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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/23/2008 Special Council Meeting Minutes~(~WN 7F q htaiznN;a gRl2uhr SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Board Room, Second Floor 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 July 23, 2008, at or after 3:15 p.m. SPECIAL MEETING A. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Ed Honea, ice Mayor Herb Kai, Council Member Russell Clanagan, Council Member Patti Comerford, Council Member Carol McGorray, Council Member Jon Post, Council Member Roxanne Ziegler. B. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND INVOCATION/MOMENT OF SILENCE Mayor Honea led the pledge of allegiance and the moment of silence. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion: Approve, Moved by Council Member Carol McGorray, Seconded by Council Member Jon Posh Motion carried unanimously. D. CALL TO THE PUBLIC At this time any member of the public is allowed to address the Town Council on any issue not already on tonight's agenda. The speaker may have up to three minutes to speak. Any persons wishing to address the Council must complete a speaker card located outside the Council Chambers and deliver it to the Town Clerk prior to the commencement of the meeting. Pursuant to the Arizona Open Meeting Law, at the conclusion of Call to the Public, individual members of the council may respond to criticism made by those who have addressed the Council, may ask staff to review the matter, or may ask that the matter be placed on a future agenda. E. PRESENTATIONS/DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/POSSIBLE ACTION 1. Discussion/Direction/Possible Action: Relating to Municipal Court; discussion about and interviews of candidates of Mayor and Council's choosing for position of Town Magistrate; and possible appointment of a Town Magistrate. (Deb Thalasitis) Deb Thalasitis presented this item to Council and stated that interviews were scheduled for six of the finalists they identified. She discussed the schedule, including a dinner break and that the session can be held in either public or executive session. She will be escorting the candidates to and from the Board Room for their interviews. `~wN of 9 h~,aizaN<~ HRIZON~' SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Board Room, Second Floor 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 July 23, 2008, at or after 3:15 p.m. F. EXECUTIVE SESSIONS Motion: To go into Executive Session. Moved by Council Member Patti Comerford, Seconded by Council Member Carol McGorray. Motion carried unanimously. 1. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. §38-431.03 (A)(3), Council may ask for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Town Attorney concerning any matter listed on this agenda. 2. Executive Session pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03 (A) (1) for discussion about and interviews of prospective Town Magistrate candidates of Mayor and Council's choosing. The meeting reconvened in public session. Motion: To go forward with the voting procedure as described in Executive Session. That method of voting would be described as each Council Member assigning three points for his/her first choice candidate, two points for second choice and one point for the third choice candidate. Moved by Council Member Carol McGorray, Seconded by Council Member Russell Clanagan. Motion carried unanimously. Ms. Bronson tallied the points and Ms. Thalasitis verified the count. The ranking yielded the following tally: Mr. Chuck Davies - 16 points Mr. Thom Cope - 11 points Ms. Ida Wilber - 10 points Ms. Kate Dawes -1 point Mayor Honea: Do we have a motion? Council Member McGorray: I'd like to make a motion to go forward with the voting procedure as described in executive session. Is that good? Frank Cassidy: Actually, in this case, I would suggest that you describe it a little bit more. Sorry. Council Member McGorray: And that method of voting would be described as three points for the top candidate, two points for the second choice candidate, and one point for the third choice candidate with each council member selecting candidates ~~Wtv nF v MARAhA ~ ;. gR12vyP SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES Board Room, Second Floor 11555 W. Civic Center Drive, Marana, Arizona 85653 July 23, 2008, at or after 3:15 p.m. Mayor Honea: Is there a second? Council Member Clanagan: Second. Motion carried unanimously. Council Member Clanagan asked if this item could be considered on August 5, 2008 as he will be gone on August 12. Mayor Honea noted that if all the background checks could be performed in time, staff would bring this back for consideration at the August 5, 2008, otherwise it would be considered at the August 12 meeting. Council Member Clanagan agreed. The motion was amended to read "appointment at the August S or August 12 Council meeting. " Amended motion approved unanimously. G. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Notwithstanding the mayor's discretion of what items to place on the agenda, if three or more council members request an item to be placed on the agenda, it must be placed upon the agenda for the second regular town council meeting after the date of the request (Marana Town Code, Title 2, Chapter 2-4, Section 2-4-2 B) Ms. Thalasitis asked Council if staff could bring the item relating to appointments for the Police Citizens Advisory Commission (CAC) to Council on August 12 rather than August 5 as originally scheduled. She noted that the August 5 agenda was already quite heavy and if Council wished to interview police CAC applicants, there would be more time on August 12. Also, appointments to fill vacancies on other CACs may be ready by August 12. The Council agreed to this change. H. ADJOURNMENT Motion: Adjourn, Moved by Council Member Jon Post, Seconded by Council Member Carol McGorray. Motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 p.m. CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that the foregoing are the true and correct minutes of the Marana Town Council meeting held on July 23, 2008. I further certify that a quorum was present. e~gl~l iif~I~ ''~~ ~,~~ e~ mr~~P ~~~ _-~-u _ , r,ORP ?E ocelyn ronson, Town Clerk ~ ~ ~y `~ ~ ~ ~. ~~ `-~ '~ ;":