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Charter Commission July 25, 2013 Page 2 --,45 Chair Lyden stated that he received a letter from the Mayor and he composed a response, which 46 he passed out to the Commission. He noted that these letters are not on the agenda and is simply 47 for the Commission to review. 48 49 APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES 50 Commissioner Bretoi stated that in reference to the Members present, he should be listed as 51 excused. 52 53 Commissioner Penn referenced line 20, it should state, "Chair Dahl Lyden..." 54 55 Commissioner Trehus referenced the approval of meeting minutes from the previous November 56 meeting and noted that the corrections to the minutes should be listed. 57 58 Commissioner Gunderson stated that her notes from the February meeting included an action 59 item regarding research for professional secretary services and presenting that to the Council. 60 She stated that she spoke with Commissioner Penn, who did not remember a motion being made, 61 but believed that there may have been an action item at that meeting. She noted that she did 62 attend the Council meeting in March following the February meeting. 63 64 Commissioner Trehus believed that Commissioner Gunderson moved forward on that item 65 following consensus rather than a formal motion. He noted that other Commissioners also 66 proceeded to collect additional information. 67 68 Commissioner Gunderson asked to add the following statement "Upon completion of research 69 Commissioner Gunderson agreed to present a budget request at a future Worksession" 70 71 Commissioner Turcotte suggested that someone review the audio recording of the meeting. 72 73 Commissioner Gunderson volunteered to meet with Commissioner Dahl to review the tape. 74 75 MOTION by Commissioner Gunderson, seconded by Commissioner Turcotte, approving the 76 meeting minutes of February 21, 2013. 77 78 Motion passed unanimously. (Commissioners Penn and Timm abstained) 79 80 OLD BUSINESS 81 82 A. Last year, the City Council proposed two housekeeping amendments seeking to 83 bring dates and timing into compliance with the new State Statutes, Section 4.02. 84 Filing for Office and Section 8.04, Subdivision 2, Council suggested adoption of this 85 Charter amendment by ordinance. 86 MOTION by Commissioner Timm, seconded by Commissioner Dahl, requesting adoption of an 87 ordinance to amend Section Four of the City Charter to change the filing period to mirror the ,.� 88 language of the State Statute as identified as the clean copy submitted by the Charter 89 Commission Attorney. 2