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<br />,,(, ' " <br /> <br />COnlmissionerDeemerstatedwe would really be qealing with seven weeks and to the end6fthe' <br />year. <br /> <br />" ,AttomeyGoodrch,stated the primary is what changed all of this. <br /> <br />. ." <br /> <br />Commi~sioner · Sherman 'suggested" we could address" that" byllavingthe" City Co~cii appomt <br />someone for that peribd. " " ' ",," <br /> <br />, ' , <br />, ' <br />(;ommissiOner P:red~rick stated" you ""ould have to "scratch'~4.5 .'5~ <br /> <br />',,, AttomeyGoodricn: stated the thoughtrilUst have been that it's not worth it to appoint someone" <br />,from say October to the end of the year; , ' , <br /> <br />, .' .' ", '. ..' <br />. ,-. ., " . : ' <br /> <br />. c:ommissiQnerqevelandstatedshelikes the liaison language., <br /> <br />", ".', :'. ",' ,. . ., ,,'.... '. <br /> <br />"Commissioner Erickson, stated" the liaison covers the representative of a ward" and does not give <br />anyone,the incumbent, status. <br /> <br />", Commissioner McKinney agreed the liaison has voting power so the ward is represented. <br /> <br />COII1Illissioner Sherman stated that she believes all members of the City Council truly represent <br />the entire City-notjust their own ward." ,," " <br /> <br />Commissioner Erickson commented that you are not appointing a ,new person - you are <br />" assigning a current member to fill a ward' seat. <br /> <br />CoIllJilissioner Cleveland stated she would want her ward Councilmember to speak on " behalf of <br />her ward. <br /> <br />Comi:nissioner" Deemer stated" that you need a legal 'empowerment because, of the residency' " <br />requirementto be able to appoint that person to the ward if they do not reside init. We will not <br />appoint anyone in July or through the end of the year. We will have a Iiilison appointed and a <br />special election in January. ,," " <br /> <br />Commissioner Erickson commented that the at-large pesition gets left vacant then if that member <br />is appointed to fill a ward seat. <br /> <br />Commissioner Deemer commented that maybe we do not need a primary. <br />, ' <br /> <br />Commissioner Sherman pointed out that 200 people could vote someone into office. <br /> <br />, " " <br />" Commissioner ,Erickson stated that the primary shoUld be left in. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cleveland reiterated that if we could set timelines, that would be the best. We can <br />'''shorten up the'time.' <br /> <br />"Charter Commission/February 21, 2008 <br />Page 5 of6 <br />";21- <br />