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OpenGovernmentCommission | 2021-10-04 | 1 | MINUTES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING MONDAY OCTOBER 4, 2021 7:00 P.M. Chair Tilos convened the meeting at 7:00 p.m. ROLL CALL - Present: Commissioners Chen, LoPilato, Reid, Shabazz and Chair Tilos - 5. [Note: The meeting was conducted via Zoom and Vice Chair Shabazz arrived at 7:04 p.m.] Absent: None. [Staff present: Chief Assistant City Attorney Elizabeth Mackenzie; City Clerk Lara Weisiger] Oral Communications None. Regular Agenda Items 3-B. Adopted Proposed Amendments to the Bylaw Commissioner LoPilato gave a brief presentation. The Chief Assistant City Attorney stated that she has no further comments as to any legal aspects of the Bylaws with exception of referencing the blank in Section 4-B.3 regarding procedures for complaint hearings; she wants to make sure it gets completed if there is a future motion; at the last meeting, she mentioned that she wanted to verify the revision regarding the 15-minute public comment time limit; she is comfortable with the insertion. Commissioner Reid stated that she had a chance to read the correspondence submitted by Jay Garfinkle; acknowledge the extensive work; recommended taking additional time to digest it and allow other members of the public an opportunity to comment and take the ideas into consideration; stated her take-away from his letter are optimizing transparency and participation; Mr. Garfinkle's suggestions address said values. Commissioner LoPilato continued her presentation. Speaker: Jay Garfinkle, Alameda, stated that he put a lot of effort in reviewing the proposed revisions; he thinks both the original Bylaws and complaint processes are very lacking; the public should have every opportunity to participate in the process; what matters now is the revisions by Commissioner LoPilato and the suggestions he submitted; his offerings are extensive and are based on many years experience in parliamentary procedure; urged the Commission to make every effort to optimize enhancing the openness and Meeting of the Open Government Commission October 4, 2021 1 | OpenGovernmentCommission/2021-10-04.pdf |