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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1997-11-17 CHC MIN . New Business Ms,' Mah,er' brou.ght up an artiCle from the PioneerPfes8 noting that' Sf PalllCity ewployee$IDust take a leavlHjf absence if fhey-asStlhlean/e1eC1:ed'€ifl1ce.' This practice is .~ready {If placeirFStillwater,lJased on "Section 5. (J6oLtlfe'Stinwat~r eltjPCharter. Ms. Ruch moved that the Commission would not further discuss the City Manager option until the draft was prepared. Second by Ms. Czar; all in favor. Study of City Manager Option A form of job description for a City Manager position is found in the Model City Charter booklet by the National' Civic League. Laurie Maher moved that the contents of that job description be incorporated into Stillwater's Charter as a "discussion draft".' Second by Mr. Keister; Ms Czar was the only dissenting vote. Mr. Keister agreed to prepare the discussion draft for review at the next meeting. Conflict of Interest Policy Mr. Old apologized for not getting the information out to the heads of City Advisory Boards regarding their potential participation as Ethic's Board Members. The Comtnissionhadasked that ale~et ()Fexplan~tio~;and'request'rorcomii1ent",be mailed to .all of the Board Chairs.; '. A letter :will arso besenft()the:C~()Ut1eir1\1embers,so thatthey are aWa{e.ofthisactiyity,-, Mr.:Old indicated that he would get thelehersent within the next week. ',' The comment period will be approximately 30 days, so that any comment can be discussed at the next meeting. . Steve Keister moved to approve the minutes of the October meeting after correction of two grammatical errors. Mr. Valsvik seconded the motion; all in favor. Ms. Purcell was thanked by the Chair for preparing the October minutes in the Recording Secretary's absence. Mr. Old called the meetiIll! to order at 7:35 n.m. 4..J - - ,- -. - --- - .1- Nancy Purcell, and Richard Slivik Absent: Timothy Old, Chair Kathy Czar, Steve Keister, Howard Lieberman, Laurie Maher, Mary Ruch, and Don Valsvik Pres~m: Stillwater Charter Commissiorc November 17, 1997 Meeting . Respectfully Submitted, Mary Ruch The meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m. Don Valsvik suggested that the Charter Commission consider centralizing the City's Engineering Department and the engineering activities of the Water Board. His suggestion was based on economies and efficiencies that might result. Mr. Old agreed that this was a worthy idea and that the discussion should be resumed at a later meeting. The future use of the Aipel property was discussed. Mr. Lieberman moved that the Charter Commission send a letter to the Stillwater Gazette, informing citizens about Section 16.01 of the City Charter regarding City owned lands. This section of the Charter specifically addresses the sale, leasing and development of lands along the St. Croix River in addition to park lands and open space. He indicated that the article should reflect the Charter Commission's neutral position on the topic, but that it should inform citizens about their rights concerning the Aipel property, since it is clearly covered under this Section of the Charter. Second by Ms. Ruch; all in favor. Mr. Lieberman said he would draft the letter for the Commission's approval. It will be circulated prior to the next meeting and members will be polled for approval. . . .