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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2018-03-05 | 11 | Chair Dieter stated the start of the process has been geared toward the orderly conduct of meetings and nothing that goes on outside meetings; Commissioner Schwartz is right that the subcommittee stepped over the line a little bit. Commissioner Foreman stated dealing with referrals altogether stepped over the line. Chair Dieter stated not really because the public never knows what to expect from a Council referral; right now, a matter may come back or be decided on that night; the agenda title gives the impression that a decision could be made that night; provided an example; stated that she thinks Council referrals are out of hand; a lot of time is spent on the merits of an issue and whether the issue is important enough to bring back at another meeting, which was the whole impetus of Council referrals; referrals come from one person, rather than have it agenized, Council is supposed to decide if it is important and should come back with a staff report. The City Clerk stated Council did not want to be limited and wanted to be able to take action under the Council referrals section of the agenda; the 2007 staff report, which was provided, clearly states the Council can take dispositive action if sufficiently noticed. Commissioner Foreman inquired what is sufficient information, to which the City Clerk responded said determination is made by the City Attorney. The City Attorney provided an example of supporting State legislation; stated Chair Dieter's examples are something that would need analysis. The City Clerk stated the current Council adopted a new referral form and reiterated the three options at the top of the form: 1) take no action, 2) refer the matter to staff or 3) take dipositive action; the current Council just reaffirmed that they want to take dispositive action; noted the Commission would be recommending something different than the current Council has said they want. Commissioner Schwartz suggested tabling referrals for now; stated referrals seem to do less with time management and Rosenberg's Rules; the matter could come back in a more comprehensive way. Chair Dieter stated that she has a suggestion, which might solve the matter and allow it to be included; suggested each Councilmember indicate whether or not dispositive action is being requested; stated members of the public want to know whether the matter would return. Commissioner Schwartz stated the issue seems more complicated than limiting time to three minutes. Chair Dieter stated that she is fine with that; inquired whether everyone else is okay. Meeting of the Open Government Commission 11 March 5, 2018 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2018-03-05.pdf |