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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-07-19 | 4 | Commissioner Reid inquired whether a subsection under the Purpose of the Commission would be an appropriate place to put the complaint procedures. Commissioner LoPilato responded amendments to Sections Il Purpose of the Commission, and III, Membership, require City Council action; stated the Commission does not have the authority to change it; she would rather not have it go to Council and come back. Vice Chair Shabazz stated he would defer to Chair Tilos, but because there is a lot of overlap in the agenda, he is okay with discussing and going through the items now so there would be no need to discuss them separately; encouraged streamlining the discussion. Chair Tilos stated that he likes the flow of Commissioner LoPilato's presentation and would like to continue in said manner. Commissioner LoPilato continued her presentation. In response to Commissioner LoPilato's inquiry, the City Clerk stated the Commission can modify the sections of the agenda in the bylaws and have an actual item where complaint hearings would land before the regular agenda items to make sure the hearings are held as required by the complaint process; modifying the agenda sections is acceptable. Commissioner LoPilato stated the issue of outlining how things come to be placed on the agenda is already in the bylaws but is a little bit confusing; inquired whether staff is the primary source, but Commissioners could also reach out to staff for guidance. The City Clerk responded in the affirmative. In response to Commissioner Reid's inquiry, Commissioner LoPilato stated it would be helpful to have some clarifications in the bylaws about how staff decides to place items on the agenda; inquired whether the proceedings for the Chair and Vice Chair election should be modified. In response to Chair Tilos' inquiry, the City Clerk explained the history of when the Chair and Vice Chair were elected; stated it has been done in many different ways and not consistently. Chair Tilos concurred with the City Clerk and stated the Commission used to only meet in February and October; suggested having the elections in January or February after members are appointed by newly elected Councilmembers. In response to Commissioner LoPilato's inquiry, Vice Chair Shabazz stated the bylaws currently state the election takes place after January 1st; the unique composition of the Meeting of the Open Government Commission 4 July 19, 2021 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-07-19.pdf |