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CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
DECEMBER 19, 1:994-
December
994
December 19, 1994 Council Conference Room 4:30 p.m.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Bob Campbell, Sharon Reid, Jack Blakely,
Janet Lawry and Deric Prescott
.MEMBERS ABSENT: Rosie Bystrak (unexcused)
STAFF PRESENT: City Attorney Bruce Boogaard
The meeting was called to order by Chairperson Campbell at 4:30
p.m. The roll was called and all members were present except
Member Bystrak, who was unexcused.
MSUC (Lawry/Reid) to approve the minutes of the November 28, 1994
regular meeting.
Chairman Campbell announced the vacancy created by Linda Brown's
resignation. Mr. Campbell stated he was talking with Mayor Horton
regarding the two follow-up items and would have a report back to
the Commission shortly.
The Attorney gave a report of a problem created and reported
to the City Council immediately prior, ,to the appointment of a
successor to the seat vacated by Shirley to
The City Attorney
announced that he reported to the City. Council the Charter
language, as it currently exists,, created the awkward situation.
that prevented a known and expected vacancy from being on a
convenient and intervening election date because the vacancy had
not occurred even though it was known prior to the vacancy, and
well in advance of the election, that the seat was going to be
vacated by the June election of the Mayor. The City Attorney
further reported to the Council that the language of the.Charter
only allowed the Council to make the appointment until the Tuesday
following the next general "municipal -election, and due to recent
Charter changes elongating the period of time.between the date of
the general municipal election and the seating date in December,
there was a`requirement.in the Charter to have two elections in
March, one to fill the vacancy that exists between March and
December, and another to fill the seat from December for the, normal
succeeding terms to, in this case, December, 2000.
The City Attorney further reported that the Council desired the
Charter Review Commission to examine the problem and report 'back to
the City Council with its analysis and recommendations.
_ Charter Review Commission Minutes
r' December 19, 1994 Meeting
Page Two
The City Attorney presented a overhead'diagramming the problem, the
matter was deliberated and debated and the Charter Review
Commission asked the City Attorney. to prepare some proposed
moderating language and to report back when same had been
accomplished for the purpose of discussing the matter in further
detail at subsequent Charter Review Commission meetings.
The Commission 'decided to have their next meeting on Wednesday,.
January 4., 1995 at 3:00 p.m.
The meeting adjourned at 5:55 p.m.
Lorraine Kraker, Secretary
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