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Call to Order and Review of Meeting. Chair Plumb (5:30 PM.)
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Public comment on the business agenda
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Approval of the minutes from the March 25, 2010 meeting -- Action Item.
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Announcements – Commissioners
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| a | | Next meeting is Thursday, April 8, Jim Cohen will be chairing; the meeting will include discussion and preliminary agreement on all remaining issues
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Discussion and preliminary agreement on the remaining issues in defining the elected Mayor recommendation – Action Item. (5:30 PM)
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| a | | Clarify the relationship between the Mayor and the Manager in the development and preparation of the budget and of the CIP budget?
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| b | | Who would set the Council Meeting agendas, the Mayor or the Manager? |
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| c | | What should the charter say about the salary of the Mayor? Is the salary intended to be a stipend or a true compensation for time spent? Should it be in the Charter? If not, how would it be set or to what should it be pegged?
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| d | | Clarify the meaning of “manage the process” in this earlier vote: That the Mayor shall manage the process for recommending to the Council the hiring or firing of a City Manager, City Clerk and Corporation Counsel, but the Council will be engaged in the process and will have the final vote on hiring or firing the City Manager, City Clerk and Corporation Counsel. |
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| e | | When would the Mayor position start? At which election?
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| f | | Which at large seat should the Mayor’s position fill? |
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| g | | What happens if the Mayor cannot fulfill his/her duties?
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| h | | When should the Mayor’s State of the City Address be? |
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| j | | Should the Mayor issues be put out as one item or broken up into sub items?
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Adjourn (8:30 PM)
Remaining schedule of meetings:
Thursday, April 8: completion of any remaining issues
Thursday, April 22: full review of all preliminary agreements and Charter language
Thursday, May 6: First reading of the proposed Charter Changes
Thursday, May 13 Second reading and passage of the proposed Charter Changes
Thursday, June 10: public hearing on the Preliminary Report
Thursday, June 24: discussion of any changes based on public input
Thursday, July 1: agreement on any changes to the Preliminary Report
Thursday, July 8: final passage of recommendations
Click here meeting memo's.
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