Charter Revision Commission Meetings

Note: Minutes are “draft” until approved at the next meeting. MINUTES Thursday, January 23, 2014 Charter Revision 3:30 PM at Carnegie Town Hall Commission Meeting 235 West Tenth Street Members Present: Dennis W. Aanenson, De Knudson, Pauline Poletes, and Richard O. Gregerson Members Absent: Robert Thimjon Staff Present: David Pfeifle, City Attorney; 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. January 9, 2014 A motion was made by Dennis W. Aanenson and seconded by Richard O. Gregerson to approve the minutes. Commission Chair Poletes called for a voice vote and all members voted yes. Motion Passed. 3:34 p.m. Commission Member Robert Thimjon arrived at this time. 3. Public Input There was none. 4. Old Business A. Charter Section 4.03 - Legal Officer City Attorney David Pfeifle recused himself from the meeting, the discussion and the vote on Item 4A. A motion was made by De Knudson and seconded by Robert Thimjon to add this amendment to the ballot for the April 8, 2014 election. Poletes asked for a voice vote. All members voted yes. Motion Passed. Discussion was held regarding the pros and cons of this proposed amendment to the Charter.  B. Charter Revision Commission - Draft Report by David Pfeifle, City Attorney City Attorney David Pfeifle returned to the meeting at this time. A motion was made by Robert Thimjon and seconded by Dick O. Gregerson to approve this report. A motion was made by Robert Thimjon and seconded by De Knudson to amend the report by adding the following information (illustrated in italics) to the last sentence in the second paragraph: “Currently, the Mayor has the sole authority to remove the City Attorney at this time; although the City Attorney has responsibility to the Mayor and the City Council.” Poletes asked for a voice vote to approve the amendment. All members voted yes. Motion Passed. Poletes asked for a voice vote to approve the Report, as amended. All members voted yes. Motion Passed. The Commission members expressed appreciation to Chairperson Pauline Poletes for her work on the commission. The Commission members expressed appreciation to City Attorney David Pfeifle and Assistant City Clerk Tamara Jorgensen for their assistance to this Commission. There will be one additional Charter Revision Commission meeting on Friday, January 31, 2014, at 1:00 p.m. The one agenda item will be to approve the minutes from today's meeting. 5. New Business A motion was made by Robert Thimjon and seconded by De Knudson to approve the Official Ballot for the Charter Amendment. Poletes asked for a voice vote. All members voted yes. Motion Passed. 6. Adjournment A motion was made by De Knudson and seconded by Dennis W. Aanenson to adjourn the meeting at 3:52 p.m. Poletes called for a voice vote and all members voted yes. Motion Passed. Tamara Jorgensen, CMC Assistant City Clerk