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Minutes of the Meeting Held on June 24, 2020
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MINUTES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING
MONDAY - - - JUNE 24, 2020 - - - 7:00 P.M.
Chair Schwartz convened the meeting at 7:01 p.m.
ROLL CALL - Present: Commissioners Little, Pauling, Shabazz, Tilos and Chair Schwartz - 5. [Note: The meeting was conducted via Zoom.]
Absent: None.
[Staff present: Chief Assistant City Attorney Michael Roush, Assistant City Attorney John Le, and City Clerk Lara Weisiger]
Oral Communications
None.
Regular Agenda Items
3-A. Minutes of the Meeting Held on February 3, 2020
Stated that he is unsure how Board or Commission members make recommendations to specific parties, other than relying on the minutes; he would like the names of staff included in the minutes as discussed at the February 3rd meeting; also suggested a mechanism for statistical analysis of the data collected by the Police Department: Jay Garfinkle, Alameda.
Chair Schwartz stated the recommendation was to include the names of officials and staff at the beginning of the meeting minutes; he thanked the Clerk for doing so and hopes other Commissions would do the same.
The City Clerk stated she passed the recommendation on to the other Boards and Commissions on behalf of the Open Government Commission (OGC).
Commissioner Shabazz moved approval of the minutes, with the addition of identifying staff with their names rather than titles.
The City Clerk clarified the recommendation was to identify staff by name at the top of the minutes and use titles throughout the rest of the minutes.
Vice Chair Tilos seconded the motion which carried by the following roll call vote: Commissioners Little: Aye; Pauling: Aye; Shabazz: Aye; Tilos: Aye; Chair Schwartz: Aye. Ayes: 5.
3-B. Discuss and Provide Recommendations Concerning Potential Amendments to Article VIII (Sunshine Ordinance) of Chapter II (Administration) of the Alameda Municipal Code, as Amended, Concerning the Replacement of the "Null and Void" R...
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