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MINUTES OF MEETING
JANUARY 29, 2025
I. Caltto Order: 6:05 pm
II. Present:
Commissioners
Ms. Victoria Forsberg
Ms. Shelly Heuser
Mr. Jim Johnson
Mr. Gerald Koza, Jr.
Dr. Alexander Okwonna
Mr. E. Craig Stater
Mr. Travis Spiegelhauer
III. Welcome from Mayor Kevin Cole
IV. Presentation from Assistant City Attorney Katie Leininger
V. Discussion of 2025 CRC General Procedures
Consensus was reached among Commissioners:
City Staff
Katie Leininger
Lawrence G. Provins
A. Meetings will be held at approximately two -week intervals, on Wednesday evenings
at 6:00 pm. Commissioners will have the option to attend 2025 CRC meetings in
person or online.
B. Commissioners understand as an advisory board, TOMA does not apply to the 2025
CRC's meetings and discussions; however, to maintain transparency agendas will
be posted in advance, so the community is aware of the 2025 CRC's ongoing
discussions of the Charter.
C. Commissioners and staff plan to include "2025 CRC" in email subject headings to
facilitate email discussions among Commissioners and staff during the 2025 CRC's
term.
D. The 2025 CRC plans to proceed with Charter review in a section -by -section review
of the Charter. Commissioners recognize some topics may be discussed by the
2025 CRC that fall outside the scope of Charter review. These topics may still be
forwarded by Commissioners to staff and/or Council with a recommendation they
review the subject further, as appropriate.
VI. Future Business
A. The next 2025 CRC meeting is scheduled to take place on February 12, 2025, at 6:00
pm. The following meeting is tentatively scheduled at 6:00 pm on Wednesday,
March 5, 2025.
B. Prior to the next meeting, Ms. Leininger will email to all Commissioners:
a. Draft minutes from the January 29 meeting,
b. A proposed agenda for the February 12 meeting,
c. Commission reports from the 2019 CRC and 2013 CRC, and
d. Notes from the 2019 CRC's discussion of Section 1 and Section 2 of the
City's Charter.
C. Ms. Leininger will provide a paper copy of the current City Charter to all
Commissioners at the February 12 meeting of the 2025 CRC.
D. The Commissioners agreed to review Article 1 and Article 2 prior to the February 12
meeting.
VII. Adjournment
The meeting was adjourned at 7:15 pm.
Minutes ap.roved as submitted and/or corrected on •Af %2 , 2025.
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