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Charter Commission meeting April 12, 2012 Page 2 46 household. He stated that he was concerned about having to vote on all road construction and 47 that a guaranteed fee that is allocated entirely for roads might be a way to fund the necessary 48 repairs. 49 Appreciation Certificates 50 Certificates were presented to Harry Carlson for 12 years of service to the City as a 51 Commissioner and to Steve Minar for 4 years of service by Vice Chair Dahl. Chair Dahl donates 52 the plaques at no cost to the Charter budget. 53 54 OPENING REMARKS — Chair Chris Lyden 55 56 Commissioner Lyden indicated he wanted to offer some "rules of engagement" for the work of 57 the Commission. He noted that he has some hearing loss and asked commissioners to speak 58 loudly so he could hear them. His philosophy is that when things go right the credit goes to the 59 whole Commission and when things do not go wrong the resposibility will fall to the Chair. He 60 suggested that commissioners "check their ego at the door" and that for the privliege of serving 61 the citizens the proper attitude is humility. He asked that commissioners behave with respect 62 toward one -another and that we do not have the right to tell another commissioner that their 63 perspective is wrong. Each commissioner has the obligation to define his/her premise in the 64 most positive way possible in an effort to influence other commissioners. 65 As commissioners we should strive to uphold the highest standards of integrity. He believes it 66 might be helpful to have pictures as well as some biographical information on the web site so 67 that citizens can approach commissioners if they encounter us in public settings. 68 Meeting procedures — Chair Lyden asked that all comments be directed to the Chair and that all 69 side conversations be eliminated. He also wants to ensure that the Commission is following the 70 approved Roberts rules procedures when calling the question. 71 72 73 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 74 75 APPROVAL OF MINUTES 76 77 a) April 8, 2012 with corrections. These have been appproved previously. Commissioner 78 Trehus indicated he had some corrections. Vice Chair Dahl asked Commissioner Trehus to 79 submit his comments and corrections and they could be reviewed at the next meeting. 80 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Sutherland to table review the 81 minutes at the next meeting of the Commission. 82 Motion passes with Commissioners Gunderson, Helgemoe, and Gunderson abstaining. 83 84 b) January 12, 2012 minutes — these minutes were not distributed in the preparation packets 85 and thus were not available for review. 86 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded By Commissioner Turcotte to table the minutes 87 for review at the next meeting of the Commission. 88 Motion passes with Commissioner Sutherland abstaining. 89 90 2