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Charter CommiWon January 9, 1997 Page 9 It was the consensus of the Commission to have Chair Montain send the letter to the City Council. D. Time Line Chair Montain stated that he has started to draw up a time line to clarify the schedule of business matters of the Commission for members. It is not yet completed, but he will continue to work on the document and present it at the April meeting. E. Community Education -City Charter Chair Montain stated that he would like to see the Commission put articles in the newsletter and write letters to the editor to inform citizens about the purpose of the Charter. He noted that the survey indicates that the newspaper and Quad are widely read and well received. Those would be good means of communication. He would also like to see a newspaper article at the same time the newsletter comes out for as much publicity as possible. Tumer stated that even if an article does not appear until summer, it is an important priority and she volunteered to work on an article. She would like the Commission to coin a phrase to be used over and over that would catch on as a marketing tool. She noted that Charter members are also volunteers, and she suggested that Commission members be recognized as part of the awards ceremony for board volunteers at the end of the year. The Commission could also have its own event at the same time. Dahl suggested a regular item in the newspaper to announce Charter meetings. The Charter meeting could also be announced during the Open Mike portion of the Council meeting. MOTION by Turner, seconded by Dunn that any Charter Commission member attending a City Council meeting will announce the next Charter meeting during the Open Mike portion of the meeting and invite those interested to attend. Discussion' Chair Montain stated that people generally do not participate unless there is a tax issue. When there were Charter public hearings in the past, people tended to second guess the situation and did not pay attention because the decision did not affect them personally.