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Charter Commission January 11, 2007 Page 10 DRAFT MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Commissioner Bening, to approve the Annual Report correcting the misspelled word and inserting the correct information in the date. Motion carried unanimously. ON-GOING REPORTS A. Five Year Plan This item was tabled to the next Charter Commission Meeting. NEW BUSINESS A. Mounds View Ballot Amendment This item was discussed earlier in the meeting. B. Annual Report By-laws Commissioner Duffy stated she was confused as to when the annual report was due. Commissioner Trehus responded chronologically it was December 31 of the following year. Commissioner Duffy indicated she read the by-laws and summarized the actions of the Commission. In practice, it was usually at the first meeting in January. Commissioner Trehus commented that the 2006 report would be submitted by October 2007. Previously, he had sent the report to the judge late one year and early another. It should be stated, "no later then the October meeting." Commissioner Bening inquired if a subcommittee could address the by-laws. Commissioner Dahl received the report from Chair Warren to send to the judge in accordance with the by-laws. Commissioner Bor requested the Charter and By-laws be addressed at the next meeting. C. Chair Comments Chair Warren stated she was resigning. She provided some recommendations. First, they needed to dialogue with staff and Council so all will know the benefits of the Charter. Second, to adopt some of the ideas from the visitors, prioritize the items to work on, find points of agreement that Council wants. Then the Commission should address the items of disagreement, but ones that can still be addressed cooperatively. Finally, the items of contention should be tabled until trust is built. The next chair should identify what works and what does not and then find out how the Commission could assist.