Home Rule Study Commission

Home Rule Study Commission Borough of Greenville Minutes of the Meeting held May 2, 7:00 PM Greenville Senior Center 1. Call to Order Paul Miller, Commission Chairman 2. Pledge of Allegiance – Steve Williams 3. Roll Call: Paul Hamill Hal Johnson Martha Johnson Paul Miller Casey Shilling Steve Thompson Steve Williams Also present: Jasson Urey, Tracy Beil, Lawrence Keller, Jean Carr, Lisa Hamill Media: Caleb Stright, Record-Argus 4. Public Comments: None 5. Minutes: Steve W. made a motion to approve the minutes with one spelling correction Steve T. offered a second and the motion passed 7-0. 6. Old Business: A motion was made by Steve W. to word section 3.2 (c) of the draft to read “There shall be a city council composed of six council members plus the mayor”. Paul M. offered a second. During discussion Hal said he would prefer four members plus the mayor. Paul H. expressed concern about the decision to combine positions of mayor and council president. Martha made a motion to amend the motion to read “There shall be a city council made up of seven members, one of whom shall be the mayor”. Casey offered a second and the secretary called an individual vote and the amendment to the motion passed 7-0. The secretary then called an individual vote on the amended motion and the motion carried 5-2 with Hal and Paul H. opposed. Paul Miller pointed to the Tyrone HRC section 3-C E regarding vacancies on council. Steve W. made a motion to adopt Section C-12 “Filling of Vacancies” of the Tyrone Home rule charter with the exception of section B. which will replace “President of Council” with “Mayor” each time it is used. A section F was also proposed to read “If a vacancy occurs between the general election and the beginning of the council term of office, the vacancy will be filled by the next highest vote getter.” Paul H offered a second and the secretary called an individual vote. Motion carried 7-0 The COW looked at the section formerly labeled Section 3.3 (C) (Mayor forfeiture of office) which is now Section 3.4 (C) due to the addition of the section “Filling of Vacancies”. Paul H. made a motion to change section 3.4C – 5 to read “Fails to attend 25% total regular meetings without excuse in any 12 month period.” Casey offered a second.  After discussion, Paul H. made a motion to amend the motion to read “Fails to attend 25% total regular meetings excused or unexcused in any 12 month period.” Casey offered a second and the motion to amend carried 7-0. The secretary called an individual vote and the amended motion carried 7-0. 7. New Business: None 8. Public Comments Tracy Beil said thanked the council for their willingness to spend time on the details of the charter. 9. Good of the Order: Paul Hamill: Said that he thought there was good discussion during the meeting and that he was sorry to have missed the last meeting due to the Borough’s Association meeting he attended Steve T: Said he had no extra comments Martha: Commented that she thought it was a good night and she appreciates the other commission members Hal: Said he sometimes plays the part of the rebel to stimulate thought amongst the commission members Steve Williams: Thanked Paul M. for doing a good job as chairman Casey: Also thanked Paul M and thanked Martha for her work as secretary Paul M.: Thanked others for the kind words and reminded the group that meetings are now held weekly/thanked Dr. Keller for his work/commented that we will likely find the celluloid packets that Dr. Hirt and Tanner Yake put together will be helpful during this part of the process 10. Adjournment Paul H.made a motion to adjourn the meeting and Casey offered a second. Motion carried 7-0 and the meeting adjourned at 9:00PM. Respectfully submitted, Martha C. Johnson Commission Secretary /Treasurer