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Charter Commission January 9, 1997 Page 4 Chair Montain stated that he summarized the consensus of the Commission to the Council that the matter of the invoice is not a Charter issue. He also recommended amending the City's contract with the City Attorney. Sullivan stated that Chair Montain spoke well for the Charter Commission. Dunn also spoke, but it was unclear whether he was speaking for the Charter Commission or voicing his own opinion. Chair Montain cautioned members to clarify when they are voicing their personal opinion because their statements may easily be interpreted to mean that they are speaking for the Commission. Corson stated that at the last meeting speck portions of the Charter were referred to a number of times and the Charter's overview role with the City. However, it was never clear whether the Charter had the right to call a special meeting on the issue because the City Council clearly has funding oversight. He agreed the issue was important but felt the Charter Commission's right to call a special meeting should be clarified. Chair Montain stated that if a concern is brought to the Charter Commission, a special meeting can be called to consider that item. He agreed that the procedure to call a special meeting is not clear in the Charter Commission bylaws and should be changed_ Corson requested that the Commission review the bylaws to clarify the procedure on calling a special meeting. Chair Montain noted that in the first paragraph on page 4 of the new Septic System Procedures reference is made to recent amendments by the Charter Commission. There were no Charter amendments, and that statement is a miscommunication from City Hall. Turner recommended the Commission request the City to retract the statement_ Commissioner Dunn arrived at 9:10 p.m. B. Road Construction Chair Montain reported that City Engineer Ahrens has completed a rough draft of a road construction policy and schedule that will be presented to the City Council_ Copies will be sent to the Charter Commission. Mr. Ahrens, working with the City's consultant, has rated City streets, grouped them geographically,