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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2018-12-17 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 2018 - - - 7:00 P.M. Chair Little convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL - Present: Commissioners Dieter, Foreman, Henneberry, Schwartz and Chair Little - 5. Absent: None. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS, NON-AGENDA None. AGENDA ITEM Before addressing the agenda item, Chair Little stated that she does not think the Commission's role as oversight on the Council and City Attorney's actions is appropriately addressed to the Open Government Commission (OGC); if the City Attorney would like to address inadequacies that were written into the law and presented at the last meeting, the issues would be better discussed by the City Council; she would like to propose a motion to table the conversation until after the City Council has been engaged on how the City would like to address the oversight and transparency implications of staff's request. Commissioner Foreman called a point of order on whether or not it is appropriate for the Commission to consider the matter; stated that he believes it is out of order; the Sunshine Ordinance states the Commission had to make a decision within 30 days of the filing of the complaint; the decision was rendered on November 14th; the fact that the City Attorney has not prepared a written confirmation of that decision does not change the fact that the decision was made; the decision was made two days before the cannabis ordinance would have become effective; thus, the ordinance is null and void; there is no basis to proceed; as a consequence, the only thing left to do is write the written report required by law which should have been done by November 28th; what needs to be done tonight is to ask the City Attorney to assist the Commission with writing the opinion which confirms what has already been done; the matter should be done tonight because he and Commissioner Dieter will be termed out by tomorrow. Commissioner Foreman moved approval of dismissing the reconsideration on the basis that it is out of order and requesting the City Attorney to assist the Commission in writing an order tonight confirming the November 14th decision. In response to Commissioner Henneberry's inquiry, Chair Little stated that she would like to table the issue until the City Council decides about the OGC's authority; she believes that the Commission's decision made last month was under the purview of the Commission, but counsel is saying it is not; she believes the City Council needs to make the decision. Meeting of the Open Government Commission 1 December 17, 2018 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2018-12-17.pdf |