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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-09-20 | 9 | Chair Tilos stated if a person has two unfounded cases, they should not bring more complaints. Commissioner Reid stated the penalties are harsh. Commissioner LoPilato stated the penalties are rooted in the Sunshine Ordinance, which the Commission does not have the ability to revise, nor is it the topic of the agenda item; she thinks it might be instructive to describe the different type of findings; listed examples. Commissioner Reid stated it is overdone and should be much more simplified and fair for the public. Chair Tilos stated Commissioner Reid's comments are noted. Commissioner LoPilato stated the Commission needs to deal with the pre-hearing submission timeline. Chair Tilos concurred; stated the decision to have monthly meetings is all new and the timing need to be hashed out. The City Clerk discussed scheduling. Commissioner LoPilato stated she could work with the City Clerk and Chief Assistant City Attorney between now and the next meeting to streamline a solution; the individual from the City Attorney's office supporting the OGC needs sufficient time to review the materials and prepare something for the Commission, while also working to prevent off-cycle meetings; the goal is to give everybody a clear and transparent process and timeline; the language could be a little more vague to say: "based on the complaint submission timing, the City Clerk will advise all parties of when written submissions will be due. " or something along those lines. In response to Chair Tilos' inquiry, the City Clerk stated there are timing requirements for scheduling a complaint hearing; prior to setting the monthly Mondays, staff always tried to schedule the hearing for the next meeting; it was quicker because all that was needed was the complaint and staff report; hearings sometimes had to be set on a different date based on the schedules of the Commissioners and/or Complainant. Chair Tilos inquired whether bringing the item back on October 4th is a reasonable timeframe, to which Commissioner LoPilato responded that she could potentially have it ready; stated the complaint procedures might require more legal review; deferred to the Chief Assistant City Attorney. The Chief Assistant City Attorney stated she is fine to do the review on one or both items by the October 4th meeting. Meeting of the Open Government Commission September 20, 2021 9 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-09-20.pdf |