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Tuesday, July 18, 2017
1. Call to Order – The meeting came to order at 7:02 P.M.
2. Roll Call – Present: B. Amundsen, B. Clawson, D. Erickson,
G. Oberg, J. Peterson, M. Reyes-Johnson, J. Thomas
Excused: B.Doty
Absent: J Lamoreux
3. Approval of Agenda
Motion by B. Clawson, second by J. Peterson, to approve the agenda.
Motion Approved
Approval of Minutes
Motion by M. Reyes-Johnson, second by B. Clawson to approve the minutes of May 16, 2017 as
amended.
Motion Approved
Approval of Minutes
Motion by J. Peterson, second by D. Erickson to amend the minutes of Mar 16, 2017 to correct some
date errors.
Motion Approved
4. Citizens Comments from the Floor
5. Reports of the Chair
6. Reports of Members
7. Unfinished Business
Discussion of the Charter Section 4.05 Vacancy language as it pertains to the current 365 days vs.
statutory city requirements for 2 years and the discussion we had in a joint session with the City Council
on the this issue. The one solution that was suggested was to change the 365 days to 16 months to make it
less likely that someone would be expected to go through a special election and then be required to run
another campaign in less than a year.
8. New Business
Discuss process to start working on proposed changes, including the “Markup styles”
Motion to adopt Resolution 2017-02 for meeting dates from September 2017 thru January 2018, made by
J. Peterson and seconded by G. Oberg.
Motion Approved
Agenda for July to include:
Look at proposals for language changes for Section 4.05 and Section 4.04.
Next Meeting Date 9/19/2017.
9. Adjournment: meeting adjourned at 8:20 P.M.