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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-05-03 | 4 | about the matter; ideally, the OGC would be a body that could encourage accountability, trust and transparency; much of his thinking has not been focused on the null and void and teeth of the Commission; unfortunately, he views it as the Council will make whatever decision, regardless of the Commission recommendations; he suggests sending all of the proposals to the Council with some priorities; the staff report could summarize what has happened and present the goals the Commission would like to achieve; he does not have any strong opinions on this piece and is thinking about other mechanisms the Commission could use to achieve the goals of transparency, trust, increased participation, accessibility and equity in open government. Commissioner Chen stated the City Council has to discuss the Commission's decision at a public hearing; the Council needs to decide whether or not to accept the recommendations or offer an alternative, which is all part of the transparency piece; the Commission's decision needs to be agendized at the next possible City Council meeting. In response to Chair Tilos's inquiry, the Assistant City Attorney stated because it was in the context of a cure and correct, the item would be agendized for the Council to consider the recommendation and decide what to do. In response to Chair Tilos's inquiry, Commissioner Chen stated Commissioner Reid deserves a separate hearing on her proposal. Commissioner LoPilato reiterated her modifications on the John Knox White proposal, including changing the terms "agreeing and curing or disagreeing" and just calling it a "rejection;" stated it would be a choice to accept or reject the Commission's recommendation; she also leans in favor of including language like "in whole" or "in part" which would account for scenarios with multiple recommendations; she would also like to add language which acknowledges a broader array than just the City Council. In response to Vice Chair Shabazz's inquiry, the Assistant City Attorney stated the John Knox White proposal was adopted fairly immediately after the removal; if the status quo were to continue, it would not advance the ends of justice; it was more keeping it in abeyance while the decision was made. Vice Chair Shabazz stated it seems there are some attempts to focus on some particular rules and technicalities to impact certain things; he suggests having a policy that empowers people to hold government accountable and not keep government from doing things more justly; allowing flexibility and keeping it moving is important. In response to Commissioner Reid's inquiry, Chair Tilos stated the motion will be to take John Knox White's proposal with Commissioner LoPilato's corrections. Commissioner LoPilato moved approval of revising the ordinance to include the John Knox White proposal in Section 2-93.8.a with her redline and additional language carving out the ability not to maintain the status quo in the interest of conducting necessary City business. Meeting of the Open Government Commission May 3, 2021 4 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-05-03.pdf |