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Minutes
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2009 — 4 :00 P M
COUNCIL HEARING ROO M
990 PALM STREET - SAN LUIS OBISPO
1
CALL TO ORDE R
The meeting was called to order at 4 :00 p .m .
2.ROLL CALL :
Present :
John Ewan, Ty Griffin, Mike Latner (Alternate), Christin e
Mulholland, Pam Voges, and Dodie William s
Staff Present :
Elaina Cano, Interim City Clerk and Jonathan Lowell, Cit y
Attorney
3.OATH OF OFFIC E
Interim City Clerk Cano administered the Oath of Office to Dodie Williams .
4.APPROVAL OF MINUTE S
The Committee approved the July 22, 2009, minutes as submitted .
5.PUBLIC COMMEN T
No members of the public were present .
6.COMPARISON OF STATE REGULATIONS AND CITY'S ORDINANCE AN D
FORM S
Interim City Clerk Cano reviewed a chart with the Committee, which referenced th e
comparison of the State regulated forms and deadlines to the City's .
The Committee discussed the purpose of the City's Supplemental Form . The y
suggested adopting the State regulations, with modifications pertaining to th e
specific distinctions between the City and State .
The Committee referred to Committee Member Voges' memo for informatio n
during the discussion .
During the ensuing discussion, the Committee requested that staff provide a cop y
of the current City Supplemental Form for consideration at the next meeting :
DISCUSS DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANC E
By consensus, the Committee directed staff to prepare a comparison of the Stat e
Regulations to the City's Ordinance . There was a strong interest in simplifying th e
City Ordinance to coordinate with State Regulations so as to avoid duplicativ e
paperwork by candidates, treasurers and the City Clerk . The publication in th e
newspaper of lists of contributors was questioned .
8.
SELECTION OF NEXT MEETING DAT E
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2009, 3 :00 p .m . in th e
Council Hearing Room .
9.
ADJOURNMEN T
The meeting adjourned at 5 :10 p .m .
Elaina Cano, Interim City Cler k
Approved : 09/03/09