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Session 1937 <br />October 11,2004 <br /> <br />Welsch said she wants other items to be included so she does not want to enter the bill <br />tonight, "so we can pass on those other suggestions." Mr. Sharpe suggested that <br />CALOP's first order of business is to elect officers when it convenes with new members. <br />Mr. Wagner urged the three Councilmembers who have CALOP appointments to fill <br />these vacancies quickly. Ms. Welsch said she sees the first order of business as <br />developing a list of rules and procedures under which officers will be elected. Then she <br />said there are currently members serving on the commission and she named them and <br />indicated their current status and said they will all be present at the October 21st <br />meeting. Mayor Adams asked if there was really only one vacancy on CALOP and Ms. <br />Welsch responded that this is something that needs to be clarified in the ordinance. <br />There are supposed to be five voting members. Ms. Welsch said Scott Giffen will be <br />replaced and she understood there was only one opening. Ms. Colquitt said it was the <br />voting member at-large. The City Clerk advised there are five voting members on the <br />commission and currently there are two vacancies in the five. Mr. Wagner said Scott <br />Giffen and Scott Rimell. Scott Rimell is the technical representative from Charter. Mr. <br />Wagner said Gus Kodros, a non-voting member, is also to be replaced. Ms. Welsch <br />pointed out that the ordinance states all voting members of CALOP shall be residents of <br />University City, and currently one of the Charter representatives is a voting member. <br />This question needs to be clarified. She understood Scott Giffen to be a voting <br />member. He does not want to be reappointed but will continue until he is replaced. As <br />of October 21st four of the five voting members will be in place, she said. <br /> <br />Mr. Wagner said that the ordinance will change voting membership from five to seven <br />members. Mayor Adams said Ms. Welsch asked the Council not to move forward with <br />that proposal, although he doesn't understand since this change can only benefit <br />CALOP, even though more changes may be needed. Mayor Adams said small, <br />incremental changes do not block all the other changes which may or may not be <br />suggested. Mr. Wagner obviously wishes to see the membership expanded. Ms. <br />Welsch said her concern is the legal time for the City Attorney to rewrite the measure <br />again in three weeks. She was advised that the bill was partially rewritten. If that is the <br />case, she does not object to introducing the bill this evening. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharpe wants to contact the two members from Charter to advise them it is not <br />possible to take a "leave of absence" from the CALOP commission an other people <br />need to assume their positions. Mr. Wagner said these members do not have time to <br />participate and he sees this as unacceptable and their implied resignations should be <br />accepted. Ms. Welsch said she understood that Charter is currently looking for other <br />nominees and may have citizens of University City who are interested. There was no <br />one to confirm this belief. Mr. Sharpe reiterated the need to tell them there is no leave <br />of absence and the need to ask for their resignations. Ms. Brot asked if Charter usually <br />had only one member, and was advised that the ordinance reads differently. The non- <br />voting member does not need to live in the City. Mr. Ollendorff said this issues would <br />be consideredi n the ordinance revision. <br /> <br />Page 12 <br /> <br /> <br />