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Charter Commission November 1, 2007 Page 4 DRAFT 134 Commissioner Bening called the question. 135 136 Motion carried. Commissioner Trehus voted nay. 137 138 NEW BUSINESS 139 140 B. Review Draft Amendment from Attorney 141 142 Chair Duffy requested the Charter Commission review each section in the draft amendment 143 prepared by Karen Marty, beginning with Section 8.01. 144 145 Section 8.01. Power to Make Improvements 146 Chair Duffy stated this section does not discuss "local character" as reflected in the current 147 Charter. 148 149 Commissioner Handrick stated "local character" is a subjective term which is why Ms. Marty left 150 it out of the document; it does not have a standard definition in the statute and creates ambiguity. 151 152 It was the consensus of the Commission to further discuss this issue with Ms. Marty. 153 154 Section 8.02. Relation to State Law 155 It was the consensus of the Commission that this section is acceptable. 156 157 Section 8.03. Limitation on Power to Assess 158 Commissioner Trehus asked if the term "assess" needs to be defined. 159 160 Commissioner Handrick asked Commissioner Stockman Maher if the term assessment is defined 161 in the statute. 162 163 Commissioner Stockman Maher replied in the affirmative. 164 165 Commissioner Trehus expressed concern about the use of the word "special" in the first 166 sentence. 167 168 Commissioner Bor stated the term is defined in the statute and noted this section specifically 169 contains a limitation on the power to assess. 170 171 Commissioner Stockman Maher noted the title of this section reads "limitation on power to 172 assess" and the first sentence states the City may levy "special" assessments. She stated it is 173 important to be consistent throughout the document. 174 175 It was the consensus of the Commission to discuss this issue further with Ms. Marty. 176 4