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City Attorney Knaak stated if the question is that three members of the Charter Commission are <br />also Board members other than Councilmembers, yes, someone who is in violation of the Charter <br />would have to resign. <br /> <br />Councilmember Musgrove asked if this goes to the Charter Commission, would they vote for <br />themselves to be off the Charter Commission. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich commented that the vote at the Charter Commission doesn’t need to be <br />a unanimous vote. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak agreed that it does not. <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich commented it needs to be a majority vote and it is a nine member body. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked about the process and if it was best for the Council to draft the <br />ordinance, then it goes to the Charter, and then it comes back to the Council. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak confirmed this. <br /> <br />2.05: Discuss Referendum for Proposed Charter Amendment <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked if there was another route that would lead to a referendum on <br />a vote. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak confirmed this. <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff asked for City Attorney Knaak to explain those. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak asked if consensus is that they want language that states a member of a <br />Commission or Board cannot also serve on the Charter Commission. He explained that in looking <br />at a Charter Amendment, the second part of the case, that says the Charter can be modified in a <br />way in which the Charter Commission proposes an ordinance with a majority and then the Council <br />considers and passes it unanimously and it becomes part of the Charter. Another way is to go to <br />the voters. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell asked if they send it to the Charter Commission, they have 60 days and <br />can ask for another 90-day extension. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied yes, that’s if the ordinance is passed. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell asked what happens in 150 days if there aren’t people sitting on the <br />Council who want to make that separation of powers. She stated there has been some hostility <br />from some Charter Commission members and asked about the wisdom of bringing it to the voters. <br />She also asked City Attorney Knaak about the process if they would need to pass an ordinance if <br />they were going to bring it to the voters as well as if they were going to bring it to the Charter <br />Commission. <br />City Council Work Session / March 8, 2022 <br />Page 8 of 13 <br /> <br />