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.
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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