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Home My Public Portal AboutCharter Review Committee Minutes 05-16-1989 • CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE May 16, 1989 The ninth meeting of the Charter Review Committee was held on May 16, 1989, at 7: 00 p. m. at City Hall. All members were present except Dorothy Hurdle and Jack Watson. Tom Harvey gave the invocation. He also read Richard Glkadstone' s letter of resignation from the Charter Review Committee since he is now a member of the City Council. Dave Pagan made a motion to accept the letter of resignation. It was approved unanimously. Pat Jermyn made a motion to accept the minutes of the last meeting, which was approved unanimously. The members of the committee silently read over the information to be submitted to the City Council: an explanation of the Charter amendments, the proposed Charter amendments themselves, a sample ballot and sample information to be included in the front of a booklet to be sent to all the registered voters. It was brought to the attention of the secretary that she had omitted Richard Gladstone' s name from the list of committee members in the sample letter to citizens. The secretary apologized and said that it would be corrected, Elizabeth Sheppard suggested the rewording of several items in the explanation of the Charter amendments and in the sample ballot. Lloyd Leach made a motion to accept these changes and to accept the final draft of information to be submitted to the City Council . It was approved unanimously. It was suggested that the committee meet with the City Council members to discuss the proposed Charter amendments. Tom Harvey said that he would try to arrange this. Pat Jermyn made a motion to commend the secretary, Elizabeth Sheppard, for a job. well done and to extend to her a vote of thanks. It was seconded and approved. Thurman Rogers made a motion to accept Tom Harvey' s letter to the Council, which would accompany the information the committee is presenting to them. It was approved and the committee members added their signatures to the letter. The meeting was adjourned. • Respectfully submitted, ie'4a.,etezczg/yza-L-eg Elizabeth Sheppard, Secretary • Attest: Tom Harvey, airman