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Section 3.06. I would suggest that this is a significant departure from both model ordinance and quorum requirements and opens up the door for some- one to abuse the intent of this section. I suggest a minimum of :.three members. QUESTION? What effect does the last sentence have on the ability Cf police to effectively protect city residents? Section 3.07. I would suggest a posting of resolutions rather than listening to all the verbage in some of those resolutions. Section 3.08. Second sentence- "shall be signed by the mayor, attested by theaclerk, and filed and preserved by him." makes for a better sentence. The model charter appears to have more succinct language for 3.07 and 3.08. Section 3.09. Before you agree with the wording (number of days) for this I suggest you ask Jeff Nelson to project the length of time it would take to pass and get into operation any ordinance considering two thing,5. The time which elapses from idea to passage and the negative effects it may have on city operations both in the courts(litigation) and city functions. Section 3.10. The cost in terms of time and money may be prohibitive. 3.11. I suggest the Charter Commission rethink the ordinance and resolution processes in light of the budget restrictions and effectiveness of the process. 4/5 vote to amend or repeal an ordinance sounds great if you don't want one changed but what problems do you see if we do need to change them. It ought to be an interesting process when it comes time to update the city code book. I am suggesting that the vote be the same as for new ordinances because the intent is the same, that is the need to change in order to keep up with a changing society. Lets not get ordinances imbedded in stone, especially bad ones. These are my suggestions for the present and although I may disagree with some of your statements I do agree with the process and its openess. I commend you on your hard work to date and encourage you on the remaining efforts. I suggest you be concise and to the point, it is easier to add good than eliminate the bad documents from a charter. G. Ziebarth.