TOWN OF MONUMENT
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
JOINT MEETING with
HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION
MONDAY, AUGUST 1,2000

6:30 P.M. Board of Trustees Joint Meeting with Home Rule Charter Commission

Mayor Pro Tem Delaney called the Joint Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Monument, Colorado, and the Home Rule Charter Commission to order at 6:30 P.M. at the Town Hall. At the call of the roll, the following Board members were present:

TOWN COUNCIL:

1. Trustee Delaney
2. Trustee Leibovitz
3. Trustee Morgan
4. Trustee Schutz
5. Trustee Smith
6. Trustee Wilcox

TOWN STAFF:

1. Rick Sonnenburg, Town Manager
2. Gary Shupp, Town Attomey
3. Michael Shoback, Treasurer & Clerk

Mayor Tenney was out of town. Also present were:

HOME RULE CHARTER COMMISSION:

1. Ed Delaney
2. S. Faye Elbaum
3. Mark Hansen
4. Doug Jones
5. W. Lowell Morgan
6. Patricia Powell
7. Don Smith
8. Mike Wicklund
9. Steve Wilcox
10. Tim Schulz (Atty)
11. Claudia Whitney (Secretary)

PUBLIC:

1. John Dominowski
2. Emie Biggs

NEWS:

1. Steve Prudomme (Tribune)
2. Scott Lauck (Tribune)

Mayor Pro Tem Delaney called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm and recognized the Home Rule Commission. Mike Wicklund presented the final version of the Home Rule Charter for the Town of Monument to Mayor Pro Tem Delaney. The Mayor accepted the Charter and recognized the effort, time and hard work of the Home Rule Commission on behalf of the Town. The Home Rule Charter Commission then unanimously approved the minutes of their last meeting.

Resolution No. 31-2000:

Trustee Morgan moved that the Board accept the final Home Rule Charter and approve the resolution to hold a general election on November 7, 2000 for approval of the Home Rule Charter by the registered voters of the Town lilt were possible for the Town to coordinate the election with El Paso County. The motion was seconded by Trustee Wilcox and the motion passed unanimously.

Executive Session:

At 6:40 pm Mike Wicklund moved that the Home Rule Commission adjourn to executive session to discuss legal matters. Home Rule Commission member Wilcox seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously.

Extension of Attorney & Secretary Contracts through the Election:

At 6:50 pm the Home Rule Commission returned from executive session and Mike Wicklund advised the Town Board and the public that they discussed an extension of the Commission’s relationship with the Commission’s legal council (Attorney Schutz) and with the Commission’s secretary, (Claudia Whitney), through the election; and remuneration of their attorney on the basis of $135.00 per hour and their secretary on the basis of $10.00 per hour + benefits. The Commission noted that they were currently under budget and had remaining funds to meet this expense. Wicklund moved for Commission approval. This was seconded by Wilcox; and the motion passed unanimously. John Dominowski voiced his objection to the executive session indicating that he thought the subject was a budget issue rather than a legal issue. Mike Wicklund responded that he disagreed. At that time the Home Rule Commission was dismissed by the Board of Trustees.

Executive Session:

At 7:00 pm Trustee Schutz moved that the Board of Trustees adjourn to executive Session to discuss legal matters with the Town Attorney. The motion passed unanimously.

At 8:16 pm the Board came out of Executive Session.

Adjournment

At 8:17 pm Trustee Morgan moved that the meeting be adjourned. Trustee Wilcox seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 8:17 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mike Shoback, Town Treasurer I Town Clerk