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Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Minutes
Committee Members Present: Dennis Baxter, Phil Savage, Tom Pierce, Casey Dailey, Michael Craft,
Committee Members Absent: Gloria Harrison, Vicki Lee, Gary Walborne, Hillel Cohn
Staff/Committee Consultants Present: Cathy Standiford, Management Partners; City Attorney Gary
Saenz and City Clerk Gigi Hanna
Chair Phil Savage called the meeting to order at 5:04 p.m.
Public Speakers
None
Minutes
A motion was made by Baxter, seconded by Craft to approve the Minutes of the July 7, 2015 meeting.
The motion carried, with Dailey abstaining because he'd been absent for that meeting.
Action Items
• A motion was made Baxter, seconded by Dailey, to start the process of talking to elected
officials and the city manager as soon as possible and provide a regular summary of committee
activities to the council. The motion carried unanimously.
• A motion was made by Dailey, seconded by Craft, that the committee make a preliminary
recommendation to keep the city at the current ward status. The motion carried unanimously.
• A motion was made by Pierce, seconded by Baxter to defer action on voting rights of the mayor
until input is provided by the council and mayor. The motion carried unanimously.
• A motion was made by Dailey, seconded by Baxter to recommend the mayor has no
administrative power or powers of appointment or removal except as otherwise stated in the
Charter. The motion carried unanimously.
• A motion was made by Pierce, seconded by Baxter to recommend that the City Manager shall be
appointed by the majority vote of all members of the city council and mayor. The motion carried
unanimously.
Next Meeting Date and Time
The next meeting of the Volunteer Citizen-Based Charter Committee will be 5:00 p.m., Tuesday, July
28, 2015.
The meeting adjourned at 7:01 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Gigi Hanna, CMC
San Bernardino City Clerk