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Attachment 1 — Response to City Letter of July 11, 2019 Case File 62-CV-19-4965 from time to time. A majority of qualified and acting members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the Commission's business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes, but a smaller number of members may adjourn from time to time.,, During my previous appointments, in 2002-2006 and 2009-2016, the Commission quorum was based on a majority of qualified and acting members. During my present appointment the Commission quorum is 5of 9, or 4 if less than 9, are present. The Council has not questioned Commission Charter language amendment resolutions submitted to the Council since 2002, including years the Letter suggests quorum was not met. Paragraph 5 (top of Letter page 2) The Letter states that the Council efforts brought the Commission to five in the fall of 2016. • I disagree. • As previously stated the Courts own records show that the Commission was at five members in April 2016, which is earlier than fall of 2016. • I also want to note that at many Commission meetings I requested the public consider becoming a Commission member. Commissioner Don Johnson joined because he heard that request. The Letter states that the Commission changed the bylaws in 2017. • 1 disagree, • The Commission made no changes to the Bylaws in 2017. The Commission amended its Bylaws at a quorum meeting on November 16, 2016, when an amendment for commission members was approved for nine members and quorum changed to five of nine or four if less than nine. The Bylaws were filed with the Court shortly thereafter. The Letter states that due to extensive efforts by Council and city staff the Commission achieved 8 members by the end of 2018. • I disagree. • Four commissioners reapplied for appointments in 2018 without any effort of the Council or city staff. One commissioner was not reappointed due to the Council sending a resolution to the Court asking to deny the reappointment of founding Commission member William Doty (who required some excused absences for health reasons) and instead replacing him with one of their nominations. • The Commission was at seven members in April 2018 as a result of Russel Warren applying in answer to the Commission public announcement of openings. The Letter refers to hopefulness about important issues facing the city. • 1 can't agree or disagree with the feelings of council members. • The Letter doesn't specify any important issue the Council had or has for the Commission. • The Council has not proposed an amendment per 410.12 requiring a Commission response. • The only question the Council has verbally discussed with Commissioner Thomas and me was on October 3, 2016, when we discussed the Commission's review of Chapter 8 language. On Page 6 of 13