2019-08-14 Regular Session Minutes

Home

Mr. Robinson: Mr. Heintz: Mr. Robinson: Mr. Heintz: Mr. Robinson: Okay so moved and seconded that we have an amendment to the presented petition. So we'll vote on the amendment before we vote on the overall petition itself. And that amendment is that this Board strongly recommends that in similar circumstances...timely, full disclosure would be followed by recusal from voting. Is that correct? Right after full disclosure, its full disclosure in writing, as is required by the code. So full disclosure in... In writing. Would be followed by recusal from voting. Okay so the new section 38 would read. This Board strongly recommends that in similar circumstances... Indeed this Board strongly recommends that in similar circumstances, timely full disclosure in writing would be followed by recusal from voting. Mr. Heintz: That's correct. Mr. Robinson: Okay. Ms. Sumner -Mack: Do we need to add voting on this issue? Or this matter? Mr. Heintz: No because it's in similar circumstances. It's speaking about it's advice to the Council in the future. Mr. Robinson: Okay. So J could you give us an overview of the informal advisory opinion and how it's organized and then... Mr. Wiseman: Excuse me, did we vote on the amendment? Mr. Robinson: Mr. Yoshimoto: Oh yeah, that's right. So we have that as a proposed amendment. Is there any further discussion on the proposed amendment? If not all those in favor say aye. Contrary minded. Okay motion passed to amend the overall advisory opinion. So now we have the overall advisory opinion with the amendment. And it's been motioned for approval and we're having discussion. So J, if you could just give us a brief walk through. Okay so what would happen now is if the Board approves the informal advisory opinion as amended, then the Chairman has authority to sign the informal advisory opinion. And pursuant to the order of the Board, this opinion will be of course sent to the 18