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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-20-1995 CITY OF AUBURN CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES MINUTES OF THE DECEMBER 20, 1995 meeting At the request of Chairman Stacey Brothers and with concurrence of other members, the meeting of the Committee on Committee was held in Conference Room #1 instead of the Council work area due to a meeting that had not conGuded in the Mayor's O�ce. The Mayor's Secretary was available to redirect any person wishing to attend this meeting to Conference Room#1 I. Call To Order Chair Stacey Brothers called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM in Conference Room #1 located on the main floor of Aubum City Hall. II. Attendance Those in attendance included Committee members Jeanne Barber and Rich Wagner Mayor Charles A. Booth and City Clerk Robin Wohlhueter were also in attendance. III. New Business Committee members agreed that committee meeting times and dates will be determined by the Chair Chair Brothers briefed members on his discussions with the newly elected members, existing members, and former members of the Aubum City Council with regard to the committee structure and mayor pro tem position. Chair Brothers urged member concurrence with preserving the Council system based upon seniority as a worlvng model. Based upon the Aubum City Council Committee Assignment Suggestions dated November 30, 1995 by Rich Wagner and Trish Borden, Chair Brothers read and recommended each Committee assignrtient which is attached and included as part of these minutes. Chair Brothers recommended deleting Public Works Committee responsibilities that are in parenthesis to move the Airport to Planning & Community Development Committee and Solid Waste responsibility to remain with Muniapal Services, and inserting his name as Mayor Pro Tem with Jeanne Barber Member Wagner pointed out the Committee on Committees selection process is only ' an element of the assignment and selection of committee assignments and mayor pro tem for the following year Member Wagner expressed concem of time availability, support of the Council, and the record of consensus building may present problems should Chair Brbthers be recommended as Mayor Pro Tem. A better recommendation, he felt, would be to support Jeanne Barber or himself A discussion ensued regarding the responsibilities of the mayor pro tem position. _ •City Council Committee on Committees - December 20, 1995 Page Two Member Barber stated that she did not actively seek the nomination for Mayor Pro Tem, but she will accept the position by vote of the Council. Discussion centered around the selection process of the mayor pro tem position. Members acknowledged that this position is not inGuded as part of the committee selecUon process. It is voted on 6y the members of the Aubum City Council. Chair Brothers' opinion is that mayor pro tem position is intertwined with the committee structure. Motion by Chair Brothers to recommend approval the Aubum City Council Committee Assignment Suggestions as recommended by Rich Wagner and Trish Borden, dated November 30, 1995, LEOFF Board representatives Gene Cerino and Jeanne Barber, and Mayor Pro Tem Stacey Brothers. Motion iiied due to lack of a second. Motion by member Wagner to approve the Aubum City Council Committee Assignment Suggestions dated November 30, 1995 and to delete "or Fred Poe" on the LEOFF Board. Second by member Barber MOTION CARRIED. Chair Brothers abstained from the vote which is recorded as an affirmative vote. 3-0. Prior to adjoumment, the committee agreed the duties and responsibilities of the Standing Committees of the City Council should remain as presented. Adioumment The meeting was adjourned at 5:20 PM. AUBURN CITY COUNCIL t�r�orss � COMMIITEE ASSIGNMEIVT SUGGESTIONS Rich Wagner Trish Borden FlNANCE MUNICIPAL - PUBLIC PCDC SERVICES WORKS PL4NNING Jeanne Barber, Chair 8 COMMUNITY Stacey Brothers, Chair Rich Wagner, Chair DEVEI.OPMENT Stacey Brothers, Vice Ch. Sue Singer, Vice Ch. Trish Borden, Vice Ch. Trish Borden, Chair Fred Poe, member Gene Cerino, member Fred Poe, member Rich Wagner, Vice Ch. Fnance Sue Singer, member Personnel Police Water Court F�re �"re� Land Use,zoning Solid Waste y��s Attomey Annexation Cable TV Starm Water Human Services Building Permks Pa� Engineering Arts MaiM.&Oper. Museum Equip. Rental Library �� Senior CeMer ��'�' Cemetery Airport GoH Course COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES �OFF BOARD Stacey Brothers, Chair Gene Cerino Rich Wagner, �ce Ch. MAYOR PRO 7'EAA Jeanne Barber Jeanne Barber, member ���e Jeanne Barber