2023-01-09 - Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes #1 14 City of Tigard
= Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes
TIGARD January 9, 2023 —Virtual/Microsoft Teams
Start time: 5:33 p.m.
Attendees
• Charter committee members: Margaret Doherty, Karen Emerson,Nathan Jackson,Derek Lawson,
Lindsey Murphy,John Cook,Jason Snider, Holly Fenton, Zeena Pinto,William Simpson, and
Carol Krager
o Absent: Dolly Specht and Jeanette Shaw
• Staff: Kim Ezell, Shelby Rihala, and Jesse Raymundo
Introductions
• Staff and committee members introduced themselves and went into Microsoft Teams breakout
rooms to discuss icebreaker questions.
Presentations/Discussions
• Kim Ezell presented an overview of the Charter Review Committee. The presentation is available
on the Charter Review Committee webpage.
o Staff clarified that if a voting member were to withdraw from the committee, then a non-
voting member can take their place as a voting member.
o It is up to the committee whether they want to do a clean sweep of the document, but
there are some parts that need to be kept in concept.
o A modified version of the charter comparison spreadsheet will be modified to be more
printer friendly.
o Staff will review the committee meeting dates if some need to be rescheduled.
• Shelby Rihala discussed public records law and emphasized that as an advisory group to city
council, the committee members are considered public officials for purposes of Oregon Public
Records and Meetings law.
• Jesse Raymundo presented an overview on the basics of a charter. The presentation is available on
the Charter Review Committee webpage.
o Shelby Rihala explained the concept of"Home Rule"
• Shelby Rihala discussed the purpose of the Charter Review Committee.
o Shelby Rihala will check with the Oregon Constitution regarding initiative and referendum
powers. Group expressed interest in having initiative and referendum powers as a topic for
discussion.
End time: 7:01 p.m.
TIGARD CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES—January 9, 2023
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