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Charter Commission October 10, 2013 Page 5 181 182 Commissioner Gunderson referenced the email from Mr. Karlson and did not believe that 183 information matched the information included in the Worksession discussion. 184 185 Vice Chair Dahl stated that not one other Commission or Board has draft minutes posted and did 186 not believe the Charter Commission should be forced to do that. 187 188 Commissioner Turcotte stated that when the City received the minutes and sent them 189 electronically it stated last modified and questioned who modified the document. 190 191 Commissioner Storberg agreed that the minutes should come to the Charter Commission but 192 questioned what would occur in January if this is not resolved, as TimeSaver is only contracted 193 through this meeting. She stated that there are only a small number of women on the 194 Commission and questioned who would be responsible for the minutes at that time. She stated 195 that the Commission either wants the service or does not and questioned why this keeps coming 196 up. 197 198 Commissioner Trehus noted that the string of conditions is what is disagreed upon. 199 200 Commissioner Turcotte stated that he viewed other minutes from City Councils and Charter 201 Commissions and only the basics are included. '02 203 Commissioner Timm stated that the statute only requires a summary of the proceedings with the 204 motion, noting discussion was had, and the action that was taken. 205 206 Vice Chair Dahl stated that she spoke with the City Clerk in regard to the TimeSaver contract 207 and reported that the City Clerk was not aware of a contract and was not able to find a contract 208 with TimeSaver. She advised that the invoice from TimeSaver was included in the packet in the 209 amount of $261.15. 210 211 Commissioner Gunderson stated that she provided an estimate very close to the billed amount. 212 She found it interesting that Mayor Reinert discussed transparency and the Charter Commission 213 is still unable to get a copy of the contract with TimeSaver. 214 215 Commissioner Turcotte questioned if there has been anything showing how this would be paid. 216 217 Vice Chair Dahl noted that this first bill has already been paid. She thanked Commissioner 218 Gunderson for her efforts in this matter. 219 220 MOTION by Commissioner Penn, seconded by Commissioner Trehus, to decline the offer of 221 TimeSaver's assistance as long as there are terms attached. 222 ,.,.;23 Further discussion: Commissioner Penn noted that TimeSaver has attended the previous meeting 24 and this meeting and may therefore use the funds allotted by the Council. She stated that the 5