SUNSHINE ORDINANCE TASK FORCE
SPECIAL MEETING
MINUTES
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
5:00 p.m., City Hall, Room 406
Task Force Members
Seat 1 |
(Vacant) |
Seat 8 |
Bruce Wolfe |
Seat 2 |
Richard Knee (Chair) |
Seat 9 |
Hanley Chan |
Seat 3 |
Sue Cauthen |
Seat 10 |
Nick Goldman |
Seat 4 |
Suzanne Manneh |
Seat 11 |
Marjorie Ann Williams |
Seat 5 |
Allyson Washburn |
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Seat 6 |
James Knoebber |
Ex-officio |
Angela Calvillo |
Seat 7 |
Doyle Johnson |
Ex-officio |
(Vacant) |
Call to Order 5:30 P.M.
Roll Call Present: Knee, Cauthen, Washburn, Wolfe, Chan, Goldman
Excused: Manneh, Knoebber, Johnson, Williams
Deputy City Attorney: Jerry Threet (not present)
Clerk: Chris Rustom
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Consideration of proposed amendments to Articles I through IV of the Sunshine Ordinance
Members discussed Section 67.23 as a whole and made minor changes.
They are:
Change “67.21” to “67.20” in sub-section (a);
“section 67.21” to read “Section 67.21” and adding space after “21” in sub-section (c);
“journalist or any member of the public” in sub-section (d) to read “journalist or other members of the public;” and
“rights enjoyed by public employees” in sub-section (e) to read “rights of public employees”
Approved without objection.
Members then discussed Section 67.23(a) and took public comment:
Peter Warfield, Allen Grossman and Kimo Crossman were against the creation of a custodian of records.
Member Wolfe agreed and members discussed the issue further.
Motion to add language that says “Every department and policy body shall at all times during its hours of operation have at least one person knowledgeable about the affairs of the entity available to provide public information.” And delete remaining section ( Knee / Goldman )
Public Comment: Allen Grossman, Kimo Crossman, Peter Warfield, Ray Hartz, Ellen Tsang and Anonymous Tenants spoke in support of the motion.
On the motion:
Ayes: Cauthen, Washburn, Wolfe, Chan, Goldman, Knee
Quorum was lost at 6:32 p.m.
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Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned at 6:33 p.m. |
This meeting has been audio recorded and is on file in the Office of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force |