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(6) Whether the Planning Commission should be an advisory body or a body with greater decision- making powers; (7) suggested changes in the Fire Department, including creation of a possible fire commission; (8) Changes relative to the Water Commission; (9) Changes relative to the Police Commission; (10) Fiscal procedures; (11) Changes in initiative and referendum; (12) Changes with boards and commissions; and (13) Recommendations that County elections should be non-partisan. Bethea: Public testimony may be offered on any subject within the purview of this commission. He requested that those testifying be to the point and succinct (1 : 1 :42) . A sign-up sheet was provided for those wishing to testify; they were called on in the order the names were received. IV. MS. KELLY POMEROY (Exhibit A) A. Pomeroy: Would like a gender-neutral Charter and gender-neutral affirmative action documents . B. Pomeroy: Procedures for gathering and validating petition signatures are referred to in three places in the Charter with different wording and details given in each; these are found in the initiative, recall and charter amendment sections. C. Pomeroy: Proposes a new Section 13-28 (i.e. validation and petitions) , 13-20 (i. e. records and meetings open to the public) ; Section 12-1 . 3 (i . e. recall elections) ; Section 11 (i . e. initiative) . D. Pomeroy: Section 13-4(f) : The ennumeration of districts and the provisions for appointments to boards and commissions is repetitive. The districts coincide with County Council districts , so spelling them out in each section may be dispensed with. Bethea: The various commissions have varying numbers of members and are chosen on different bases (35) . E. Pomeroy: The Planning Director proposes land use changes on behalf of private developers as part of the general plan revision process; this is an abuse. It puts the County in a position of being 581 (Corrected)