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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-08-07 CRC MINS - , MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION AUGUST 71 1995 August 7, 1995 City Attorney's Conference Room 4:30 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------------------- MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Campbell, Jack Blakely, Rosie Bystrak, John Dorso, Sharon Reid and Janet Lawry MEMBERS ABSENT: Deric Prescott STAFF PRESENT: City Attorney Bruce Boogaard The meeting was called to order by Chairman Campbell at 4:35 p.m. The roll was called and all members were present except Member Prescott, who was excused due to his attendance at a computer class out of town. MSUC (Reid/Dorso) to approve the minutes of July 17, 1995. City Attorney Boogaard reported he will be sending the special election measure independently to the City Council for their consideration. He will be preparing it ,as a joint report from the Charter Review Commission and the City Attorney and is planning to place it on the Council Agenda of September 5, 1995. Members of the Commission may wish to be present at the Council meeting. Measure No. 14-Specifying 3 of 9 voting members of the Economic Development Commission may be non-residents. The members recalled considering this measure previously. , The Chairman of EDC, William Tuchscher, appeared before the Commission requesting the following change to §602 (d) : Eligibility. All members of boards and commissions shall be qualified electors in the City of Chula Vista with the exception of Youth Commissioners who need only be residents of the City of Chula Vista and the Economic Development Commission, which will require that 6 of the 9 voting members be electors and residents of Chula Vista and that the minimum five member quorum be composed of at least three resident voting members. The motion previously adopted was to approve the EDC proposal by a vote of 4 to 2 (Dorso/Lawry) opposed. Member Blakely noted that his support of the motion was for ,the purpose of moving the matter t ' forward to the City Council for a final decision. Charter Review Commission Minutes August 7, 1995 Page 2 Chairman Campbell asked the City Attorney to check with Cheryl Dye, Economic Development Manager, to ascertain whether the Commission desires to go forward with the proposal. Measure No. 15-Clarifying the role of the Civil Service Commission. The proposed changes to Sections 610 and 702 involve: 1. Making the Civil Service Commission the body to render final decisions on appeals of any person in the Classified Service. 2. Eliminating the Civil Service Commission from having any role regarding employer-employee relations and "retirement" . 3 . The recruitment of applicants for positions "in the Classified Service" rather than_"City" positions. i 4. Adding the City Council as the body to. implement City Council- created rules for -Civil Service. Discussion ensued regarding: • The Civil Service Commission should not be involved- in negotiating MOU's with the bargaining units on wages and working conditions. It is not their function to enter into high cost labor negotiating decisions. • The retirement system 'is regulated by PERS who creates a menu of rights available to all agencies who pick and choose which benefits will be available to their employees. • Discipline v. grievances and the role of the Personnel Department in supporting department heads ` in imposing discipline. MSUC (Blakely/Reid) to go forward with the measure as proposed to clarify the role of the Civil Service Commission. Bruce Boogaard requested input and advice on the City's Campaign Contribution Ordinance. The problem with the existing ordinance is that it. limits campaign contributions of individuals to not more than $250, but does not.address independent expenditure committees. According to state law, the - $250 limit does not apply to independent expenditure committees. State law does not limit the amount of expenditures to be reported and if funds are received within 16 days of the election, notice must be telegraphed to the Secretary of State. Candidates have been complaining about the r � Charter Review Commission Minutes August -7, 1995 " Page 3 City's ordinance in that in operates to the disadvantage of the honest person. Member Blakely questioned if spending can be controlled. City Attorney Boogaard replied it could not because the First Amendment allows the expression of political ideology. Sharon Reid expressed the thought that the Board of Ethics should be reviewing this matter, it is not within .the purview of the Charter Review Commission. Chairman Campbell believes in a limitation on contributions and no. one should have the ability to buy a seat in a local election. Jack Blakely supports .the recommendation to the City Attorney to go forward to the Ethics Board for their review. If the present ordinance has loopholes, the ordinance should be abolished to create a level playing field. Member Blakely stated if the Board of Ethics cannot control the situation, he would not be opposed to revisiting it and bringing it back to the table as a Charter change. The members discussed establishing a regular meeting day and time and decided on the third Thursday of the month commencing in September. MSUC (Reid/Lawry) to' adjourn the meeting at 6:00 p.m. to their next meeting on Thursday, September 21, 1995 at 4:30 p.m. Lorraine Kraker, Secretary C:\crc\minute\8-7-95