Legislative Task Force Minutes 2005 12-13-05Page 1of1
APPROVED 2/28/06
LEGISLATIVE TASK FORCE
Tuesday,December 13,2005
6:00 P.M.
City Conference Room
Present
Alderwoman Valerie Burd, Chairwoman Bart Olson
Alderwoman Wanda Ohare City Administrator John Crois
Alderman Jason Leslie Curt Wood,NIU
Alderman Joe Besco (arrived at 6:40)
The meeting was called to order at 6:18 pm by Chairwoman Burd.
1. Minutes for Approval/Correction: November 8, 2005—The minutes were
approved.
2. Review Possible Changes to Committee System—The Recommendations from
Dr. Wood's August
29th
memo was to use the"St. Charles Model". The separate
committee meeting would be combined with the COW meetings,therefore
eliminating the duplication of meetings. 2 committees would be discussed during
one of the COW meetings and the other two would be discussed during the second
COW meeting. The City Council meetings would remain the same. This avoids
duplication in presentations and discussions.
There was some discussion that the role of the City Administrator with the
Aldermen and with the Mayor needs to be defined.
There was discussion about who would chair,the Mayor or the Aldermen. The
chairmanship would remain as it is now. The Mayor would preside over the COW
meetings with a limited role. The Aldermen would preside for the items in which
they chair. There was discussion about who would chair each committee, and that
the chair would rotate after 1 year.
3. Review Different Ways of Improving Meeting Functions
4. Set next meeting date. The next meeting will be January 24th at 6:00 pm.
5. Additional Business
The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 pm.
Minutes submitted by Laura Leppert.