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<br />There was a Consensus to include Commissioner Cleveland's suggested language that the <br />vacancy can be filled by a unanimous vote of the Council or with a Councilmember <br />liaison, in the next draft. <br /> <br />Vice-Chair Deemer suggested that b~ed on tonight's discussion, he would like' to' see , <br />two ,options presented at the next Charter Commission meeting. He stated that he feels <br />there should be the do~ument as presented tonight by City Att:orney Goodrich and one <br />that reflects Commissioner Cleveland's recommendations. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that he would get an absolute answer on whether the City <br />can have someone begin their term 'right away in November and bring back a few <br />versio~s of the document, based on tonight's discussion. <br /> <br />Vice-Chair Deemer asked if the City needed to hold a primary election. He asked if there <br />were fewer, than three candidates, whether the City could just hold a regular election. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that this was the reason the City went to a primary system <br />in the first place"so regular elections were not so "chaotic". <br /> <br />COmrl:1issioner Erickson stated that he thinks this should be consistent and the City should <br />always have a primary. <br /> <br />Commissioners Cleveland and McKinney expressed agreement that consistency is <br />important and that primary elections should be held. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that he would mak~ the suggested changes for the next <br />meeting. He stated that he would like to make a real effort to ensure that as many Charter <br />Commission members as possible can be present so we ~an move on from this section. , <br /> <br />The Commission discussed possible dates and decided to hold a meeting on June 12, <br />2008. ' <br /> <br />Commissioner Erickson noted that he would be out of town on that date. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich asked that Cotnmissioner Erickson give him any comments he <br />has prior to leaving town. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT <br /> <br />There was i:l. Consensus of the Committee to adjourn at 7:20 p:m. <br /> <br />Charter Commission/April!7, 2008 <br />, Page 4 015 <br /> <br />-26~ <br />