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CASSGLBCRRY CITY COMMISSION Minutes of August 24, 2015 — Regular Meeting Page 15 of 20 B. Charter Review Committee Appointments Staff Presentation: City Clerk Donna Gardner stated that the City Coin inission had approved Resolution 15- 2752 at its July 13, 2015 regular meeting establishing a City Charter Review Committee in accordance with Section 11.08 of the City Charter. She further explained that the Committee would consist of five members who would review the City's existing Charter and provide written recommendations to the Commission for amendments, excluding those parts not authorized to be amended by law. She added that the written recommendations would be presented to the Commission for consideration no later than January 25, 2016. Ms. Gardner advised that after approval of Resolution 15-2752, notice had been advertised on the City's website, via an email blast, on the City's social media pages, the City Hall bulletin board, and by publication in the Orlando Sentinel two times. She further advised that the Commission had eight applications for consideration which had been submitted by residents of the City who met the residency requirements for serving. She noted that the term for this committee would sunset when the report was accepted by the Commission in January of 2016. Mayor Glancy invited any applicants present at the meeting to address the Commission if they so desired. The following individual came forward: I . Shannon Campbell, 586 Queens Mirror Circle, came forward and expressed her interest in serving on Charter Review Committee. No other applicants came forward. Discussion: Discussion ensued regarding the various applicants relating to: work experience; community service and/or experience on other boards; length of residency in the City; and whether or not members could serve simultaneously on other boards. It was agreed that there were benefits both to selecting applicants with previous board experience and to selecting those without experience who were looking to serve and who could bring a fresh outlook to the process. MOTION: Commissioner Aramendia moved to appoint Shannon Campbell, Nicolette D'Amato, Bradford Gonzalez, Nancy Valentine and Ana Van Meter to the Charter Review Committee for a term expiring upon presentation and acceptance of the final committee report and recommendations to the City Commission. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Hufford. Motion carried unanimously by voice vote 5-0. Ms. Gardner thanked the Commission for the appointments and advised that she and the City Attorney would determine a schedule for the meetings, which she anticipated would be a minimal number, possibly three to five. She added that her goal was to have the meetings completed prior to the holidays, with presentation of the report and recommendations to the Commission in January 2016. Budget Impact: This item has no impact to the City budget. Recommendation: The City Manager and the City Clerk recommended the City Commission consider the submitted applications and appoint five (5) City residents to the Charter Review Committee.