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Charter Commission <br />October 10, 2013 <br />Page 10 <br />404 <br />405 Chair Lyden commented that he appreciates the input and perspective of each member of the <br />406 Commission and explained that the strength of the Commission is determined by the skillset of <br />407 the individuals. He believed that it is healthy for the community to have a broad base of people. <br />408 <br />409 Commissioner Sutherland noted that the number of Commissioners is included in Article 1, <br />410 Section 4 of the Commission by-laws. <br />411 <br />412 Commissioner Storberg stated that the Charter has been very helpful in keeping the voting power <br />413 with the people. She noted that there are always more applications than openings and it is <br />414 helpful to have the added perspectives. <br />415 <br />416 Commissioner Turcotte stated that if you reduced the Charter Commission size it would be really <br />417 easy to vote the Charter out, noting the intent of some of the applicants. <br />418 <br />419 Vice Chair Dahl stated that in her opinion the League of Minnesota Cities is not unbiased <br />420 because they work for the City and obtain information from the City as well. <br />421 <br />422 Commissioner Trehus stated that he corresponded with the League of Minnesota Cities and the <br />423 response was quite frank in that the League represents municipalities and does not represent the <br />424 interest of Charter Commissions. He advised that if this moves forward it will move into the <br />425 next year, onto the new Commission members, and would require a Charter amendment. He did <br />426 not see the purpose. <br />427 <br />428 Commissioner Gunderson called the question. <br />429 <br />430 Motion passed unanimously. <br />431 <br />432 Motion failed ayes 2 (Bretoi and Gunderson) - nays 9 <br />433 <br />434 MOTION by Commissioner Sutherland, seconded by Commissioner Bretoi, requesting to seek <br />435 the opinion of the Charter Commission Attorney in order to determine the legal path for <br />436 amending the size of the Charter Commission. <br />437 <br />438 Motion failed ayes 5 (Gunderson, Sutherland, Timm, Bretoi, and Williams) — nays 6. <br />439 <br />440 NEXT MEETING DATE <br />441 Vice Chair Dahl noted the next meeting date is Thursday, January 9, 2014. <br />442 <br />443 Commissioner Penn noted that she is not reapplying for the Charter Commission. <br />444 <br />445 ADJOURN <br />446 <br />447 MOTION by Commissioner Turcotte, seconded by Commissioner Williams, to adjourn the <br />448 meeting at 8:50 p.m. Motion carried unanimously. <br />10 <br />