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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - CC - 05/18/2012Milton Charter Commission May 18, 2012 agenda summary/minutes Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m with a quorum recognized. The following members were present: George Ragsdale, Robert Meyers, David Shannon and Ron Wallace. Gordon Hunter attended via telephone conference. Chris Lagerbloom and Ken Jarrard were also in attendance. Approval of the minutes May 2, 2012 minutes - the proposed May 2, 2012 minutes were reviewed by the Commission. A motion was made by GR and second by RM to approve. Motion to approve the minutes was passed 5-0. Discussion regarding term limits A discussion ensued regarding Section 2.10, and whether additional clarifying language was needed. Specifically, a comment was made that Section 2.10(c)(1) may need to change the phrase “city council” to “councilmember” for purposes of consistency. There was a motion by GR and second by RM to modify section 2.10(c) [of the latest Charter draft] as follows: • The mayor shall be limited to serving two consecutive four-year terms of office. After serving two consecutive full terms of office, the mayor must take a break in service of at least one year following the expiration of the second term before becoming eligible for election to councilmember. • Section 2.10(c)(2) and 2.10(c)(3) shall be swapped. Motion approved 5-0. Final Vote on Entirety of Proposed Changes to the Charter There was a motion by George Ragsdale, seconded by David Shannon, to approve all changes to the draft Charter (May 18 version), to include the changes to Section 2.10(c) just approved. Motion was approved 5- 0. Letter to Local Delegation. – The transmittal letter to the Local Delegation was executed by the Commission members. Commission discussed a proposed meeting on June 13 with the Local Delegation. Conclusion was to have the meeting with the Local Delegation on June 13. Meeting to occur at Milton City Hall, and would be coordinated by the City Manager. Motion made by George Ragsdale to adjourn at 6:37 p.m. Second by Robert Meyers. Motion approved 5-0 ###