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Council Minutes of 2/4!2003 trust is not limited to trusting the wrong people. It also includes failing to trust the right people. ^ The recall petition drive will have a website for communicating with the community Later this week. It will tell what the recall is about, provide a convenient method for people to volunteer and contain articles and letters about the recall Marvin Stotz, 6657 Bretton Ridge ^ In response to the Mayor's letter in the Thursday, January 30, 2003 issue of the Sun Herald, he agrees that the recall petition drive has been "transparent" to many registered voters. They need more publicity, more people holding signs on Lorain Road, a regular meeting place where interested parties can gather to discuss the issues and become more involved in the recall process. To this end, the recall committee has attempted to reserve the community room at the Rec Center for every Thursday in February and March. The hours are from 7 until 9 p.m. on February and March 6, 13, 20 and 27. The Mayor, Richard Jesse, and Rec Commissioner Ted DiSalvo will meet tomorrow morning, Wednesday, February 5, 2003, to hopefully okay this arrangement. Mr. Ted DiSalvo has been very cooperative and keeping him informed and Mr. Richard Jesse has been very accessible and very good with communications also. He is glad for Mr. Jesse's presence at meetings and wishes other directors would also be here. ^ A "Green Means Go" campaign is starting. Everyone who wishes to recall the Mayor is encouraged to wear or display a green ribbon. He has met many, honest, dedicated, sincere, wonderful people in the campaign to date. ^ Recall committee hopes that the meeting regarding use of the multi-purpose room at the Rec Center will be favorable to the recall committee. If the decision is delayed or the recall committee is denied the use of the Rec meeting room, they will be very concerned and possibly view this as an obstruction of the recall process. The meeting will be at his house if the room is unavailable. ^ As for the issue of the cost of a special election, it is not true that a special election is needed. If at least 7 people file a petition 60 days before the May 6 primary election, then the Board of Election pays the cost of the election. At the November 4 general election, issues must be submitted by Sept. 3, and it is also paid for by the Board of Elections. Law Director Dubelko commented, as far as having a recall election at the May primary, the timing would have to be such under the Charter that the election has to be set within 30 to 45 days after the Clerk certifies the sufficiency of the petition. It's a timing issue. Conceivably, an election could be held, if there are sufficient petition signatures, on that primary election date. Mrs. Copfer commented that there is a cost to the city for a primary election. If there is a special election, there would be an additional cost to the city. We pay for the general and the primary as a city as well if we have issues on the ballot. Mr. Stotz noted there would not be an additional cost if primary and general election dates are used. As a reminder about Charter amendment issues, Law Director Dubelko noted it's not just a question of submitting them more than 60 days prior to the November election. The issues cannot be submitted any sooner than 120 days before, so there is a 60 to 120 day window for Charter amendments. 12