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Charter Commission January 13, 2011 Page 7 X271 include that the past several meetings have run long, agenda items are being tabled in order to 272 end meetings late in the evening and it is believed that with 15 Commissioners, some 273 commissioners may not be getting a fair amount of time to discuss items. Commissioner 274 Gunderson asked for discussion to include the opinion of Commissioners on meeting more often. 275 276 Commissioner Drennen believes that if Commissioners self -police discussions, stay on topic and 277 if meetings are run more efficiently, more meetings would not be needed. Commissioner 278 Sutherland concurs and added that the Commission has the ability to call special meeting when 279 needed. 280 281 Commissioner Turcotte believes that the last three meetings are running long because of 282 discussions about Roberts Rules of Order procedures. 283 284 Commissioner Trehus concurs with Commissioner Turcotte and also states that the past three 285 meetings have been irregularly different than past history. 286 287 Commissioner Sutherland stated that she her discussion about Roberts Rules of Order lead to a 288 long debate at the last meeting. 289 290 MOTION by Commissioner Storberg, seconded by Commissioner Penn, to call for roll call vote 291 on whether to have more regular meetings per year. Commissioner Sutherland states that the roll call motion is non -debatable and the motion to call for a roll call does not need to be passed. The 293 action is then taken. 294 295 Voting yes: Aldentaler, Gunderson. Voting no: Sutherland, Penn, Storberg, Williams, Carlson, 296 Lyden, Trehus, Drennen. No opinion: Turcotte. 297 298 Commissioner Gunderson stated for the record the roll call vote is the opinion of Commissioners 299 present, that there are Commissioners absent. 300 301 The results are 2 Yes, 8 No and 1 No opinion. 302 303 Commissioner Turcotte asked to further discuss the issue. 304 305 Commissioner Sutherland said that the call for a roll call vote kills debate on the issue. 306 Commission Trehus states that he believes that correct, but objects to the end of discussion in a 307 procedural move of one Commissioner. More research is needed on Roberts Rules of Order for 308 the Commission to all have the same knowledge. 309 310 Commissioner Penn stated she believed her seconding was for discussion. 311 312 Commissioner Storberg stated she understood that the roll call vote would end discussion. If the 313 majority of Commissioners were not open to the idea of more meetings, then discussion of the #....-314 topic should end. She also concurs with Commissioner Trehus that the Commission is currently 7