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Meeting Minutes
January 17`', 2019 Draft
Called to order by Chairman Mark Goodell at 6:31 pm.
Roll Call: Mark Goodell called the roll.
Present:
■ Mark Goodell
■ Donald Bumgarner
■ Gail Ebert
■ Kathryn Ellgren
■ Charlene Johnson
■ Susan Warner
■ Stanley Leino arrived at 6:58 pm
Excused:
■ Beverly Rieschl
■ Judy Thorbus
Absent:
■ Robert Marvin
■ Abraham Rizvi
Adoption of Agenda:
A motion was made by Susan Warner and seconded by Gail Ebert to approve the agenda. The motion
passed.
Consideration of Minutes:
The October I Ith, 2018 minutes were approved with a motion by Gail Ebert and a second by Susan
Warner.
Motion passed.
Audit Report:
The audit report was read by Chairman Mark Goodell. A total of $186.72 was spent in 2018.
A motion was made by Gail Ebert to approve the audit report and seconded by Charlene Johnson.
Motion Passed.
Election of Officers:
The nomination committee of Gail Ebert, Stan Leino and Kathryn Ellgren contacted all members of the
Charter Commission and presented a slate of officers for election. Slate was as follows:
• Mark Goodell for Chair
• Stanley Leino for Vice Chair
• Kathryn Ellgren for Secretary
• Susan Warner for Public Relations Chair
• Don Bumgarner for Audit Chair.
Gail Ebert made a motion to vote for the slate as a whole, Donald Bumgarner seconded.
Motion passed.
Old Business:
a) Review language for update to charter section 2.05 regarding process for filling city council
vacancies.
Mark Goodell provided information regarding the rules that apply to Charter cities received
from Jason Hill. There are currently no similar measures to this commission's proposed change in
League of Cities records. Don, Stan and Mary have not yet had a chance to meet to discuss verbiage.
Gail offered to join Stand and Don as Mary has resigned from the Charter Commission.
The motion was made by Gail Ebert and seconded by Don to table this discussion until the next
meeting.
Motion passed.
New Business:
a) Review changes to Charter Section 7.10 suggested by city staff.
The city clerk has requested updating section 7.10 to allow other forms of payment. Currently,
the wording requires the use of only paper checks. As member attendance was short of the required 8,
the motion was made to table this discussion pending the arrival of another committee member or the
next meeting by Kathryn Ellgren. Stan Leino seconded. Mark Goodell will contact the City Clerk to see
how time sensitive this proposed change is.
Motion passed.
b) 2019 Charter Commission meeting schedule
The proposed meeting dates for the following year are as follows: April 191h, 2019, July 18th,
2019, October loth, 2019 and January 16th, 2020. The motion to accept these dates as listed was made
by Stan Leino, seconded by Don Bumgarner.
Motion passed.
c) Notice of openings
The Charter Commission is currently short of full membership. With Beverly Rieschl's last
meeting being in April, the number of vacancies will be 5. Interested residents of Brooklyn Center can
find applications online or in person at City Hall.
Stan Leino reminded the commission that we usually send an acknowledgment of years served
and asked whether the commission wished to offer this to Mary O'Conner and Mark Yelich. Mark
Goodell will ask them if they wish to receive this.
Adjournment:
With a motion by Stanley Leino and a second by Charlene Johnson, we adjourned the meeting at 7:28
pm.
The next meeting is April 18th, 2019.
Kathryn Ellgren
Charter Commission Secretary