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SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
Friday, December 10, 2021
CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING
CALL TO ORDER — Committee Chair James Helms called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. in
the Council Chambers Conference Room
ROLL CALL OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
PRESENT: Lee Kuo, Anthony Leung, Jagdeep Singh, Li Zhang and James Helms. Jr.
ABSENT: Sheng Cheng
It was the consensus of the Committee that Committee Member Sheng Cheng be
excused from this meeting.
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS — None
2. REPORTS FROM STAFF LIAISONS — None
3. REPORTS FROM CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS — None
4. DISCUSSION ITEMS
a. Special Meeting Minutes of October 29, 2021
It was moved by Committee Chair Helms, seconded by Committee Member Kuo and
carried on roll call vote to approve the October 29, 2021, Meeting Minutes.
AYES: Committee Members Kuo, Leung, Zhang, and Chair Helms
NOES: None
ABSENT: Vice Chair Cheng
b. Pr000sed Charter Amendments
Deputy City Manager Bruckner presented proposed amendments to the City Charter, a
City Charter matrix comparison, and City Council compensation comparison. A discussion
ensued regarding the proposed amendments to the City Charter.
It was the consensus of the Committee to approve amendments to Sections 104, 200,
201, 300 and 400. Committee members agreed to circle back to Section 401 and discuss
at a later meeting.
Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the Charter Review Committee regarding any item on this agenda will be made
available for public inspection at City Hall, 240 W. Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007 during normal business hours.
A motion was made by Chair Helms, seconded by Committee Member Zhang to remove
the amendment and keep Section 402 as written.
It was moved by Chair Helms, seconded by Committee Member Zhang and carried on
roll call vote.
AYES: Singh, Leung, Zhang, Helms
NOES: Kuo
ABSENT: Cheng
It was the consensus of the Committee to approve the amendments to Section 403.
A motion was made by Chair Helms and the with consensus of the Committee to adopt
amendments to Section 403 and to include provisions that a member of the City Council
can serve no more than one year as Mayor and to include a provision that if the City
Council is deadlocked on the selection of Mayor then the Mayor Pro Tem shall fill in as
Mayor.
It was the consensus of the Committee to approve amendments to Sections 405, 406,
407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419 and to remove the
provision listed as item (2) in Section 420.
Chairperson James Helms adjourned this meeting at 11:35 a.m. to Thursday, December 16,
2021 at 10:00 a.m. in the City Council Chambers Conference Room.
By: G G
.lames Helms, Chairperson 9ichael Bruckner, Staff Liaison