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CITY OF EDGEWATER
November 16,1998 Meeting
Minutes
The November 16, 1998 meeting of the City of Edgewater Charter Review Committee was called
to order at 4:35 p.m. in the City Hall Conference Room.
Call To Order:
Meeting was called to order by the Secretary. Members present were George Ewing, Ferdinand
Heeb, Michael Nattress and Sandy Jones with Wolfgang Unger being absent. Also present were
Robin Wolf, Committee Secretary, Nikki Clayton, City Attorney, Kenneth R. Hooper, City Manager
and Mayor Allman.
Approval of Minutes:
Mr. Heeb made a motion with second by Ms. Jones to approve the June 30, 1998 minutes. Motion
to approve was carried 4-0.
Old Business:
"Proposed" Charter Revisions were distributed to the Committee for review and discussion. It was
decided that the Committee would like to wait to address/discuss the proposed revisions until Mr.
Unger can attend the meeting.
Discussion regarding pending issues proposed by Mr. Nattress relating to newsletters and petitions
were discussed in detail. Ms. Clayton proposed the following verbage relating to the outstanding
newsletter issue.
(CharterReviewComm ittee/Min utes-November 16.1998)
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Section 5a06 - Public Information
Dissemination ofinfc;rniation and education of the public regarding City issues shall
be deemed a public pUqJose for which City funds may be expended. Principles of
fairness and the Code of Ethics shall govern the form and content of such efforts.
Mr. Heeb made a motion with second by Mr. Nattress to approve the proposed language. Motion
to approve carried 3-1 with Ms. Jones voting no.
Section 3a08 - Prohibitions. The Committee ask City Manager Hooper for input regarding various
concerns relating to limitations on borrowing and reserves.
Paragraph (d) Limitations on borrowing was discussed and it was decided to change "total
assessments" to "net taxable value".
A paragraph relating to Reserves was discussed with the following proposed:
W Reserves. The City is required to maintain reserves at a minimum of fifteen
percent (15%) with a maximum of twenty-five percent (25%) of the general
fund.
Motion by Mr. Heeb with second by Ms. Jones to approve the proposed language on Reserves.
Motion carried 4-0.
The Committee then discussed the outstanding petition issue and agreed that City Attorney Clayton
would draft additional language for discussion at the next meeting.
New Business:
The Committee discussed forwarding the "proposed" Charter Revisions to the City Council for
Council review and suggestions prior to finalization ofthe Charter Project. It was also discussed that
the Committee would like to see "draft" ballot questions regarding proposed changes.
Ms. Jones submitted a copy of her Minority Report to the Committee regarding Section 3.04 -
Elections and Terms. It was discussed that each member who submits a Minority Report will
address the City Council in regards to the concerns address in their report.
The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for Friday, December 4th at 2:00 p.m.
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(CharterReviewCommitteelMinutes-November J 6, J 998)
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Public Comments:
None
Adjournment:
After motion by Ms. Jones and second by Mr. Heeb, meeting adjourned at 5 :49 p.m..
Respectfully submitted,
Robin Wolf
Committee Secretary
(CharierReviewComm ittee/Min utes-November J 6, J 998)