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PRESENT: <br />ABSENT: <br />STAFF PRESENT: <br />CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE <br />MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2020, 5 P.M. <br />MAYOR'S CEREMONIAL ROOM <br />MINUTES <br />Chair Clarke, Vice -Chair McQuern, and Members Barnhart, <br />Beeman, Bristow, Clymer, Evans, MacKinney, Miller, Riemer, <br />Teichert, Webb, and Zaragoza and Alternate McKeith <br />Members Irving and Mabon <br />Eva Arseo, Elliot Min, Colleen Nicol, Susan Wilson, and Ariceli <br />Ruiz <br />Chair Clarke convened the meeting at 5 p.m. <br />ORAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE AUDIENCE <br />There were no oral comments. <br />INTERVIEW WITH COUNCILWOMAN PLASCENCIA <br />Councilwoman Plascencia thanked the Committee for their service. She asked if <br />the Committee had considered a rotating Mayor. <br />Member Barnhart stated that in Pasadena a Mayor elected by district resulted in <br />unequal representation. On.controversial issues, only the staff spoke for the entire <br />City. The subsequent adding of a Citywide elected Mayor worked well for the <br />City as a citywide perspective makes a difference. <br />Councilwoman Plascencia stated she aims to operate from a citywide <br />perspective. <br />Member Miller asked for her thoughts on an elected vs appointed City auditor. <br />Councilwoman Plascencia stated she will respond with her thoughts later in the <br />meeting. <br />Chair Clarke asked for Councilwoman Plascencia to further explain her earlier <br />written statement that granting the Mayor a vote would potentially confuse <br />constituents and undermine the Councilmember for the Ward. Councilwoman <br />Plascencia responded that if the Mayor's opinion differed from the <br />Councilmember, they would be working in an opposite manner. Member Webb <br />expressed appreciation for the Councilwoman's stated Citywide approach and <br />stated that having a Citywide elected representative is a positive thing. <br />