. Pledge of Allegiance: Joel Rinella 3. Roll Call: Benjamin Beck Tracy Beil Patrick Eaton Mary Reames Joel Rinella Also Present: Lisa Hamill, Jean Carr-Fisher, Brian Shipley, and Hal Johnson. Staff: Jasson Urey, Town Manager (via phone) Rosalynn Reagle, Assistant Town Manager (via phone) Amy Hollowell, Administrative Assistant Matt Breedlove, Director of Community Development, Code/Zoning Officer Media: Caleb Stright, Record-Argus 4. Public Comments: 3 minute time limit, Agenda Items • No comments. 5. Approval of Minutes: A motion to approve the February 11, 2025 meeting minutes was made by Mary Reames and seconded by Joel Rinella. Motion carried 5-0. 6. Set Meeting Dates: A motion to set March dates for every Tuesday in the month of March at 6:30 pm was made by Joel Rinella and seconded by Patrick Eaton. Motion carried 5-0. 7. Legal Services: A motion to request that Town Council enter into an agreement for legal services with Peter J. Halesey with Campbell Durrant, P.C. was made by Benjamin Beck and seconded by Joel Rinella. Joel asked that there is a point of contact. Tracy will be the point of contact. Motion carried 5-0. 8. Unfinished Business: A. Discussion on documents presented to the Commission by Mr. Urey and Mr. Shipley. • Mary Reames presented a side by side of what has been presented by Administration and Council. She would like to work through what has been presented mark off what has been agreed upon. Mary made a list of items that will be tabled for March meetings for further discussion from the February 11 meeting and will add items from today’s meeting. She also suggest that we also look at the language for any updates that were agreed upon. Mary Reames and Joel Rinella shared the wording for certain items. Article 4 – The removal of Section 4.2 was discussed. Tracy Beil asked if the section should remain just as a reference. Mary Reames asked if the Admin Policy is accessible to the public. Brian Shipley shared that it is accessible. Commission members agreed to keep the section as is. There was discussion on Section 4.4 on whether it is redundant to what is required from the audit. Joel Rinella would like to see a the 4th quarter report in a different format. Benjamin Beck added that this is too granular for what the Home Rule Charter is for. This section is tabled for further discussion. Article 6 – Article 6 date change was discussed and all commission members agree to make the change. Section 6.10 was discussed and Mary Reames suggested leaving it as is. All commission members agree to keep this section as is. Section 6.14 was discussed and Joel Rinella has concerns about conflicts from when Borough Code is imposed versus the Home Rule Charter. The discussion was on if the 30 mill cap mentioned in the Home Rule Charter includes special purpose mills or not. Joel shared what DCED says about Home Rule Charter versus Borough Code. There was discussion on whether Borough Code and Home Rule Charter exist at the same time. Commissioners will seek clarification from legal council. Article 7 – There was discussion on Section 7.1. Commissioners agreed to reference state thresholds instead of the amount mentioned. Article 10 – There was discussion on Section 10.4 and commissioners agreed to keep that section in for historical reference. • Joel would like to also table Section 1.1 until clarification from legal council about distinction between Home Rule Charter and Borough Code is made. Tracy mentioned that there have been multiple interpretations that have said this has been a legal issue. Jasson Urey confirmed. • Joel Rinella shared that he is surveying voters on what they want to see in the Home Rule Charter. There was discussion on how these conversations are being conducted. 9. New Business: • No New Business 10. Public Comments: • Hal Johnson – Mentioned that a public hearing could be conducted. • Brian Shipley – Added concerns over an article in the paper about petitions being circulated by Joel Rinella which could be confused with work of the Review Commission. 11. Commission Comments: • Mary Reames added about keeping our commission roles to when we are operating together as commissioners. 12. Adjournment: Having no other business, a motion was made to adjourn by Mary Reames and seconded by Benjamin Beck. The meeting adjourned at 7:39 pm. Respectfully submitted, Benjamin Beck Secretary