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Page 9 of 11 <br />OLSON: Well, in some cases. In some cases, not. Some of the Boards, the Councils simply review. I <br />mean, it’s advise and consent. It doesn’t say in the Charter that the Council actually has the authority to <br />withhold a nomination of the Mayor on some of the Boards. It doesn’t come to mind exactly which ones <br />those are but there are - <br />MARTIN: But there are none. I believe they have the right to - <br />OLESEN: They can veto. <br />OLSON: I don’t think so. <br />OLSEN: Yes, they already have. <br />IRVING: Maybe - <br />OLSON: There are some but there are others - <br />MARTIN: Well, there may be some. Like you say, we’ll have to do some more research but what I’m <br />saying is, if in fact that mechanism is already in place, would that not suffice, or you still would rather <br />have it in the manner of which you are speaking, where the Mayor would, in fact, appoint the Chair off <br />the bat? <br />OLSON: Well, I mean typically in other places, that is a system that I have seen used and of course, at <br />this point it may be moot. We may not have a Mayor in four years. <br />HIGASHI: The main point you’re talking about is to have a member from each Council District and one <br />alternate. <br />OLSON: Right and you would, more or less, tend to maintain some balance of power between your <br />Executive and your Legislative branches of the government. I mean, obviously, chairing a Commission <br />or a Board gives you certain latitudes that are beyond that of merely a Board Member. <br />MARTIN: Correct. I understand. That’s why I’m saying what I am saying because if you, in fact, have <br />the Mayor appoint somebody then if the Chair, as you are saying, has a little bit more power than the <br />normal members, they could ride ramrod and decide before hand what’s going to happen. <br />OLSON: Well, only to the extent that the other nine members of the Board allow it. It isn’t carte blanche <br />either. <br />IRVINE: I just have one more thing. Usually you have an odd number of people on a Board or a <br />Commission because you come down to the wire and someone’s going to have to make a decision. You <br />know, have the power to override, to get a majority. <br />OLSON: But that’s where my - <br />IRVINE: That’s the Chair? <br />OLSON: No, that’s why my proposal is that you have only nine regular voting members. <br />IRVINE: Oh, the chair - <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 7-21-99.html7/1/2011 <br /> <br />