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Charter Commission July 25, 2013 Page 12 492 Chair Lyden noted that perhaps the idea of a subcommittee was not the correct path and noted 93 that input from Commissioners could be sent via email. 494 495 Commissioner Timm referenced the action taken earlier in the meeting regarding the amendment 496 to the Charter language to mirror the language in the Charter after the State Statute and noted that 497 per this direction there would not be enough time to submit that item on the ballot this year. 498 499 Commissioner Bartsch recognized that the concern was with the possible misinformation of the 500 public from the City. 501 502 Commissioner Storberg referenced a motion she made in February and questioned why that item 503 was not followed up on. 504 505 Chair Lyden asked that Commissioners think about this issue and bring the item back on the 506 October agenda. 507 508 MOTION by Commissioner Gunderson, seconded by Chair Lyden, for the Charter Commission 509 to form a public relations subcommittee composed of at least three Charter Commission 510 members. 511 512 Further discussion: Commissioner Trehus recognized examples of where information paid for by 13 the public has been incorrect. He believed that the subcommittee directive should be clear. +14 315 Commissioner Gunderson believed that the subcommittee should be generalized to address 516 public relations items and not specific to one item. 517 518 Commissioner Bartsch questioned if the City provides space in the newsletter for information 519 that the Charter Commission would like to make public. 520 521 Chair Lyden stated that the City has denied the requests for inclusion from the Charter 522 Commission in the past. 523 524 Commissioner Gunderson stated that the Charter Commission has the right to submit requests for 525 inclusion in the City newsletter but they have the authority to edit the information. 526 527 Commissioner Bartsch believed that it would be beneficial for members to form a subcommittee 528 to discuss this matter. 529 530 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Chair Turcotte, that the Charter Commission 531 form a subcommittee of one member, to be the Chair, with Commissioners submitting issues 532 regarding the disparity of communication that occurred during the last election. 533 534 Further discussion: Chair Lyden noted that his issue was very specific but did not think the idea 35 proposed by Commissioner Gunderson would be a good idea as well to create a subcommittee 336 that could deal with ongoing public relations issues. 12