Charter Revision Commission Meetings

MINUTES Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Charter Revision 10:00 a.m. at Cargegie Town Hall Commission 235 West Tenth Street Members Present: Bill Earley, Dick Gregerson, Tam Baker, Lon Stroschein, and Pam Miller. Members Absent: None. Staff Present: R. Shawn Tornow, Assistant City Attorney, Cari Hanzel, Paralegal, and Tamara Jorgensen, Assistant City Clerk. Chairman Dick Gregerson attended via a telephone conference call. 1. Call To Order Vice Chair Lon Stroschein called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. 2. Approval of Minutes A motion was made by Council Member Bill Early and seconded by Council Member Tam Baker to approve the minutes of December 8, 2009. Vote to approve the minutes of December 8, 2009. Roll Call: Yeses, Bill Earley, Dick Gregerson, Tam Baker, Lon Stroschein, Pam Miller, 5. Noes, 0. Motion Passed. 3. Public Input There was none. 4. Old Business A. FURTHER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON PROPOSAL FROM MARY GLENSKI REGARDING CHARTER § 6.02 A motion was made by Council Member and seconded by Council Member to approve the proposed changes to 6.02. Vote: Roll Call: Yeses, (None), 5. Noes, 0. Motion Passed Document: Attachment 4A B. FURTHER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON PROPOSAL REGARDING CHARTER § 6.03 After discussion, this item will be deferred to the next Charter Revision Commission meeting scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. Document: Attachment 4B C. FURTHER DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE VOTE ON PROPOSAL FROM COMMISSION MEMBER EARLEY TO INCLUDE ENGLISH BEING DEEMED A COMMON LANGUAGE FOR THE CITY - NEW PROPOSED  §1.06 Commission member Earley requested that this item be removed from the agenda. Document: Attachment 4C D. ANY ADDITIONAL INTEREST BY COMMISSION TO RE-VISIT POTENTIAL REVISION(S) TO § 5.04 - BUDGET After discussion, this item was deferred to the next Charter Revision Commission meeting scheduled for Friday, February 5, 2010, at 1:30 p.m. There has been a schedule change for the next Charter Revision Commission meeting. The next meeting will be held on Friday, February 5, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. at the Carnegie Town Hall. 5. New Business Discussion held regarding items being brought forward for consideration by City Council Members. Discussion also held regarding what procedures are mandated by the Charter. Discussion regarding the appearance of items on the ballot, including prior ballots where the underscored/overstruck version was illustrated. The ballots provided citizens with an efficient and thorough ability to understand the proposed changes. A request was made for a copy of a ballot used in previous elections showing the overstruck/underscored version. Discussion regarding the Charter Revision Commission presenting information to the City Council for review, but not for voting purposes. Discussion regarding the timeline for getting the proposals ready for the ballot. An additional Charter Revision Commission meeting was set for Monday, February 8, 2010, at 8:30 a.m. The report will be presented to the City Council at the 7:00 p.m. Council Meeting that evening. 6. Adjournment A motion was made by Council Member Bill Earley and seconded by Council Member Pam Miller to adjourn the meeting at 10:54 a.m . Vote: Roll Call: Yeses, (None), 5. Noes, 0. Motion Passed A. FUTURE CHARTER REVISION COMMISSION MEETINGS: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010, AT 1:30 P.M; AND MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2010, AT 8:30 A.M. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk