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II. REGULAR CHARTER MEETING <br /> A. There being no further public testimony, the meeting <br /> was closed. A regular meeting of the Charter <br /> Commission was called to order. <br /> B. Roll Call: <br /> Members Robert E. Bethea, Chairman <br /> Present: Sherwood Greenwell , Vice Chairman <br /> David Fuertes <br /> James O. Juvik <br /> H. Peter L'Orange <br /> Aileen Lum <br /> Steven T. Nishikawa <br /> Akira T. Omonaka <br /> Patricia M. Poppe <br /> Attorney: Christopher Yuen <br /> Secretary:R. Marie Jacobs <br /> Members Pamela F. Cushnie <br /> Absent: Francine Duncan <br /> C. Bethea: Need to vote on the major issues. Counsel <br /> should work up a list of issues for circulation <br /> prior to the next meeting. Commission: Discussion <br /> followed. Decided: Need to first decide 1) strong <br /> mayor or city manager type of government, 2) <br /> district divisions and 3) Council makeup; then <br /> balance of items can be scheduled and discussed per <br /> per agendaan the department order in the Charter . <br /> D. Greenwell: Charter Commission should be open to <br /> public input up through June, 1990. Bethea: Public <br /> may testify if item is on agenda. Yuen: There will <br /> be specific time during the meetings when public <br /> testimony will be taken. Written testimony can be <br /> taken at any time until decision is made on issue, <br /> then testimony will be accepted, but it cannot <br /> change the decision made on an issue. Omonaka: So <br /> people should submit items in a timely fashion. <br /> Greenwell: Reactions will be obvious AFTER the <br /> commission has taken a position. Omonaka: So the <br /> public must be well aware of decisions. Bethea: If <br /> communications come in after a position is taken, an <br /> item can be placed on an agenda the second time for <br /> reconsideration. <br /> 646 <br />