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Proposed Revisions to the DCHC-MPO Memorandum of Understanding
PURPOSE: This agenda item is a continuation of the Board of Aldermen's discussion on February 4, 2014, regarding proposed revisions to the DCHC-MPO MOU. The Board adopted a resolution with two follow-up topics, which are addressed below.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Jeff Brubaker - 918-7329
INFORMATION: The two follow up items requested by the Board are summarized below.
1. Quorum language should be clearer.
The existing language on when a quorum is established at a Transportation Advisory Committee meeting is:
"A quorum of the MPO Board shall consist of a majority of the voting members whose votes together represent a majority of the possible weighted votes identified in the weighted vote schedule below." (p. 6)
Questions have arisen as to the logical interpretation of this sentence. Staff believe that the logical interpretation of this sentence is that both "a majority of voting members [present]" and "a majority of the possible weighted votes [represented by the members who are present]" are necessary, not individually sufficient, conditions for a quorum. Nonetheless, a possible revised version that would more clearly state the two conditions contained in that sentence is:
"A quorum of the MPO Board shall exist when both of the following two conditions are met:
1. A majority of the voting members are present.
2. The voting members who are present represent a majority of the possible weighted votes identified in the weighted vote schedule below."
The draft resolution in Attachment A approves the MOU and authorizes the Mayor to execute it on behalf of the Town. The draft resolution also includes a sentence that authorizes the Mayor to execute the MOU with the quorum language modified as above - or modified by language that has the same meaning as the above language. The purpose of this is to allow flexibility:
* The Mayor may ...
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