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Charter Commission July 25, 2013 Page 5 .78 Chair Lyden stated that he received an email from the City Administrator who dictated from the 79 Council that TimeSaver would be attended the next two meetings of the Charter Commission. 180 He advised that the official meeting minutes is the prerogative, right, and responsibility of the 181 Charter Commission to decide which minutes will become official. He stated that this 182 Commission has not had the time to review the strings attached to the decision made. He 183 recognized that Commissioner Gunderson attended a Worksession meeting to discuss the item, 184 which was not placed on the agenda, and explained how the offer from the Council with strings 185 attached came about. 186 187 Commissioner Gunderson questioned if the decision to have TimeSaver present came as a 188 directive from the City Administrator. 189 190 Ms. Bartell stated that the email from the City Administrator had gone to Chair Lyden regarding 191 the coverage for TimeSaver that would be provided at the April Charter Commission meeting, 192 which was canceled, which is why it was moved to tonight. 193 194 Commissioner Gunderson stated that even though the Council approved a method for funding 195 TimeSaver, or a professional service, the Charter Commission would still need to make the 196 decision as to whether or not to have TimeSaver. 197 198 Chair Lyden referenced a past situation in which he requested that TimeSaver not attend a /"..\99 meeting, which they still attended. He noted that the City Administrator had advised that foo TimeSaver would attend in that situation, even with the request made by the Charter .ol Commission. 202 203 Commissioner Gunderson expressed confusion and believed that the budget of the Charter 204 Commission would take a hit. 205 206 Commissioner Bretoi stated that the issue from the City Council is the length of time for posting 207 minutes and did not believe another minute taker would help in that situation. 208 209 Commissioner Gunderson questioned who made the call to TimeSaver. 210 211 Ms. Bartell stated that she made the call to TimeSaver because of the note in the file and after 212 confirming the decision with the City Administrator. She noted that the Council did approve 213 funding separate from the regular Charter Commission funding. 214 215 The Charter Commission expressed desire for the minutes from Timesaver to be sent directly to 216 Chair Lyden. 217 218 Chair Lyden stated that in his experience, the draft minutes should come back before the 219 Commission for review at the next meeting, at which time they would be approved and made X20 official. 21 5