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Session 1936 October 11,2004 Mayor Adams advised that many of the suggested changes to CALOP must be done by means of changing the ordinance, including setting terms of service and other conditions. Mr. Ollendorff explained that the City Attorney had drafted an ordinance dealing with increasing the membership from five to seven and changing the name of the franchisee that the Council could choose to add to the Legislative Docket this evening. Ms. Welsch said that she would appreciate studying the ordinance more closely first to ensure that all the suggested changes noted in the five year plan were included. The Assistant City Manager, Mr. Moton, commented that the staff liaison is a critical component of all boards or commissions and as such, they provide much needed guidance, support, and expertise. He felt that the negative connotations and lack of support regarding the role of staff liaisons did not resonate well with him. Mr. Ollendorff strongly supported Mr. Moton's comments and said that, additionally, per the CALOP ordinance, the staff member has the right to comment during any public discussion and that they are, as City Manager's representative, a full non-voting member of the body. Ms. Brungardt appreciated Mr. Moton's comments, yet strongly feels that the boards and commissions should remain citizen driven and thusly, the person in charge should be the citizen chairman, not the staff liaison. The recognition of the chairman should be clearly understood and they should receive deference from City staff. The citizen chairs, on the other hand, must give deference to the citizenry. She said that it is important that the Council manage this CALOP situation appropriately and swiftly. Ms. Welsch respectfully reiterated to Mr. Ollendorff that one person must be in charge at the meeting and that person should be the citizen chairperson. She is not saying that the staff liaison should not talk in a meeting, just that they should follow the rules in the meeting just as does any other member. She would like to get a vote on adopting the rules of procedure before going upstairs. Due to a lack of time for further discussion, Mr. Sharpe voiced his concern about being forced to quickly into a vote on this issue now. He moved to table and Ms. Colquitt seconded the motion. The motion to table to a future meeting passed four to three, with Mr. Wagner, Ms. Brot and Ms. Welsch voting Nay. Mayor Adams adjourned the meeting at 7:35 P.M. Leisha Meine Forsythe, City Clerk Page 3