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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013 01-17 CHCM1 Brooklyn Center Charter Commission Meeting Minutes January 17, 2013 I. Call to order Chairman Stan Leino called to order at 6:30 pm. II. Roll call Chairman Stan Leino conducted a roll call. The following commissioners were present: Stan Leino, Jody Brandvold, Ellen Davis, Mark Goodell, Myrna Kragness Kauth, Robert Marvin, Mary O’Connor, Eileen Oslund, Liesl Rohland, Renita Whicker. Excused were: Gary Brown, Gail Ebert, Harold Middleton, Mark Yelich. Chairman Leino indicated that Commissioner Pone had tendered his resignation. III. Approval of minutes The minutes of the last meeting on October 18, 2012, were reviewed and amended as follows: a) [Leino] Mark Yelich changed from present to excused. b) [O’Connor] Under old business, the phrase “the timelines stated on the forms according to Section 2.05b” was changed to “the timelines too short in Section 2.05b” Amended minutes moved to approve by Marvin, seconded by Whicker, passed 10-0. IV. Presentation of Plaque to Edward Nelson Presentation was skipped due to the absence of former Commissioner Nelson. V. Election of Officers for 2013 Marvin nominated Stan Leino for chair, seconded by Davis, elected unanimously. Marvin nominated Gary Brown for vice chair, seconded by Goodell, elected unanimously. Marvin nominated Mary O’Connor for secretary, seconded by Whicker, elected unanimously. Brandvold nominated Eileen Oslund for audit chair, seconded by Kragness Kauth, elected unanimously. 2 Oslund nominated Kragness Kauth as public relations chair, O’Connor seconded, elected unanimously. VI. Report of Audit Char Deferred to next meeting VII. Old Business a) Reviewed council and staff responses to questions raised during the charter review at last meeting. Chairman Leino related that the council will communicate charter concerns to the commission in 30 days. b) Discussed lack of uniform application as required by Section 2.05b, Chairman Leino was directed to request creation by city clerk. c) Discussed response to question about lack of council liaison to the planning commission. Chairman Leino was directed to request further clarification from city manager. d) Question was raised about the response to the inquiry about special election time lines. Chairman Leino was directed to request further clarification from the city clerk and check on the possibility of removing the primary requirement. e) Chairman Leino announced an opening on the commission with the resignation of Commissioner Pone. VIII. New Business a) Meeting dates for 2013 were set to: 4/11/2013, 7/18/2013, 10/17/2013, 1/16/2014. Moved by Marvin, seconded by Brandvold, passed unanimously. b) Reviewed charter sections 5-8. Chairman Leino was directed to ask for clarification of the verbiage in Section 5.01 about an ordinance needing to be “passed by the Council” before being referred to the voters and ask if this is a summarization of the review process outlined in Section 5.06. As a general change, Chairman Leino was directed to request a list of all instances in the charter referencing the position of City Treasurer that should be changed to Finance Director. Chairman Leino was directed to inquire about the existence of a purchasing policy in accordance with section 6.05. Chairman Leino was directed to inquire if the contracting law reference in 3 Section 6.06 is still valid. Chairman Leino was directed to inquire about the purpose of a 4/5 majority needed to reduce budget amounts in an existing budget in Section 7.08. Chairman Leino was directed to ask the finance director if the disbursement verbiage in Section 7.10 covers current electronic processes. c) Commission will review charter sections 10-12 at next meeting. Commissioner Davis left the meeting at 8:30 pm. IX. Adjournment Marvin moved to adjourn at 8:50 pm, seconded by Kragness Kauth, passed 9-0. Minutes submitted by: Mark Goodell