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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2018-10-22 work session1 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, OCTOBER 22, 2018 CALL TO ORDER In the absence of Mayor Carrie Tergin, President Pro Tempore Ken Hussey called the October 22, 2018 City Council Work Session to order at 6:00 P.M. ROLL CALL The f ollowing Council Members were present for the roll call: Present: Fitzwater, Graham, Hensley, Hussey, Kemna, Mihalevich, Prather, Schreiber, and W ard Absent: Wiseman A quorum was declared present. DISCUSS THE CITY CHARTER COMMITTEE’S PROPOSED CHANGES Ryan Moehlman, City Counselor, informed the Councilmembers that packets had been distributed and made available for the public, containing the following documents: - Staff Report Regarding Charter Review Committee Recommendations - Memorandum Regarding the Charter Review Advisory Committee Recommendations to Parks Provisions - Recommendations of Charter Review Committee (10.15.18) - Charter Review Committee, October 22nd Work Session, Comments from Tom Sadowski (Charter Review Committee Member) Mayor Tergin arrived at the meeting at 5:34 P.M. Councilmembers thanked the Charter Review Committee for their time and hard work in reviewing the City Charter. The following members of the Charter Review Committee attended the work session and were available for questions and comments: - Mark Kaiser - John Hequembourg - Carolyn McDowell Mr. Moehlman presented the following recommendations, allowing for questions and comments from Councilmembers, Staff, and Charter Review Committee members. General Changes Affecting Several Charter Provisions A. Gender Neutralization throughout the Charter 2 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, OCTOBER 22, 2018 B. Eliminate References to Dates that are No Longer Effective C. Change the Date on Which Candidates’ Election Qualifications are Measured D. Capitalize “City” throughout the document when referring to the City of Jefferson itself. Specific Changes to Charter A. ARTICLE III – THE COUNCIL 1. Eliminate Lifetime Term Limits 2. Remove the Requirement that the city clerk reside within City limits, and give the Council the authority to enact geographical residency requirements, or none at all, by ordinance . After some discussion, the following motion was made. i. MOTION #1: Councilman Mihalevich motioned to direct staff to draft consistent, geographical residency requirement language for the city clerk, city administrator, and city counselor positions. Councilman Fitzwater seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. 3. Relating to Legislative Procedures, amend to clarify and modify rules relating to bill sponsors and the informal calendar. i. There was some discussion regarding the Council reviewing rules and procedures yearly. There was also discussion about removing the procedures and rules from the Charter (Article III, Section 3.11(e)) and placing them in the City Code. B. ARTICLE IV – MAYOR 1. Replace lifetime term limits for the Mayor with a limit on serving more than two consecutive terms. 2. Section 4.1(c) specifying that the Mayor may not hold other City office or employment with the City. 3. Section 4.1(d) new subsection relating to removal of the Mayor 4. Section 4.4 add new subsection 11, providing the Mayor authority to remove members of committees, boards, or commission for misconduct or neglect of duty with the consent of Council. 3 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, OCTOBER 22, 2018 C. ARTICLE V – CITY ADMINISTRATOR 1. Section 5.1(c) to clarify that the City Administrator’s entire compensation, not just salary, must be approved by the mayor and majority of the Council or a two-thirds majority of the Council. 2. Section 5.2 technical changes. 3. After some discussion, and to help eliminate confusion, a suggestion was made to change to the City Counselor title to City Attorney. i. MOTION #2: Councilman Fitzwater motioned to draft language that would change the title, City Counselor to City Attorney. Councilman Graham seconded the motion. The motion passed unanimously. D. ARTICLE VI – ADMINSTRATIVE ORGANIZATOIN AND PERSONNEL SYSTEM 1. Section 6.6 proposed to change the off ice of City Prosecutor from an elected office to an appointed office, utilizing and independent selection committee. i. MOTION #3: Councilman Hussy motioned to draft language that would keep the City Prosecutor as an elected position, and add a removal clause similar to the Mayor’s removal clause in Article IV. The Council decided to hold off reviewing Article XII – General Provisions, Article XII – Transitional Provisions, and Parks Provisions until another meeting, at a date and time to be determined. PUBLIC COMMENT There were no public comments at this time. ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Councilman Graham, seconded by Councilman Hussey, and approved unanimously at 7:05 P.M.