01-13-2020 City of Edgewater 104 N.Riverside Drive
Edgewater,FL 32132
EUGEWATER Meeting Minutes
Charter Review Committee
Monday,January 13,2020 4:00 PM
Council Chambers
1. CALL TO ORDER,ROLL CALL
Present 5- Board Member Ken Hooper,Vice Chair John McKinney,Chairperson Gigi Bennington,
Board Member Eric Rainbird and Board Member Pat Card
Also Present 3- City Attorney Aaron Wolfe,City Clerk Robin Matusick CMC and City Manager Glenn Irby
4:03 pm City Manager arrived
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. AR-2019-4620 Minutes of the December 16,2019 Charter Review Committee Meeting
A motion was made by Board Member Card, second by Vice Chair McKinney, to approve
Minutes of December 16,2019.The MOTION was APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
3. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. AR-2019-4621 Final review of Charter Sections for modifications
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Member Card made Motion to NOT consider a modification of the salary for council,
Section 3.05
MOTION FAILED DUE TO LACK OF SECOND
A motion was made by Board Member Hooper, second by Vice Chair McKinney, to approve
section 3.05 as drafted by the City Attorney. The MOTION was APPROVED by the
following vote:
Yes: 5- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
section 3.08d approve as drafted by city attorney
A motion was made by Board Member Hooper, second by Board Member Card, to approve
section 3.08(d) as drafted by the City Attorney. The MOTION was APPROVED by the
following vote:
Yes: 5- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
A motion was made by Vice Chair McKinney, second by Board Member Card, to approve
section 3.09(b)(1) for the ballot language as written. The MOTION was APPROVED by the
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following vote:
Yes: 4- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
No: 1- Gigi Bennington
A motion was made by Vice Chair McKinney, second by Board Member Card, to approve
section 4.01 as written on ballot for super majority on city manager). The motion FAILED by
the following vote:
No: 5- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
table 4.02 city manager relatives-have city attorney bring back
A motion was made by Board Member Hooper, second by Board Member Card, to approve
section 4.01 for city manager, section 4.05 for city attorney and section 4.06 for city clerk
that a simple majority on hiring and firing of all three positions. The MOTION was
APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
table 4.02(12)city manager relatives-have City Attorney bring back different language
5.03(e) -can charter restrict employees running for council-City Attorney to review
Items for further review by city attorney-
1) on the candidate nepotism issue-again there is no case law
2)can a charter prevent council member from having a personal relationship with an employee of city,
since there is no case law on this, City Attorney cannot recommend this
3)can charter prevent a relative or significant other from being employed by the city-City Attorney
responded that Cape Canaveral has an ordinance on this matter, again not tested in the courts so no
guidance. City of Midway has a charter provision along those lines
It was discussed that these are more personnel matters, not charter issues. City Attorney feels that this
would be best by ordinance not charter.
AR-2019-4621 Final review of Charter Sections for modifications
A motion was made by Board Member Hooper, second by Board Member Rainbird, to add
item (f) under General Powers citys obligation to protect the Indian River. The MOTION
was APPROVED by the following vote:
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Yes: 5- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
5:23 pm Card left the room &returned at 5:26 pm
5:36 CITIZENS COMMENTS-
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Libby Lavette provided comments on environmental issues
Mayor Thomas spoke about how proud he was on each board member and need to address salary,
etc
A motion was made by Board Member Hooper, second by Board Member Card, to ask City
Attorney to look at restrictions to prevent a bridge over the waterway. The MOTION was
APPROVED by the following vote:
Yes: 5- Ken Hooper,John McKinney,Gigi Bennington,Eric Rainbird,and Pat Card
4. ADJOURN
There being no further business to discuss, Board Member Hooper made motion to adjourn at 5:43
p.m.
Minutes submitted by:
Haley Walker, Records Clerk
ATTEST: AP ROVE
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Robin Matusick, City Clerk/Paralegal Gigi B nington, Chair
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