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MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 18, 1992
February 18, 1992
council Conference Room
6:00 p.m.
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MEMBERS PRESENT:
John Dorso, Susan Fuller, Jack Blakely,
Sharon Reid, Ted Hillock
Bob Campbell and Vickie Turner (both
excused)
MEMBERS ABSENT:
STAFF PRESENT:
Assistant City Attorney Rudolf
The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairperson John Dorso at
6:07 p.m. The roll was called and all members were present except
Members Campbell and Turner. MSUC (Reid/Fuller) to excuse
Chairperson Campbell for surgery recovery and Member Turner for
maternity, having delivered a baby one week after our last meeting.
MSUC (Reid/Fuller) to approve the minutes of the January 21, 1992
meeting. There were no comments from members of the public.
Aqenda Item 4A:
Mr. Rudolf reported that the staff report provided two options to
meet the directions of the Committee from its last meeting with
regard to the conduct of a runoff election and/or a mail ballot,
along with information regarding the cost of elections and the
history of the prohibition against mail ballots for elections
relating to the Mayor and City Council. Staff reviewed each of the
enclosures in the Committee's members packets and reported on Mayor
Nader's preferential voting option and the City Attorney's personal
recommendation for an option which would allow a winner with a 40%
plurality vote rather than a majority vote. Member Fuller
requested clarification regarding the proposed amendment to section
900 in Option 1, because the proposal did not seem to require
extension of terms, but the language in proposed Section 900
appeared to be changing with regard to extension of terms. Mr.
Rudolf clarified that Member Fuller was correct that Option 1 would
not require any extension of terms, but that the language was a
technical clean up of the existing language which could be omitted
from the package. Effectuation of the runoff election by mail in
January following the consolidated general election in November
could be accomplished by the changes in sections 300 and 902 only.
Member Fuller expressed her preference for Option No. 1 because of
the short lame duck period and the short amount of time for
campaigning and spending in the event that a runoff election by
mail was required. Member Blakely also did not want to extend the
term by any action providing for a runoff election. Member Reid
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liked the idea of the Option No. 2 mail ballot preceding the
consolidated general election in November, except for the high cost
involved in a September mail ballot. Member Hillock preferred
Option No. 1 because it might not be necessary to have a runoff
election by mail. MSUC (Blakely/Hillock) to recommend Option No.
1 to the Council for placement on the June ballot with authority in
the City Attorney's office to add appropriate language regarding
the death or withdrawal of a runoff candidate after changing the
last sentence in the proposed addition to set up a runoff election
rather than requiring candidates to run in the special runoff
election.
Aqenda Item 5:
The Commi ttee then reviewed the previously Committee approved
Charter changes to be recommended to the Council. MSUC
(Reid/Hillock) that all six recommended Charter changes be
forwarded to the Council at this time so that the Council could
have the option of picking some or all proposed changes to add to
the ballot at this time or save them for the November ballot, as
the Council so chose.
Aqenda Item 6:
Members Comments: The members discussed the possibility of an
extraordinary meeting on March 3 to review any of the recommended
Charter changes approved by the Council to consider assignment of
or preparation of ballot arguments in favor of the items.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:10 p.m. to potentially meet again at
the call of the Acting Chair.
Respectfully submitted,
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D. Richard ~
Secretary
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