Charter Committee

CITY OF HENDERSON CHARTER COMMITTEE MINUTES July 23, 2014 I. CALL TO ORDER Chairperson Jennifer Carleton, called the Charter Committee meeting to order at 9:08 a.m., Anthem Conference Room, Henderson City Hall, 240 S. Water Street, Henderson, Nevada. II. CONFIRMATION OF POSTING AND ROLL CALL Cheryl Navitskis, Recording Secretary, confirmed the meeting had been noticed in accordance with the Open Meeting Law by posting the Agenda three (3) working days prior to the meeting at City Hall, Henderson Convention Center, Green Valley Police Substation, and Fire Station No. 86. Present: Chairperson Jennifer Carleton Virginia Finnegan Joe Hardy Lou Cila Erin McMullen Keith Pickard Robert McCord (via teleconference) Absent: Charlene Frost Tina Past Nick Vaskov Terry Mannion Richard Miller Joseph Zerga Staff: Travis Buchanan, Senior Assistant City Attorney Nechole Garcia, Assistant City Attorney I Sabrina Mercadante, City Clerk Cheryl Navitskis, Executive Legal Assistant April Parra, Council and Commission Services Reporter Keith Paul, Public Information Officer Javier Trujillo, Intergovernmental Relations Manager Guests: Arnold Knightly, Las Vegas Review Journal CHARTER COMMITTEE Page 2 July 23, 2014 - Minutes III. ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA (Motion) Mr. Pickard introduced a motion to accept the agenda as submitted. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairperson Carleton declared the motion carried. IV. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no comments presented by the public. V. NEW BUSINESS 1. MINUTES CHARTER COMMITTEE MEETING JUNE 11, 2014 Approval of City of Henderson Charter Committee Meeting Minutes of June 11, 2014. (Motion) Mr. Pickard introduced a motion to accept the agenda as submitted. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairperson Carleton declared the motion carried. 2. FINAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL Discussion and approval of the final report to City Council as per Henderson Municipal Code HMC 2.95.100 meetings; appearance before City Council. Ms. Finnegan suggested that on page six, the first paragraph, first full sentence should have the words “she said” added to make the sentence read: “She said this would require the City to hold an election every year until 2022 to even out the terms of elected officials, which would create an expense that would cause major budget concerns for the City.” Ms. Finnegan suggested that on page six, second paragraph, the last sentence the last four words “due to cost concerns” should be deleted. Mr. Pickard suggested that on page six, the second to the last paragraph should have some language that denotes that the City is aware of and in conformance of the Lorton decision. Chairperson Carleton suggested the following language be added to page six, fourth paragraph, second to the last sentence: “There was a consensus that the CHARTER COMMITTEE Page 3 July 23, 2014 - Minutes City Attorney should review the Charter to ensure consistency with the Lorton decision.” (Motion) Ms. Finnegan introduced a motion to approve the final report to City Council incorporating the three suggested changes. The vote favoring approval was unanimous. Chairperson Carleton declared the motion carried. Sabrina Mercadante, City Clerk, stated that the final report will go before the City Council for approval on August 5, 2014. VI. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no comments presented by the public. VI. CHAIRMAN/MEMBER COMMENTS Chairperson Carleton congratulated and thanked the Committee for their service. Mr. Pickard echoed Chairperson Carleton’s comments and thanked staff for their hard work. Responding to a question by Ms. Finnegan regarding the duration of her term, Ms. Mercadante, stated Committee member terms are coterminous with the term of whomever appointed the member. Ms. Mercadante informed the Committee that the minutes will be approved by staff as this is the final meeting of the Charter Committee. VIII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to be discussed, the meeting was adjourned at 9:57 a.m. CHARTER COMMITTEE Page 4 July 23, 2014 - Minutes Respectfully submitted, ______________________________ April Parra, Council and Commission Services Reporter