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Councilmember Kuzma asked if this could return to the December loth meeting. City Attorney Langel confirmed that would fall within the required timeline. City Administrator Ulrich stated that December 10th is the final meeting of the City Council for the year and therefore an introduction would need to be completed along with the final adoption within the 30 days following the public hearing. City Attorney Langel stated that if unanimous vote of the Council is not secured, the Charter Commission would need to recommend this action to the City Council again in order for the Council to consider this again. Mayor LeTourneau stated that he is appreciative of the comments from Councilmember Kuzma and is also appreciative of the work of the Charter Commission. He noted that after reading the information presented, he also had questions. He stated that amending the Charter is a big decision and should warrant additional time for review and discussion. He stated that he also shared the concern with a situation in which 10 candidates run and there is no primary. He stated that he would like to hear more information before making a decision. City Administrator Ulrich explained that a State law change would be needed in order to allow an exemption to the timelines identified for elections, specifically to fill vacant Council seats. Councilmember Specht stated that he does support the changes and would vote in support tonight. He noted that his comments were simply meant for discussion. City Administrator Ulrich noted that the introduction and adoption are separate actions. He explained that if the introduction is approved tonight, that would still allow additional time for review and discussion prior to the adoption being brought forward at the December 10th meeting. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he would not be willing to support the action tonight. Councilmember Musgrove asked if Councilmember Kuzma would support the introduction of the ordinance tonight. Councilmember Kuzma stated that he feels additional time is needed for review and consideration. City Administrator Ulrich clarified that if the introduction is passed tonight, the final adoption would be scheduled for December 10th. He confirmed that would allow additional time for review prior to the next meeting and additional discussions to occur on December loth Councilmember Musgrove asked if this item could then appear on the December 10th worksession agenda. City Administrator Ulrich noted that legislators have been invited to the December 10th meeting along with appointments to Boards and Commissions, which will take the majority of the time. City Council / November 26, 2019 Page 6 of 10