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Commissioner Moore commented that the Council is elected by residents and the residents trust <br />them to make huge decisions every day and this is one decision they may have to make. She does <br />not support leaving a vacancy because of the amount of work that is needed. <br />Chairperson Field commented that he would see that as motivation for the Council to find a <br />candidate that could be unanimously supported. <br />Commissioner Deemer commented that the term would be 364 days at the most. <br />Chairperson Field noted that the appointed person would be listed as an incumbent in the election <br />should they choose to run after that term expires, which could give them a benefit. <br />A roll call vote was performed: <br />Commissioner Leistico nay <br />Commissioner May aye <br />Commissioner Deemer aye <br />Commissioner Fuhreck nay <br />Chairperson Field aye <br />Commissioner Moore nay <br />Commissioner Rusert aye <br />Motion Carried. <br />7. COMMISSION / STAFF INPUT <br />Commissioner Fuhreck noted that he was out of town for the last meeting, and he had intended on <br />participating in the meeting remotely from a private residence but was told that would be a <br />violation of open meeting law. He asked for input from legal counsel. <br />City Attorney Knaak replied that would depend on the reason. He stated that if the member were <br />ill and that could be documented, they could attend from a private residence. He stated that if <br />illness is not the reason, remote attendance would need to be noticed and participation would need <br />to occur in a location that is available for members of the public to attend. He stated that there <br />have been instances he is aware of where members have attended remotely but extended an <br />invitation to the public to attend from their residence. He was not aware of other people choosing <br />to attend in that location. <br />Commissioner Fuhreck asked if it would be acceptable to post a sign on the door of the residence <br />that the location is open for public attendance. <br />City Attorney Knaak noted that would be possible, but the address must be noticed ahead of time. <br />City Administrator Hagen commented that in his time with the City he noticed that the Charter <br />requires ordinances to be read aloud in their final version unless waived by the Council. He stated <br />that prior to his time, the right to exercise that option is executed quite often. He asked if the <br />Charter Commission/ July 19, 2023 <br />Page 6of7 <br />