HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-10 Charter Commission MinutesCORCORAN CHARTER COMMISSION
MEETING MINUTES
JUNE 10, 2010
6:00 P.M.
1. Call to Order. Charter Commission Meeting was called to order by Chair George Gmach at
6:02 p.m. Present were Commissioners:
• George Gmach, Chair
• Dorothy Theis (arrived at 6:20 pm)
• Brian Lother, Secretary
• Ken Kluck
• John Hausladen
• Jim Tilbury
• Also present was City Administrator Daniel J. Donahue
Absent: Ken Guenthner and Tom Cossette
2. Agenda. Motion by Kluck and seconded by Hausladen to approve the agenda as presented. All
voted in favor.
3. Approval of Minutes. Motion by Hausladen and seconded by Tilbury to approve minutes as
presented. All voted in favor.
4. Open Forum. No one appeared at Open Forum
5. Old Business
a. City Attorney Jeff Carson reviewed his memo of June 4, 2010. This had been
requested by the Commission at their February 11, 2010 meeting regarding answers
to questions posed by the Commissioner on the 04 -27 -2006 draft of re- formatted
Charter. Questions answered were on the following provisions of the 04 -27 -06 draft:
i. Interpretation of 7.05(b)
ii. Clarification of 5.03
iii. Was the 04 -27 -06 draft of the Charter a substantial change to the existing
Corcoran Charter or was it a restatement by reorganizing and making it
grammatically correct.
b. Discussion followed on the memo and its points.
A question was posed about the inconsistency with 7.04 of the 04 -27 -06 draft
and state law regarding the statement "51% of the votes..." Carson stated that
the intent of state law is to state the winner in any election or the ratification
of any proposal as the "majority". The intent of 7.04 is to be consistent with
the state law and that he recommended that the provision be changed from
51% to "a majority". Carson further stated that this would not be a substantive
change to the existing Charter.2006 that proposed non - substantive changes to
the City Charter.
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Motion: Lother moved that the proposed changes outlined in Carson's opinion of June 6,
2010 along with the change in 7.04 be approved and the proposed Charter be presented to the
city council for adoption. Seconded by Hausladen. All voted in favor.
Discussion followed on presenting the proposed Charter amendments to the city council. It
was decided to make a presentation to the council on July 22, 2010 and that Commission
Secretary Brian Lother would make a presentation. It was also suggested that the changes to
the proposed Charter be incorporated in a "redlined" copy to the council. Carson stated he
would make the changes and forward to city staff.
c. Update on Re- appointments. The four commissioners whose term were expiring and
who have all written to Judge Swensen seeking re- appointment indicated that they had
not received any communique for the judge's office. Donahue said he would look into
the matter.
6. New Business -None
7. Information Exchange. Lother inquired about the process for residents registering to vote.
Donahue said that he should contact the office for further info.
8. Adjourn. Motion by Lother and seconded by Muck to adjourn. All voted in favor. Adjourned
at 6:58 PM.
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