230522 CRC Meeting Minutes IIICity of Tigard
Charter Review Committee Meeting Minutes
T I GARD May 22, 2023 —Virtual/Microsoft Teams
Start time: 5:30 p.m.
Attendees
• Charter committee members: Margaret Doherty, Karen Emerson,Nathan Jackson,Derek
Lawson,Lindsey Murphy-Washburn,John Cook,Jason Snider,Jeanette Shaw,Holly Fenton,
Zeena Pinto, Carol Krager,William (Tony) Simpson and Dolly Specht
• Staff: Kim Ezell and Shelby Rihala
Discussion
• Term Limits
o Kim Ezell provided a brief overview of the history of term limits in Tigard and outlined
the five 'key questions' the Committee will address in their deliberations:
• Should the Charter include term limits?
• Should the term limit close be based on number of years within a range or based
on the number of years consecutively elected?
• How many years should form the term limit?
• How should partial terms be treated by the Charter?
• Should there be a distinction between years elected as a Councilor and as a
Mayor?
o The Committee went into breakout rooms to discuss the questions.When the Committee
reconvened they reported out on their discussions.
The Committee unanimously agreed that term limits should be included in the Tigard City Charter
and that the term limit clock should be based on the number of years a person is consecutively
elected.
The Committee then moved to discussion about how to treat partial terms.
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The Committee voted on the statement—A partial term should only apply to a person's term limits if
the term is greater than 2 years.
RESULTS Yes No Absent
Carol Krager X
Derek Lawson X
Jason Snider X
Jeanette Shaw X
John Cook X
Karen Emerson X
Lindsey Murphy X
Margaret Doherty X
Nathan Jackson X
Tony Simpson X
Zachary Clairmont X
TOTAL 7 3 1
The vote failed as the group did not reach consensus (75%)
The Committee voted on the statement—A partial term should only apply to a person's term limits if
the term is greater than 3 years.
RESULTS Yes No Absent
Carol Krager X
Derek Lawson X
Jason Snider X
Jeanette Shaw X
John Cook X
Karen Emerson X
Lindsey Murphy X
Margaret Doherty X
Nathan Jackson X
Tony Simpson X
Zachary Clairmont X
TOTAL 9 1 1
The vote passed as the group did reach consensus (75%)
The Committee unanimously recommended amending the Charter language from `serve' to
`elected/appointed' to reduce confusion about the duration of an elected official's service.
End time: 7:30 p.m.
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