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L'ORANGE: I think one of the things that was most useful, and I don't think it was in
<br />the rules, I think it was an agreement on the Commission, is that we decided once we had voted
<br />on a section, that section was put to bed. We did not revisit it. Because we could have got into
<br />complete chaos if, at the end of the whole thing, we revisited a controversial area.
<br />RAY: So, Pete, how did that work out, you know, timing -wise, you know? I've
<br />been trying to figure out how this will go. And we'll, say we get, you know, a layer of
<br />departmental, you know, input and then we get a layer of, you know, public input or something,
<br />you know, comes up, you know, a little bit later in the game and whatever. Now -.
<br />L'ORANGE: Never push the decision. Bob was an excellent chairperson. If somebody
<br />wanted to defer and leave that item for a subsequent meeting, we just did that. We didn't -, it
<br />might be on the agenda, but Bob was a very fair chairperson and anybody could say let's divert or
<br />let's talk about that some more.
<br />But once we had decided on a single memberdistrict, which I was very much in favor of, I
<br />deferred to Mr. Greenwell on the two-year term. He was a senior statesman, and I respected his
<br />opinion having been on the Council. I, personally, think the two-year term is too short, but I did
<br />defer to him on that.
<br />But the -, I don't think we could have gotten through, because we had a lot of discussion, it was
<br />very fair, it was very open, but I think that rule was one of the lynchpins. I think it was just a
<br />gentleman's agreement.
<br />BETHEA: I think that was it. I had forgotten about that. I had learned 'from an early
<br />negotiation with Jack Hall, who I thought was a great negotiator and you hada great ability with
<br />Jack to move through things, and it always scared the daylights out of me, but once we had gotten
<br />through a provision, we were through that provision, and then you didn't try to find some
<br />leverage to come back and open it up, and it kind of made things go. I had forgotten that.
<br />L'ORANGE: No, I think that -. And this one last comment that I was thinking about.
<br />Because, I guess, we had the single member district, we had lots of reporters in the back of the
<br />room all the time. And I felt very strongly that the only person that should speak is the
<br />chairperson about process or whatever was going on, because the reporters come and they want
<br />to know your opinion. And T don't think -, well, my personal opinion is my opinion is going to be
<br />said on the mike, on the floor. I think debating it in the press the way the Council does some of
<br />their stuff is ridiculous. I mean it's just -, let the chairperson talk for the Commission on matters
<br />of procedure and where you are and whatever and you'll save yourself a lot of grief because they
<br />try to get stupid answers out of you or -, I've observed that. I don't answer the press, so that's a
<br />simple rule. But that's just a personal, you know, prejudice. And I'm good friends with the
<br />reporters, but -. Anyway, that's all I have to say, sir.
<br />RAY: Chris, anything to add?
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