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“horrendous” meetings. She agreed that it was an extra night but it relieved some of the pressure the council <br />previously experienced. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark said in looking at what was best for the public, the change to more frequent shorter meetings <br />seemed to be a prudent move. <br /> <br />Mayor Piercy commented that people thanked her for holding a separate meeting for public hearings. She <br />observed that several items had been brought up at the process session thus far but had not been resolved. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling expressed a preference for having two process sessions. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark commented that it would be better to hold the session in a month other than January because of <br />the timing of the goal-setting retreat. <br /> <br />Ms. Shepard asked for a show of thumbs up or thumbs down for having two process sessions instead of <br />three. The council indicated its preference for two process sessions per year by a show of thumbs up. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor acknowledged Mr. Clark’s desire to hold the process session in a different month. He <br />pointed out that he preferred to have the process session in January when there were new members on the <br />council. <br /> <br />Ms. Shepard asked the council to indicate its preference for when the next process session should convene. <br />The council indicated its preference to bypass the process session planned for April and to hold the next <br />process session in September. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman requested that the process sessions be held during work sessions if at all possible. Ms. <br />Shepard ascertained from the council that there was majority support for this. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman noted that the council had not weighed in on her request to be provided with a summary of <br />motions after a council meeting. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor asked how much of the friendly amendments Ms. Bettman wanted to capture. Ms. <br />Bettman suggested that a motion be restated prior to a vote. <br /> <br />Mr. Zelenka agreed that the genesis of a motion seemed important. <br /> <br />City Manager Taylor observed that a friendly amendment was one elected official negotiating with another <br />elected official. <br /> <br />Ms. Bettman said as long as the friendly amendments were captured in the minutes, it was adequate given <br />that the motion was what was voted upon. <br /> <br />Mr. Clark felt it was important to document the nuances. He asked if there was ever difficulty with the <br />Webcast. Ms. Walston responded that it was her understanding that the tapes and DVDs of meetings were <br />available for two years. <br /> <br />Mr. Poling reiterated his suggestion that the directions given by councilors to the City Manager be captured <br />in the summary. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />MINUTES—City Council January 10, 2007 Page 5 <br /> Process Session <br /> <br />