Charter Revision Commission Meetings
Regular MeetingSioux Falls, SD · September 12, 2013
Minutes
Note: Minutes are “draft” until approved at the next meeting.
MINUTES Thursday, September 12, 2013
Charter Revision 3:30 PM at Carnegie Town Hall
Commission Meeting 235 West Tenth Street
Members Present: De Knudson, Robert Thimjon, Pauline Poletes, Richard O. Gregerson
Members Absent: Dennis W. Aanenson
Staff Present: David Pfeifle, City Attorney; Cari Hanzel, Paralegal/Clerk; and Tamara Jorgensen,
CMC, Assistant City Clerk
1. Call To Order
Commission Chair Pauline Poletes called the meeting to order at 3:30 p.m.
2. Approval Of Minutes
A. May 9, 2013
A motion was made by Robert Thimjon and seconded by De Knudson to approve the
minutes. Commission Chair Poletes called for a voice vote and all members voted yes.
Motion Passed.
3. Old Business
There was none.
4. New Business
A. Potential Proposals from Citizens, if any
i. Public Input
There were no proposals or public input.
B. Potential Proposals from City Departments, if any
i. Public Input
There were no proposals or public input.
C. Potential Proposals from the City Council, if any
i. Public Input
There were no proposals or public input.
D. Potential Proposals from the Charter Revision Commission
i. Public Input
A motion was made by Robert Thimjon and seconded by De Knudson to defer items
from the Work Session Inquiry Form entitled Charter Section 2.02 and 3.02 to the
Charter Revision Commission Meeting on Thursday, November 14, 2013. The City
Attorney's Office will formulate ballot language for these sections for review at that time.
Vote defer: Roll Call: Yeses, Richard O. Gregerson, De Knudson, Robert Thimjon,
Pauline Poletes, 4. Noes, 0.
Motion Passed.
A motion was made by Robert Thimjon and seconded by Richard O. Gregerson to
remove from consideration the remaining items listed on the Work Session Inquiry
Form. These items will not be considered for ballot language for the 2014 election:
Charter Section Items 2.14, 3.01, 4.03, 6.01, and Article 8.
Vote: Roll Call: Yeses, Richard O. Gregerson, De Knudson, Robert Thimjon, Pauline
Poletes, 4. Noes, 0.
Motion Passed.
5. Adjournment
A motion was made by De Knudson and seconded by Robert Thimjon to adjourn the
meeting at 3:40 p.m. Poletes called for a voice vote and all members voted yes. Motion
Passed.
Tamara Jorgensen, CMC
Assistant City Clerk
Agenda
AGENDA Thursday, September 12, 2013
Charter Revision 3:30 p.m.
Commission Meetings Carnegie Town Hall
235 West 10th Street
1. Call To Order
2. Approval Of Minutes
A. May 9, 2013
3. Old Business
4. New Business
A. Potential Proposals from Citizens, if any
i. Public Input
B. Potential Proposals from City Departments, if any
i. Public Input
C. Potential Proposals from the City Council, if any
i. Public Input
D. Potential Proposals from the Charter Revision Commission
i. Public Input
5. Adjournment
Charter Revision Commission Members: City Staff:
Pauline Poletes, Chair David Pfeifle, City Attorney
Robert Thimjon, Vice Chair Cari Hanzel, Paralegal/Clerk
Dennis Aanenson Lorie Hogstad, CMC, City Clerk
Dick Gregerson Tamara Jorgensen, CMC, Assistant City Clerk
De Knudson
Future CRC Meetings:
November 14, 2013
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