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Charter Commission May 9, 2019 Page 2 46 against a project and noted that perhaps the information can be available in electronic format. He 47 noted that perhaps a pamphlet on the City Charter and Commission could be made available at 48 City Hall as well. 49 50 Commissioner Damiani agreed that it would be helpful to have the information available online. 51 52 Commissioner Juni noted that the City Clerk responded that she is available to assist residents 53 that may want help. He stated that perhaps something is published in the City newsletter letting 54 residents know that the City Clerk would be the contact for assistance. 55 56 Commissioner Lyden stated that perhaps that contact information could be listed under the City 57 Charter page as well. 58 59 Chair Dahl stated that she would follow up to determine if the information could be added to the 60 City Charter page of the website. 61 62 Commissioner Trehus stated that the City Clerk is not an attorney and if she is helping to word a 63 petition for signatures, could that then be a situation where the City Attorney determines that the 64 language is not appropriate and therefore is not valid. He stated that it could be helpful to have 65 some sample petition templates available for residents to use. 66 67 Commissioner Juni stated that it could be difficult to develop templates as the scope of potential 68 templates would be impossible to guess. He stated that he would hope that if the City Clerk is 69 working with a resident on a petition format, he would hope that the City Attorney would be 70 consulted to ensure it is the valid format. 71 72 Commissioner Trehus suggested that Chair Dahl ask the City Clerk the estimated length of time 73 that would be necessary for staff to assist a resident in creating a valid petition form that could be 74 used to gather signatures. 75 76 C. Legal Representation 77 Chair Dahl stated that she emailed many Charter cities in attempt to gather information on 78 possible legal representation. She stated that the three responses that she received all 79 recommended the use of Kennedy and Graven. 80 81 Commissioner Poehling asked if any of the responding cities indicated their legal budget. 82 83 Chair Dahl noted that most Charter cities are funded by the city. 84 85 MOTION by Commissioner Juni, seconded by Commissioner Bretoi, requesting that the Chair 86 reach out to Kennedy and Graven to solicit information on their service package to act as 87 representation for Charter Commissions. 88 89 Motion passed unanimously. 90