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Charter Commission -1- 01/15/2015
Brooklyn Center Charter Commission
Meeting Minutes
January 15, 2015
Called to order by Vice Chair Gary Brown at 6:30 p.m.
Roll Call: Secretary Mary O'Connor called the roll. Present were Mark Goodell, Gary Brown,
Myrna Kragness Kauth, Robert Marvin, Zachary Marko, Mark Yelich, and Mary O'Connor.
Judy Thorbus arrived at 6:36 p.m. Chair Stan Leino said he would be late. He arrived about 7
p.m. Excused was Gail Ebert. Not present were Harold Middleton and Jody Brandvold.
Approval of Minutes: A motion was made by Marvin and seconded by Kauth to approve the
October 16, 2014, minutes as corrected. Kauth had emailed a correction to Secretary O'Connor.
Her email said the following: "Regarding the sentence on changing the format of the charter, as
it was discussed, no action at this time. Chair Leino suggested we look at it at a later date." The
motion passed.
Audit Report: Kauth gave the Audit Report. The Charter Commission spent $128.31 on
postage. The Charter Commission budget is $1,500. Marvin moved and Yelich seconded to
accept the Audit Report. Motion passed.
Election of Officers for 2015:
Chairperson: Kauth nominated Mark Goodell for Chairperson. Marko seconded the
nomination. Marvin nominated Stan Leino for Chairperson. Yelich seconded the nomination.
A paper ballot was taken. Goodell received 6 votes. Leino received 2 votes. Mark Goodell was
elected Chairperson.
Vice Chairperson: Thorbus nominated Mark Yelich for Vice Chairperson. Marvin seconded
the nomination. Goodell took over as Chair of the meeting from Brown. A voice vote was
taken. Mark Yelich was elected Vice Chairperson.
Secretary: Marvin nominated Mary O'Connor for Secretary. Kauth seconded the nomination.
A voice vote was taken. Mary O'Connor was elected Secretary.
Audit Chairperson: Yelich nominated Judy Thorbus as Audit Chairperson. Marvin seconded
the nomination. A voice vote was taken. Judy Thorbus was elected Audit Chairperson.
Public Relations Chairperson: Marvin nominated Myrna Kragness Kauth as Public Relations
Chairperson. Marko seconded the nomination. A voice vote was taken. Myrna Kragness Kauth
was elected Public Relations Chairperson.
Charter Commission -2- 01/15/2015
Old Business:
Charter changes: O'Connor made a motion and Brown made a second to approve the
recommendation by City Attorney Charlie LeFevere in his letter to Curt Boganey dated
December 1, 2014, concerning Section 5.01, Powers Reserved By The People. A voice vote was
taken. The motion passed unanimously with 9 in favor.
O'Connor questioned 2 of the 7 "Recommended Charter Amendments" sent to us with the
meeting agenda. They seem to be written by the City Attorney. O'Connor believes Amendment
1 and 2 are not exactly as we passed them. After discussion, Marvin made a motion and Kauth
made a second to pass the 7 Charter amendments as written. The motion passed with 8 voting in
favor and one abstention.
Also with the agenda was a 1 page letter seemingly prepared by the City Attorney regarding
"Transmittal of Recommended Amendments to the City Charter". Leino made a motion and
Marvin made a second that the Charter Commission should use the suggestions in this letter.
The motion passed.
Chair Goodell agreed to officially send these charter changes to City staff.
New Business:
Meeting Calendar for 2015: Leino made a motion and O'Connor made a second that we should
meet quarterly on the fourth Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Those dates are April 23, 2015, July 23,
2015, October 22, 2015 and January 28, 2016. Motion passed.
Meeting was adjourned at 7:58 p.m.
Submitted by Mary O'Connor
Secretary