HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-2015 Minutes Charter Review Committee
Tuesday, August 1 ], 2015
Minutes
Committee Members]'resent: Phil Savage, Dennis Baxter, Tom Pierce, Michael Craft, Gloria
Harrison, Gary Walborne, Hillel Cohn, Vicki Lee
Committee Members Absent: Casey Dailey
Staff/Committee Consultants Present: Cathy Standiford, Management Partners; Deputy City Attorney
Steven Graham and City Clerk Gigi Hanna
Chair Savage called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
Public Speakers
Tim Prince, of San Bernardino spoke in opposition to giving the Mayor full voting rights.
Barbara Babcock, of San Bernardino spoke in favor of a full-time mayor.
Minutes
A motion was made by Baxter, seconded by Craft to approve the Minutes of the July 28, 2015 meeting.
The motion carried, with Savage abstaining because he was absent for that meeting.
I Action Items
The committee voted to:
• Approve a preliminary recommendation that the Mayor have the same voting privileges as
Common Council members
• Incorporate the recommend roles of Mayor as outlined in the Operating Practices for Good
Government(Items 1-6 in the Management Partners white paper dated August 11,2015 on the
interrelationship between Mayor, Common Council and City Manager) into the Charter Skeleton
Next Meeting Date and Time
The next meeting of the Volunteer Citizen-Based Charter Committee will be 5:00 p.m., Tuesday,
September 15, 2015.
The meeting adjourned at 7:04 p.m.
Respectfully submitted by
Gigi Hanna, CMC
San Bernardino City Clerk
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