August Governance Committee Report
University Area Commission – Governance CommitteeMeeting Notes – August 5, 2009Present: Members: Miles Curtiss (Arrived 6:45), Sharon Young, Bill Graver and David Hegley (Chair) Guests: Doreen Uhas-Sauer, Tom Wildman, Ian MacConnell, Rimar Villasenor, Pasqule Grado, Susan Keeny and Ahmed Ebady. Absent: Stephen Volkmann Meeting called to order @ 6:20 PM
1. Elected Chairperson David Hegley by unanimous vote. Note: Chairperson was elected with Ex-Officio members.
2. Tom Wildman was appointed to the Committee but resigned; Bill Graver agreed to be a full time member of the Committee replacing Commissioner Wildman.
3. Reviewed proposed carry over items from past Commission year and agreed to continue working on them. Ability of the Commission to rescind a vote
Review if the current Ex-Officio status provided to each Commissioner attending any committee meetingContinue working on an index to the Commission by laws
4. New items for the Committee to consider:Term limits for chair people and officers
Request to do a full review of the Election Committee by laws including but not limited to:
i. How long do we have to hold ballots after an election
ii. Should there be a requirement for a minimum number of meetings.
5. Training for the Commission was discussed. A date will be set for October. Training will be the main topic for the next Committee meeting. It is hoped that we can coordinate this training with the Zoning Training Commissioner Hupman is planning.
Meeting adjourned @ 7:00 PM Next meeting is September 2, 2009 Northwood and High Building starting at 6:00 PM