1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
3-1. September 23, 2013
4. PUBLIC COMMENT
For persons desiring to address the Committee on an item that is not on the agenda please note that each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. The Brown Act limits the Committee’s ability to take and/or discuss items that are not on the agenda; therefore, such items are normally referred to staff for comment or to a future agenda.
5. ANNOUNCEMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS
5-1. Welcome new Committee Member Alan Eckert
5-2. Term Limits for Board of Education Members
Receive information regarding Board of Education activity related to Term Limits
6. DISCUSSIONS AND POSSIBLE ACTIONS ON MATTERS RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:
6-1. Selection of Vice Chair
6-2. Finalize review of election methods utilizing criteria for judging methods as selected by the Committee, review and approve the following documents to forward to the City Council:
a. Cover memo (O’Keefe)
b. Table summarizing election methods and review criteria (Baty)
c. Review draft report regarding review of election methods (Jordan)
d. Review consolidated responses to questions raised by City Council Member Thomsen
7. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Next meeting (if needed) – January 27, 2013
Committee member announcement of requests for future agenda items.
8. ADJOURNMENT
Attachments
1. Staff Memo – BOE Term Limits
2. Cover Memo for Election Methods Review Report (O’Keefe)
3. Revised Election Methods Review Table (Baty)
4. Revised Draft Report – Election Methods Review (Jordan)
5. CRC Response to Voting Methods Questions from Council Member Thomsen
Please note that if you provide your name and address when speaking before the Committee it will become part of the official public record, which will be posted on the Internet. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall located at 1000 San Pablo Avenue, Albany during normal business hours.
Charter Review Minutes November 2013