01/14/2014 Public Safety and Personnel CommitteeMINUTES
PUBLIC SAFETY AND PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Elected Officials Present:
Councilmember Fraley-Monillas
Councilmember Peterson
JANUARY 14, 2014
6:00 P.M.
City Staff Present:
none
The Meeting was called to order at 6:00 p.m. Councilmember Peterson was selected as chair.
A. Discussion and potential action on resolution adopting policy regarding Councilmember
participation by speakerphone or other technology
Councilmembers Peterson and Fraley-Monillas agreed that this item should go back to full Council for
approval with some discussion on a few items:
1) That no teleconference can be used for any quasi-judicial proceedings.
2) If calling in for a public hearing, that the Councilmember must call in for the entire public
hearing, including any public comment.
3) Council can determine if a Councilmember must call in for the entire meeting, but both
Councilmembers Peterson and Fraley-Monillas felt that should not be the case.
4) Both Councilmembers Peterson and Fraley-Monillas felt it was ultimately the Council
president's responsibility to approve any requests from Councilmembers to call in, noting
there had been no excessive use, and certainly no abuse of calling in to meetings in the
past.
Councilmembers Peterson and Fraley-Monillas briefly discussed the search for a consultant for Council
training on conflict resolution. Councilmember Fraley-Monillas planned to contact state agencies for
information. Councilmember Peterson planned to write Jeff Taraday to ask a question regarding
executive session.
There was no audience comment and no one else in attendance.
Action: Send to full Council for discussion and approval.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:28 p.m.