1999-02-20 Charter Commission Minutes

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INTRODUCTION OF COMMISSIONERSPage 10 of 29 and did the background and research and then came back to the group with some suggestions. And I would like to suggest we put together a Search Committee. BALOG: Just sticking within the budget guidelines, another question we might want to ask Rudy is what was the past budget? LEGASPI: $100,000? BALOG: Okay, then that would be the proposed budget for this Commission because we need to know, as all other government agencies, how much money you have available to spend and that will in fact determine what route we are going to go after that. And then we can get into the other part in Section E, choosing either a Secretary and/or an Attorney or a search committee, or whatever. But it’s important to know what amount we have to work with too. IRVINE: Either an attorney or a secretary. Somebody has to put in some hours doing something besides just writing minutes or coming to our meetings, with getting us some research on the issues. I’m not sure which person it would be. RAY: I don’t think it could be both. I don’t think the secretary could do a fair amount of research. BALOG: Depending what kind of secretary you hire. The other question, getting back to the budget, though. What is the proposed budget? LEGASPI: Zero at this point. We’d like you guys to come up with an amount. BALOG: So we come up with our own amount, present it to the Council and they approve or disapprove that budget? LEGASPI: I’ve got a guideline right now, $30,000, for the balance of this fiscal year. This is what they are thinking about appropriating for the balance of this year, June 30. It’s a ballpark figure right now. SANTANGELO: I agree that we need to go over this budget, but again, within the timelines, it would be really good if we probably could look towards a secretary. I think it would be good to get a search committee together and I’d like to offer some input at that time. I think maybe if we took it agenda by agenda, it would be better off, we’re doing an awful lot of discussion over attorneys when the budget itself maybe should be discussed. But I think we need the secretary very soon, and I’m sure not in a hurry to get an attorney. I’d like to do the job right. RAY: So should we defer Item C. SANTANGELO: I’m curious, there was a proposed budget for $30,000 until the end of the year… BALOG: So, what’s the procedure? To me, the next question, since we’re still on budget should be, is that proposed from the administration or the Council? LEGASPI: We’re talking about $30,000, but if that’s not sufficient.. file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 2-20-99.html7/1/2011