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• Ms. Poppe then moved to approve the revised amendments "6" and "11. " Cushnie seconded. All were in favor and the motion carried. The Commission then considered the language on the Charter Amendment Ballot Digest and the language to be recommended to the clerk for the actual ballot, as prepared by counsel: Draft 3, Charter Amendment Ballot Pamphlet and Draft 3, Proposed Ballot Language. Amendment "1" : The Commission changed the digest language to state that "each voter would vote for only the one council member from his or her district, " and to specify on the ballot that there would be nine single-member districts. The "digest" and recommended ballot language were approved with these changes. Amendment "2": The digest and recommended ballot language were approved without changes. Amendment "3" : The digest and recommended ballot language were approved without changes. Amendment "4" : The digest and recommended ballot language were approved without changes. • Amendment "5": The digest and recommended ballot language were approved without changes. Amendment "6" : Counsel proposed a change to the digest to clarify the qualifications of the planning director, and to change the designation of the section to be amended. All approved the digest and ballot language as modified. The Commission discussed the interpretation of this amendment. It was agreed that where five years' training and experience is required, that the intent was that any combination of five years' training and/or experience would suffice: i.e. , you do not need five years of training plus five years of experience. The same would hold true where three years' training and experience were required. Chairman Bethea directed that the minutes reflect this as the intent of the Charter Commission in offering this amendment. Amendments "7, " "8, " "9, " and "10" : The digest and recommended ballot language were approved without changes. • -3-