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minutes 10-13-99Page 4 of 31 committed to doing your work here, and I realize it may be the intent to have a majority, but clearly Rule VII states that the majority of the members present, and I don’t want to belabor the point because apparently, based on what I think I heard, you have already adopted some rules. Is that correct? RAY: No. YUEN: No. TYLER: Oh. Well, if you haven’t adopted some rules, how have you published any changes? YUEN: These are the rules from the ‘89-’90 Charter Commission. The Commission has basically been operating under the old rules, but wanted to make the changes because there is a different location to send communications and the Commission has chosen to make a different day for the regular meetings. TYLER: I’m sorry. I thought you had some other rules and some additional - I hadn’t seen them so I was a little puzzled, but it was not my intention to come here and slow your work down. I just wanted to make some comments, vis-a-vis since it is a public hearing. You will obviously make any decision you wish but I urge you to consider those. Thank you. RAY: Ms. Irvine. IRVINE: In light of Chris’s explanation, I’d like to move that we adopt the rules as presented to us. RAY: Second? BALOG: Second. RAY: All in favor? COMMISSIONERS: Aye. RAY: Okay, rules approved. Curtis, since you’re already at the table, you can go ahead. Is that okay, Del? PRANKE: Yes. RAY: On the agenda item statements from the public, you can go ahead and address your other items. TYLER: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I think we’ve covered two of them already, of the five that I had. I wanted to say that, subsequent to the last meeting which I attended, which was two or three meetings ago, a gentleman who was here spoke about a possible inclusion of Fire Commission, and I don’t know what action the Commission may have taken with respect to his suggestion, but I did want to let you know that he did submit to me, a substantial amount of materials related to Fire Commission. I also have some materials in my possession as a result of some discussions that we had in the Council when Mr. Santangelo was there, as well as Mr. Ray, and I’d be happy to furnish those to you if you are considering such a possibility. I know that I’ve had a number of calls from members of the Fire Department. I think the Council, during the time that Mr. Ray and Mr. Santangelo were present, also expressed an interest in having a Fire Commission, and I’m not sure where you are with respect to that, but I wanted to offer this material since it was sent to my office subsequent to the last meeting. file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 10-13-99.html7/1/2011