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City of Edgewater Edgm er,FL32132
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EDGEWATER
ot Meeting Minutes
Charter Review Committee
Wednesday,October 2,2019 1030 AM Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER,ROLL CALL
Present 4- Board Member Ken Hooper,Vice Chair John McKinney,Chairperson Gigi Bennington and
Board Member Pat Card
Absent 1- Board Member Eric Rainbird
Also Present 3- City Attorney Aaron Wolfe,City Clerk Robin Matosick CMC and Record Clerk Haley
Walker
2. DISCUSSION ITEMS-
a. AR-2019-4438 Organiaational Section-Choose Chair&Vice Chair of Committee
Board Member Card made a motion to appoint Ken Hooper as Chair, after discussion with
Board Member Hooper,motion died
A motion was made by Board Member Hooper, second by Board Member McKinney, to
appoint Gigi Bennington as Chair. The MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 4- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,and Pat Card
A motion was made by Board Member Hooper, second by Board Member Card, to appoint
John McKinney as Vice-Chair. The MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yea: 4- Ken Hooper- ohn McKinney,Gigi Bennington,and Pat Card
b. AR-2019-4439 Discuss&decide on meeting dates×
City Clerk informed the Board that Board Member Rainbird works and cannot attend mod 3:30 in
the afternoons.
After discussion, it was deterimed to meet on the Is( and 3rd Monday's at 3:30pm in Council
Chambers starting on Monday, October 7th
C AR-2019-4437 Review&discuss Charter&provide any comments/suggestions
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Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes October 2, 2019
The Board brought up the following items for possible discussion:
Board Member Card - borrowing limits, council violations ("teeth to enforce'), salary increase,
qualifications for council, residency requirements (waiving) for directors, appointments to boards
and committees by Mayor.
Board Member McKinney - agrees with those suggested by Board Member Card and also suggested
to review the Charter,page bypage, every item.
Boad Member Hooper - borrowing limits - super majority, tax increases, salary, relattives working
for city, romances, live in council district, advertising requirements, residency requirements for city
manager,police,fire chiefs.
Board Member Bennington-agrees with the rest and residency.
It was also discussed to request an explanation by staff on pay ranges for employees and to obtain a
survey of surrounding areas for council salaries. Vice Chair McKinney provided the explanation
relating to employee pay ranges.
3. ADJOURN
There being no fivther business to discuss, Board Member Card motioned to adjourn at 11:32 am.
Minutes submitted by.,
Haley Walker, Records Clerk
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