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? <br />Mr. Flynn-stated the floor was.open for comments from Council. <br />There were no comments. <br />Mr.,Schulte explained why the.changes were made to the_Charter <br />and stated the two most controversial subjectswere the number <br />of Council people and the division of the Village into wards. <br />He stated,-tYiat -it was the consensus of 8-9 ,.Commission members. - <br />that having fewer members on Council,? which would.-provide a higher salary, and by being assigned to a particular ward,,.Council <br />might.be,more responsive to the residents. - - <br />Mr. Marrie stated that there were never more .than two Commission <br />members who_voted diff.erently on any issue. <br />Mro; Spellman_r:equested that;'Mr:: Hovancse,k..provide. Council with a. <br />copy of the war.d map'that;had been accepted by the Charter Review <br />Commission. ....?.... . . , : ._...., .. <br />Mr. Hovancsek to provide_ .copies: of the map: <br />Mr. 5chulte commented that it is difficult to say that the Mayor <br />and no member of Council. is:permitted to serve o"n the ChartEr_, <br />Review Commission,:b.ut yet a-paid employ,ee who could directly <br />benefit b.y clianges made;_can be on the Commissi=on. . a-. <br />Mr. Bordonaro -stated that:_.in.most municipalities the. appointments <br />to the Charter Review Commission. are: made: _by the_ Mayor and ;.that in <br />some municipalities nothing goes before the voters unl,ess it comes <br />from Council. <br />.. . i _, - . . . ' .. ` : . , . , . ' ' <br />Mr. Spellman questioned if Mr. Schulte was of the opinion that a <br />member of Co.uncil serving on,..the Charter Review Commission would, <br />be of -benefi_t: - . , - -. . .. _. . <br />Mr. Schulte stated that he felt it would make.no difference., but - <br />suggested that when the next Charter Review Commission is formed <br />that Counci-l,appoint,:a member to attend meetings at the.Commissions <br />request, so a report would be made to all of Council. <br />Mr. Marrie..stated that.he suggests,v+rhen the mailing?i.s:made:to the <br />residents explaining the proposals made by the Charter Review <br />Commission that,a eopy::of.the propo.sed ward map be included. : <br />Everyone agreed that was a good.idea. <br />Mr. Marrie sta_ted that `even. though -_the :Commission requested. that - <br />no employee of the municipality.be.:permitted to serde on the next <br />Charter Review . Commis'sion,-.:.tYiat :.Chief. A1Ian Hej_cl land `Ptl. =John <br />Jay were of much help to the Commission on many subjectse -- -