Charter Review Advisory Board

MEMO CITY HALL 314.963.5300 314.963.7561 Charter Review Advisory Board Meeting Minutes 14-Nov-2022 Meeting Time & Called to Order: 5:00 Adjournment Adjourned: 7:05 Members Present Tammy Behm, Nicole Chaput (Vice Chair), Joseph Dugan, John Eppers, Jennifer Finney, Matthew Hile, Michael Yokley, Paul Dribin, Melissa Johnson Excused Absent Jeanne Kirkton (Chair), Kyle Klemp (Secretary) Absent 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes Motion made to Approve 24-Oct-2022 minutes. Matthew Hile Second: Michael Yokley Aye votes: unanimous (voice vote) 4. Public comment - The public can share comments in-person, virtually via Zoom using the “Raise Hand” option during the Regular Meeting, via email to charterreview@webstergrovesmo.gov or U.S. mail. Written comments will not be read aloud at the meetings. All speakers will be allowed three minutes. Comments can be left throughout the course of the meeting through the Zoom Q & A function by the public, but will not be addressed in real-time by the members. 5. Governance (action items) a. Consideration of Developing and Adopting Bylaws, Neil Bruntrager, City Attorney Motion made by: Tammy Behm as amended in the meeting Seconded by: Joe Dugan Ayes: unanimous Nays: b. Consideration of Adopting a Charter Review Timeline Presentation by Joe Dugan In discussion it was decided not to vote on this specific version but to simply use and adjust it as needed to guide our meetings. City of WEBSTER GROVES 4 E. LOCKWOOD AVE. | WEBSTER GROVES | MISSOURI | 63119 WEBSTERGROVES.ORG 6. Old Business 7. New Business Explanation of 4.020 - Removal of Members. Excused absences vs. unexcused. Reporting of planned absences, Neil Bruntrager, City Attorney Motion made by: John Eppers, 3 unexcused absences which means no call within one hour of the meeting or no show to the meeting Seconded by: Tammy Behm Ayes: all Nays: Discussion of how to review documents. Should we start with editing the Charter or by editing the Model Charter? Redlining document which ever document we use. Matthew Hile volunteered to do this. Discussion of how much to change. Each of the changes needs to be voted upon by the community. There was some changes, e.g., nongendered language, that might not need such a vote. The CRAB took this to mean that we needed to be careful to prioritize and limit recommendations. Preamble and Model Charter Example i. Discussion around expanding this in line with the model charter. WG Council’s work on mission statements will be going live in a few days. We will wait to review those materials. ii. Action item: Neil Bruntrager will send out links to the charters from some surrounding municipalities. Article 1 i. No changes. Article 2 2.01 Districts vs at large. Postponed until expert presentation on the issue 2.02 No changes at this time 2.03 Discussion about eliminating the 1 year residency requirement. No changes recommended. 2.04 Compensation was deemed to be wholly inadequate having been set in the 1950s. Discussion about moving this out of the Charter and giving flexibility to the Council. Action item: Mayor Arnold to give us information on what other municipalities are paying. Will be discussed again after we have further data. 2.05 Rules of order. Discussed the use of a consensus process for the Council. There were concerns about this approach. Group agreed that this would be difficult to explain to the electorate and that we would leave this section as is. 7. Consider Agenda Items for the Next Meeting 8. Public Policy Visiting Lecturer a. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from a Policy Lens – Hicks-Carter-Hicks on January 9th b. Wards Vs. At Large Elections Update, Mayor Arnold – postpone discussion until we hear from the content effort. City of WEBSTER GROVES 4 E. LOCKWOOD AVE. | WEBSTER GROVES | MISSOURI | 63119 WEBSTERGROVES.ORG 9. Future Meeting Dates a. Next Meeting Dates: November 28 December 12 January 9 b. Future Meeting Dates Conflicts: i. The 3rd Monday in January is the 16th, which is only 1 week after the meeting on the 9th. Set the 16th or Determine Another Date? ii. The 3rd Monday in February is Presidents Day. Members will need to determine an alternative February date. Jan 23rd 10. Member Discussion & Questions 11. Adjournment Motion made by: Michael Yokley Seconded by: John Eppers Ayes: unanimous Nays: City of WEBSTER GROVES 4 E. LOCKWOOD AVE. | WEBSTER GROVES | MISSOURI | 63119 WEBSTERGROVES.ORG