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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-08-02 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY AUGUST 2, 2021 7:00 P.M. Chair Tilos convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL - Present: Commissioners Chen, LoPilato, Reid and Chair Tilos - 4. [Note: The meeting was conducted via Zoom.] Absent: Vice Chair Shabazz - 1. [Staff present: Chief Assistant City Attorney Elizabeth Mackenzie; City Clerk Lara Weisiger] Oral Communications None. Regular Agenda Items 3-A. Review of the Sunshine Ordinance Complaint Form and Procedure Commissioner LoPilato gave a Power Point presentation. Commissioner Reid thanked Commissioner LoPilato for the excellent presentation; suggested the Commission consider an online complaint form process as well; stated the most streamlined approach is something as simple as possible for the average member of the community to be able to reach out to file a complaint; another important issue is what independent outside counsel would look like and who would decide; suggested considering a provisional approach such as having outside counsel for the next six months or for specific number of complaints; noted that she has questions regarding what a prehearing process and an informal complaint process would look like. Chair Tilos summarized Commissioner Reid's questions and comments. Commissioner Chen stated reading Commissioner LoPilato's report and seeing the visual presentation was very helpful; she compared it to having jury instructions, receiving a neutral presentation of the parameters and being able to decide whether or not a complaint matches up with the Commission's duties under the Sunshine Ordinance; she would really value having "jury" instructions as the Commission is the jury and not the judge. Chair Tilos thanked Commissioner LoPilato for the hard work; stated he is leaning towards having an impartial and neutral outside attorney guide the Open Government Commission (OGC), rather than someone from the City Attorney's office. Commissioner Chen stated she would like to test out having a neutral memo to see if it Meeting of the Open Government Commission August 2, 2021 1 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-08-02.pdf |