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minutes 12-04-99Page 4 of 39 <br />RAY: And there again, going back to the Lexington model. They did switch back to a strong mayor form of government. <br />HERKES: Oh, I know. <br />RAY: But, it’s interesting, in the transition, their Managing Director now does serve more as the City Manager type, so it <br />seems like that’s the direction we’d like to head in, and if there’s a way we could encourage the Managing Director to be <br />more of a City Manager type, and to have more professional credentials, and have more authority, but ultimately, I think, that <br />is going to be up to the Mayor, so there’s no way around that unless we totally switch forms of government. <br />So, it sounds like, out of ten of us right now, there’s only one person speaking to pursue the Council Manager form of <br />government. <br />HIGASHI: So why don’t we vote on the question? <br />HERKES: We don’t have to vote on it. <br />HIGASHI: We have a motion. <br />SANTANGELO: We have a motion. Call for the question. The motion was that we drop pursuing City Manager. <br />RAY: And I think the understanding is, for now we’re going to drop pursuing it. We always have the choice to revisit it, and <br />if some new startling information, that got us all excited and wanted to get us back on that track, it would have to be probably <br />pretty quickly, but we could always revisit that. <br />HIGASHI: So we’re going to vote not pursue? <br />SANTANGELO: Table. <br />IRVINE: Vote to not pursue. We’re going to take a vote. <br />SANTANGELO: No, we’re going to take a vote. <br />RAY: Vote to not pursue. <br />HIGASHI: Okay. Is that on your motion? <br />IRVINE: That’s what my motion was, right. <br />RAY: So, all in favor of not pursuing the Council Manager form of government at this point, say aye. <br />9 COMMISSIONERS: Aye. <br />RAY: Opposed? <br />HERKES: Nay. <br />RAY: Let the record show one opposed. <br />Is it okay with folks if we just proceed down the list - <br />COMMISSIONERS: Yes. <br />RAY: Or is that it makes more sense than other? <br />In terms of the council make-up, Roland has passed out some information today. <br />file://\\coh01\cohweb\council\charter_commission\minutes\minutes 12-04-99.html7/1/2011 <br /> <br />