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MINUTES OF THE CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
May 23, 1988
Council Conference Room
7:00 p.m.
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Members Present:
Chairman Campbell, Carlos Batara, Susan
Fuller, Jack Blakely
Members Absent
Bess Pocklington, Sharon Reid, Charles
Smith
Staff Present:
City Attorney Tom Harron
The Chairman called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Each
member introduced him or herself and gave a brief background of
their experience.
The Chairman led a discussion of available meeting dates. It was
the consensus that meetings should be held on Monday evenings.
It was noted that there are seven Monday meetings between now and
July 25, the date on which the Committee intends to conclude its
work. Because of the Memorial Day holiday, it was agreed that
the next meeting shall be held on June 6, 1988.
Harron stated that he would prepare an overview of the issues
that the Committee will be considering for the next meeting.
Frank Scott, representing Crossroads, raised the issue of
campaign contribution limits and urged that the Committee support
either an ordinance or Charter amendment to impose limits on
contributions.
The Chairman set forth the issues that have been raised to date.
They include: (1) campaign contributions/expenditures (2)
runoffs (3) full-time Council (4) an advisory opinion for Len
Moore regarding eligibility and (5) housekeeping items.
Member Batara raised the question whether members can bring up
issues on their own such as district elections. The City
Attorney replied yes. Frank Scott stated that he believes the
City will have to deal with this issue. Harron noted that there
is cur rently a lawsui t against the Ci ty charging a violation of
the Voting Rights Act and seeking the court to mandate district
elections.
Member Fuller requested that each of the members receive the same
packet regarding campaign contribution regulations that the City
Council received. It contains a League of California Cities
model ordinance and a staff report prepared for the City
Counc i 1. Ci ty At torney Har ron agreed to provide the Commi t tee
with this packet.
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Charter ReVlew Mlnutes
May 23, 1988
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Chairman Campbell raised the question about notice. There was a
concern that we had not heard from Members Pocklington or Smith.
Harron stated that he would inquire as to why they were not at
the meeting.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m. to the next meeting which will
be held on June 6,1988 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Conference
Room.
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