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JANUARY 16, 2014
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota
City Hall Council/Commission Conference Room
AGENDA
1.Call to Order: 6:30 p.m.
2.Roll Call.
3.Consideration of Minutes of the October 17, 2013 Meeting.
4.Report of Audit Chair.
5. Election of New Officers.
a.Chairperson.
b.Vice Chairperson.
c.Secretary.
d.Audit Chair.
e. Public Relations Chair.
6. Old Business.
a. City Council action/inaction on Charter recommendations.
New Business.
a.Forthcoming Meeting dates.
b.Any other new business?
8. Adjournment.
Brooklyn Center Charter Commission
Meeting Minutes [DRAFT]
October 17, 2013
1.Call to Order
Called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 6:31 PM
2.Roll Call
Secretary Mary O'Connor called the roll. Present were Stan Leino, Jody Brandvold, Mark
Goodell, Zachary Marko, Myrna Kragness Kauth, Eileen Oslund, Judy Thorbus, and Mary
O'Connor. Excused were Gail Ebert, Harold Middleton, Renita Whicker, and Mark Yelich. Not
present were Gary Brown and Robert Marvin.
Chair Leino asked O'Connor to let him know if Robert Marvin has had 3 unexcused absences. If
so he will have to notify the judge.
3.Approval of Minutes
The July 18, 2013, minutes were approved with Thorbus and Kauth abstaining. The motion was
made by Goodell and seconded by Brandvold.
4.Old Business
Kauth asked Chair Leino if we have had any response from the City on our questions. Chair
Leino said we received no information from the City. Kauth asked if we should resubmit our
questions. Chair Leino said yes.
We reviewed our questions and recommendations.
2.05b.1 Chair Leino was told the City has no uniform application for council absences. He said
the city clerk would have to draft an application and the city council would have to approve it. A
discussion ensued. Chair Leino will inquire again about a uniform application.
2.08 Chair Leino has not received an answer from the city attorney. He will have the city
attorney look at 2.08.
5.06 Chair Leino was not able to get a copy of the statute or do research on it.
O'Connor asked Chair Leino to ask the city clerk if she forwarded our charter changes, which
were listed in the minutes, to the city manager. Goodell suggested he ask when we will get a
reply to our charter changes. Chair Leino will write to the city clerk.
9.04 At the last meeting we passed the city's suggestions. Chair Leino will ask the city about
9.04.
5.01 Chair Leino did not ask the city clerk about this. We discussed changing the wording in
"when passed by the Council". Kauth moved and Thorbus seconded changing the word "passed"
to "submitted". O'Connor suggested deleting the phrase. Brandvold called the question and
Marko seconded it. The motion passed with O'Connor and Leino voting no. The main motion
passed with O'Connor voting no.
6.02 The City wants to allow the fire chief to be hired from outside the fire dept. Chair Leino
would like to talk to the fire dept. before voting on this. Marko moved and Kauth seconded to
use the City's suggestion on 6.02.3b. A discussion ensued. Thorbus called the question and
Brandvold seconded it. The motion passed with Leino voting no. The main motion passed with
Leino voting no. We discussed the city's suggestions for 6.02.3c. Thorbus moved and Marko
seconded to table this issue until Chair Leino talks to the fire chief and the city manager. Motion
passed unanimously.
5.New Business
None.
Our next meeting is January 16, 2014.
6.Adjournment
Marko moved and Brandvold seconded to adjourn at 8:07 PM. Motion passed.
Submitted by Mary O'Connor
Secretary
Charter Commission -2-