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Meeting Minutes
October 10, 2019 Draft
Chairman Mark Goodell called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm.
Chairman Mark Goodell called the roll.
Present:
• Mark Goodell
• Kathryn Ellgren
• Sandra Gilmore
• Charlene Johnson
• Molly Merrimack
• Judy Thorbus
• Tim Willson
Excused:
• Donald Bumgarner
• Robert Marvin
• Lars McCritty
• Susan Warner
• Gail Ebert
• Stanley Leino
Adoption of Agenda:
A motion was made by Commissioner Molly Merrimack and seconded by Commissioner Judy Thorbus
to approve the agenda. The motion passed.
Consideration of Minutes:
July 18th, 2019, minutes were adopted with a motion by Commissioner Judy Thorbus and a second by
Commissioner Sandra Gilmore.
Motion passed.
Old Business:
a) Review status to charter revision to section 7.10.
The changes proposed by the Charter Commission had their public readings on August 12th and
September 9th. No objections were made. The revision to the Charter will go into effect 60 days from
the approval on 9/9/2019.
b) Review language for an update to charter section 2.05 regarding the process for filling city
council vacancies.
The reason behind the proposed changes was reviewed for the new members of the Charter
Commission. No further updates to the language have been offered. A discussion was held about the
proposed revision. Commissioner Tim Willson stated that the special appointment for City Council was
held roughly 24 years ago. Commissioner Sandra Gilmore made a motion to table the discussion until
the January 2020 meeting. Tim Willson seconded. Motion passed.
New Business:
a) Discuss possible requirements of city leadership to be residents of Brooklyn Center.
Some discussion was held about what this revision would entail for the city. This item will be discussed
further at future meetings.
Adjournment:
With a motion by Commissioner Molly Merrimack and a second by Commissioner Charlene Johnson,
we adjourned the meeting at 7:10 pm.
The next meeting is on January 16, 2020.
Kathryn Ellgren
Charter Commission Secretary