Agenda for April 25th Meeting

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CSC Minutes from 4-11-13 meeting posted; with transcripts of four interviews!

CSC has posted the minutes of its 4/11 meeting. The minutes contain summary transcripts of the interviews of former Corporation Counsel Rowand Clark and Former City Administrator Hank Kita. Former City Administrator Jewel Thompson-Chin was interviewed in a subcommittee interview prior to the meeting, and the transcript of her interview is included as Exhibit B to the meeting minutes. In addition, former City Councilor Donna Vose submitted her interview responses via email, and her interview is included as Exhibit C.

Thanks to all four of these former City officials for the time and effort that they devoted to the interviews.

April 11th Agenda

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Thank you from Charter Study Commission to Laddie Wyatt, Dan Williamson and Ron West

Thank you from Charter Study Commission to Laddie Wyatt, Dan Williamson and Ron West

On Thursday, March 28, 2013, CSC interviewed former City Clerk Laddie Wyatt, Former Corporation Counsel Dan Williamson, and former Director of Finance, Ron West.  Ms. Wyatt and Mr. Williamson were interviewed at CSC’s scheduled 7:30 meeting and Mr. West was interviewed by a subcommittee directly before the scheduled meeting. All of the interviewees gave us interesting insights that will help us in our later deliberations. We are grateful for the time and effort that they put into their interviews and we were happy to have them as our guests. 

All of our meetings are open to the public and all citizens are welcome to attend. If you are a citizen who  cannot attend meetings but would like to follow our proceedings, our minutes are extensive and are posted on this blog and on the City website. All of the minutes contain lists all of our interview questions and a summary of the interviewee’s answers.  Recordings of each meeting are also available. 

The next Charter Study Commission meeting is Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.  in the City Hall Library.   Mr. Rowand Clark, former Corporation Counsel, Mr. Hank Kita, former City Administrator and Ms. Sandy Spector, Republican City Chair.  In addition, the interview of former City Administrator Jewel Thompson-Chin, will be conducted in a subcommittee interview at 6:00 p.m. on 4/11. We hope that you will join us!  

March 28, 2013 Agenda

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Thank you to Rashid Burney and Mark Fury

Upcoming Schedule:
The Plainfield Charter Study Commission is continuing to interview former elected and appointed officials for their insights into the Plainfield Charter (1968). 
Former City Councilor and City Council President Rashid Burney and former Mayor Mark Fury gave compelling interviews at our 3/14/13 meeting. We are grateful for the time and effort that they put into their interviews and we were happy to have them as our guests. For citizens who could not attend, the minutes of all of CSC’s meetings contain lists all of the questions posed to our interviewees, and the substance of their answers.  The minutes of the meeting of 3/14/13 contain four pages of questions and answers, so a citizen who cannot attend can get a really good idea of the substance of the interview.  Minutes are posted on this blog and on the City website.
The next Charter Study Commission meeting is Thursday, March 28, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.  in the City Hall Library.   Ms. Laddie Wyatt, former City Clerk and former Corporation Counsel Daniel A. Williamson will be interviewed.  In addition, the interview of former Director of Finance Ronald West will be conducted in a subcommittee interview at 6:00 p.m. on 3/28. All Charter Study Commission meetings are open to the public, with opportunity for public comment.  We invite you to join us on Thursday evening.

Charter Commission to address FOSH and NHN at Upcoming Meetings!

CSC thanks Friends of Sleepy Hollow (FOSH) and Netherwood Heights Neighbors (NHN) for responding to our requests for time on community association agendas to discuss charter study.  If you are a member of an association or group in Plainfield, contact us on the blog to request that a Commission representative attend your event and give you a briefing.