RESEARCH
DIVISION
RULES COMMITTEE AGENDA MEETING MINUTES
January 14, 2008
9:30 a.m.
City Council Conference Room A
117 West Duval Street
Attendance: Committee Chair Jay Jabour; Phillip Peterson,
Office of Council Auditor; Steve Rohan and Tracey Arpen, Office of General
Counsel; Shirley Nulf and Rick Campbell, Office of City Council; Adam
Hollingsworth and Lisa Rinaman, Office of the Mayor
The Committee Chair, Jay
Jabour, called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m.
At the request of the Chair,
Mr. Phillip Peterson, Office of Council Auditor, reviewed the marked agenda
containing the suggested committee actions.
It was noted that the
appointee being considered in 2007-1338 would not be available at the next
Rules Committee meeting either, and inquiry was made as to whether he could
meet individually with the committee members in lieu of coming to a committee
meeting. In response, the Chair
expressed his preference that the appointee come before the committee.
A question was raised as to
whether 2007-1349 was properly before the committee, as action had been taken
at a previous meeting. Mr. Rohan advised
that a new vote was not required, and the prior action should be noted on the
committee agenda.
Mr. Rohan advised, relative
to 2008-31, that only the emergency was defeated at the City Council meeting,
and that the bill itself had not been voted on, nor failed, at the Council
level.
Discussion was held
concerning whether a report was needed by the Rules Committee on 2008-29 (not
referred to the Rules Committee and not appearing on its agenda), since the
Sheriff had requested emergency action.
It was explained that this was not necessary, as waivers require action
by the Rules Committee, but not necessarily emergencies.
The meeting was adjourned at
9:39 a.m.
Rick Campbell, Research
Assistant
630-1679