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Audience Comment - Commission noted earlier that you have a limited number <br />of copies and copying is expensive but I would like to take a copy home in <br />order to study it further .and am willing to pay for my copy. <br /> <br />Audience Comment - Why doesn't the Commission provide every resident in the <br />City with a copy of the proposed charter rough draft? <br /> <br />Commissioner Sieber - That could be a waste of money, those that want copies <br />can get them at City Hall. <br /> <br />Commissioner Titterud - Noted that the Commission meets the second and fourth <br />Thursday of the month if any citizens Wish to come in an discuss certain <br />chapters. <br /> <br />Audience Comment - I am looking for the Commission to solicit professional <br />input to particular chapters. <br /> <br />Audience Comment - I raised my hand when copies of the rough draft were <br />distributed -- I don't know if I was intentionally avoided. Please make <br />copies available at City Hall. I will pay for my copy and I can study <br />it and let my views be known. Some people tonight took their copies and <br />left and did not even stay for the discussion. We have to start trusting <br />elected officials and commissions and the way to establish trust is to <br />provide information. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sieber - No citizens have attended our regular meetings. We <br />wrote a charter and are proposing tonight to get your input. <br /> <br />The public hearing recessed at 9:30 p.m. <br /> <br />Chairman Heitman called the public hearing back to order at 10:00 p.m. <br /> <br />Audience Comment - Charter Commission legal counsel is present, could he <br />make some general comments on his overall review of the draft? <br /> <br />Chairman Heitman - Legal counsel has not had an opportunity to review the <br />draft thoroughly. He has not been meeting with the Commission regularly. <br /> <br />Commissioner Sieber - This draft is not the final version -- it is a working <br />version -- it will change. <br /> <br />Commissioner Data - The reason legal counsel has not been meeting with us <br />regularly is that we are trying to save the City'some money. After we <br />have drafted a charter the Commission can agree on, we will subject it to <br />legal review. Mr. Dorn just saw this version for the first time last Monday. <br /> <br />Chairman Heitman - Mr. Dom has given the Commission indication of areas <br />where we have some definite problems. <br /> <br />Audience Comment - As a member of the City Budget Committee, I am impressed <br />by your attempt to save the City money, but as a resident, I wish in this <br />case you would not try to save so much. Don't cut too many oorners in your <br />attempt to write a charter. <br /> <br />Chairman Heitman - Hopefully, we will be in the appropriate medium. <br /> <br />CC/September 28, 1983 <br /> Public Hearing <br /> Page 6 of tl <br /> <br /> <br />