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Charter Commission October 10, 2013 Page 4 135 Commissioner Penn noted that she did take handwritten notes as to the motions and votes but 136 that is all. 137 138 Chair Lyden noted that will be part of the discussion later in the agenda. He noted that the 139 minutes approved by the Commission will be the official minutes. 140 141 Vice Chair Dahl noted that perhaps the decision to approve the minutes should be tabled until the 142 later discussion occurs. 143 144 MOTION by Commissioner Penn, seconded by Commissioner Gunderson, to table the meeting 145 minutes of July 25, 2013. 146 147 Motion passed ayes 9 — nays 1 (Timm) 148 149 Vice Chair Dahl noted that reconsideration of the minutes will be considered as Item 6C. 150 151 B. November 12, 2012, as corrected 152 Vice Chair Dahl noted that she asked that the minutes be sent to her electronically in order to 153 avoid going back onto the website. She stated that at that time it was determined that the 154 November 12, 2012 minutes were not approved. She noted that the corrections have been 155 completed by Commissioner Penn as directed and asked for a motion to approve the amended 156 minutes. 157 158 MOTION by Commissioner Timm, seconded by Commissioner Turcotte, approving the meeting 159 minutes of November 12, 2012, as corrected. 160 161 Motion passed unanimously. 162 163 OLD BUSINESS 164 165 A. Secretarial Options for Minute Taking for all Charter Meetings. 166 1. City Administrator, Jeff Karson's e-mail 167 2. City's Contract with TimeSaver for Charter Meetings 168 3. Invoice for TimeSaver 169 Chair Lyden appreciated that Mayor Reinert was present and acknowledge his concerns. He 170 stated that his concern is that Mayor Reinert would like to post draft minutes, which is not the 171 policy of any other Board or Commission. He stated that he appreciates TimeSaver and believes 172 they do an excellent job. He wished that the City Council would simply fund the service as a 173 vital service and let the remaining issues fall aside. He stated that minutes should be kept very 174 minimal and should be kept simply to the issue and the decision. 175 176 Commissioner Trehus stated that the by-laws simply state that the minutes will reflect the votes 177 of the Commission and not the discussion. 178 179 Commissioner Turcotte noted that some other Commissions do not even use names. 4