2006-03-16 Cost of Government Commission Minutes

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hours, if they are on a hot discussion, then a poll could be taken to see if they wanted to continue past that time. Motion Amended: Mr. Sakaguchi stated that he would accept the friendly amendment. Mr. Joseph said he is concerned that this is being formalized and he would rather not formalize it and just have it as an understanding. Vote: The Chair asked for a vote on the motion, by a raising of hands. Mr. Sakaguchi and Ms. Nicholson raised their hands. All who opposed, by raising their hands: Mr. Joseph, Ms. Cushnie, and the Chair. The motion to limit the meetings to two and a half hours failed. The Chair stated that he would try to get the meetings done in two and a half hours and that the motion could always be revisited. 11. DISCUSSION OF ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON NEXT AGENDA Ms. Garson stated that she had the Department of Environmental Management on the next agenda, as well as a variation of item 7 on discussion or action about prioritizing to accomplish the mandate of the Commission. She said she will have that as a running agenda item. Ms. Nicholson said to include the letter they were to send to the departments. Ms. Cushnie reminded Ms. Garson that she needed to bring various documents to the next meeting, and Ms. Garson said that would not be an agenda item, and she doubted she would be able to get the book by the next meeting. (Ms. Garson requested a short break to check on whether the Liquor Department's conference room would be available on April 6, 2006 The meeting broke at 12:45 p.m. and reconvened as 12:47p.m.) Ms. Garson reported that the conference room is available for April 6 and she cancelled their reservation for its use on April 3, 2006. 12. STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC The Chair stated that there were no statements from the public. 13. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Chair announced that the next meeting is scheduled for April 6, 2006, at the conference room at the Department of Liquor Control. 20