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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-09-20 | 6 | The Chief Assistant City Attorney responded that she would like the opportunity to run through it one last time to verify there are no legal issues; overall she is supportive, legally, of refining the Bylaws to reflect the practice and procedures the Commission would like to follow. Chair Tilos concurred with the Chief Assistant City Attorney; stated he would also like to get comments from Vice Chair Shabazz; inquired Commissioner Chen's thoughts on Commissioner Reid's concerns about one -member subcommittees. Commissioner Chen responded the way in which Commissioner LoPilato wrote the language makes it very clear; individuals can volunteer to get a task done; ideally, it would be good if another person wants to help; requiring that every subcommittee has at least two people is restrictive since there are only five members; it is really hard to require a minimum of two members; leaving it open and encouraging more than one member works; she understands Commissioner Reid's concern. Commissioner Reid stated the Chief Assistant City Attorney mentioned in a previous meeting a one-member subcommittee was a possible concern; requested feedback from the Chief Assistant City Attorney on the issue and also regarding the spirit of establishing a subcommittee. The Chief Assistant City Attorney stated whether it is satisfactory to have a subcommittee of one came up before; at that time, her view was a subcommittee of one is satisfactory and acceptable; she does not have any legal issue with including language that states either a subcommittee or designated individual can do outside research and advise the Commission. Chair Tilos stated the Commission should give staff time to review the revisions. In response to Chair Tilos' inquiry, Commissioner LoPilato stated the next step would be to have the item on the next agenda, including the same materials and Commissioner Reid's correspondence. Commissioner Reid noted Commissioner LoPilato's summary of what happened in a prior meeting did not properly indicate that she volunteered to work with the City Clerk; cautioned against writing summaries in reports before minutes are approved. 3-D. Report from the Subcommittee on Proposed Complaint Procedure Revisions, includes Draft Complaint Form Complaint Process Commissioner LoPilato suggested not using the term subcommittee when the item comes back on the next agenda and gave a brief presentation. In response to Commissioner LoPilato's inquiry, the Chief Assistant City Attorney stated that she had a chance to discuss the matter with her colleagues; as an overarching Meeting of the Open Government Commission September 20, 2021 6 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-09-20.pdf |