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Members settled on a monthly, mid‑month Thursday cadence and endorsed June 19 at 5:30 p.m. as the next meeting. Fernando Gabriel Moraga, the chief deputy city clerk, will draft a calendar of meeting dates through December and circulate it to members for review.

The committee also formalized how alternates will serve at the table when regular members are absent. After a motion to establish an order for alternates — described during the meeting as either flipping a coin the first time and then alternating thereafter — the chair called for a vote. The motion was moved by Thomas Sullivan; the group approved the procedure with a voice vote of “Aye.” The chair instructed staff to record the motion in the minutes and to reflect alternates’ rotation in future scheduling.

Members discussed logistics including meeting time (5:30 p.m.), the desirability of Thursday evenings to avoid conflicts with council preparation, and the practical need for alternates to attend meetings even when not voting so they remain up to date.

The committee agreed that staff will distribute a proposed calendar and that the next meeting will be held on June 19 at 5:30 p.m.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City of Porterville - Charter Review Committee Meeting of May 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee agreed to meet monthly (mid‑month Thursday), set the next meeting for June 19 at 5:30 p.m., and approved a procedure for alternates to fill absent members by alternating turns (motion approved unanimously).","taxTitle","Porterville, Tulare County, California","taxId",3952,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6569406,"Charter review committee to ask City Council for priorities; city attorney may be asked to do ‘housekeeping’ charter edits",1245,2495000,3740000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3184612-877f19a25d0178b68ae56de11d407320&start=2495&end=3740","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3184612-877f19a25d0178b68ae56de11d407320/thumbnail_2495000.jpg","/articles/6569406/Porterville/Tulare-County/California/Charter-review-committee-to-ask-City-Council-for-priorities-city-attorney-may-be-asked-to-do-housekeeping-charter-edits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6569406-d0d80e87bb1b69a57dcfc2c3fc49a443/orig.mp4?Expires=1777133078&Signature=Pwz5TesTeGce-yGG8-tXECWL4OXRlFRNjR9D6IflqyLjUfhylePyGwC~763RlSutk4VKYhk1neexvJO5jguFV9AifiY2SqvZ~rc6EkYkJD-mAgi9VTdmIIt8WjFBSpkL7HA4YGJNpJpMgkPF4TVwqefJdisVmG5cHQLIYr1GgNEqrvcA6pVXHGuOHNTTegB6RSKOYziselgDpGtQTYW1bBmu9hPPPfior~3jKStQwtx~GbTvT1fpC7SmU-nVIbkRrrum8a9COw9wbnhdLa-4OOjTSsCAzNRvKG3pxHCYZmUkYYJxO~9tnGOFRhKSSXTKNJQlIH-U7SQXrLRPG5H3oQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Members of the Porterville Charter Review Committee agreed that their initial role is to compile and polish items for the City Council rather than to unilaterally propose charter changes.

Chair Greg Schell summarized the agreed approach: “Our job initially is just to collate and give it to them,” he said, describing the committee’s role as preparing council‑provided priorities for further action. Committee members discussed practical limits and requested clearer direction from council about whether it wants the committee to address broad policy changes (for example, election structure) or to focus on technical “housekeeping” corrections to charter language.

Committee member Clayton Dignam said he had asked for historical charter materials so the group would not repeat prior efforts: “The reason that I made the request was to get us information for historic text and to find out if there was anything… I don't wanna be working on things that have already been resolved.”

The committee decided to ask City Council to provide a short, prioritized list of items and to consider placing two items on an upcoming council agenda: (1) a request that council provide its priorities to the charter committee, and (2) a question asking whether housekeeping corrections should be handled by the city attorney or by an external contractor. The committee also agreed that when the council provides priorities the committee would polish the text and return it for council action, acknowledging that the council will take the final policy decisions.

Staff was directed to prepare a calendar of committee meetings and to circulate the historical and current charter materials to committee members ahead of the next meeting.","Committee members agreed to ask the City Council to supply a short list of priorities and to confirm whether the council wants the attorney to perform technical housekeeping changes to the charter or to outsource that work.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6569411,"Porterville charter committee told Brown Act limits email discussion; staff to seek Form 700 guidance",1066,925000,1991000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3184612-877f19a25d0178b68ae56de11d407320&start=925&end=1991","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3184612-877f19a25d0178b68ae56de11d407320/thumbnail_925000.jpg","/articles/6569411/Porterville/Tulare-County/California/Porterville-charter-committee-told-Brown-Act-limits-email-discussion-staff-to-seek-Form-700-guidance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6569411-c8542c9dfee2a0617b45e28f7c11fecc/orig.mp4?Expires=1777133078&Signature=FnSeDTIl6R10gT24DdQaHw3gUAz3LDMAq5GrdF1~-u0Zidac1uIVQ9RoJ91LIIz8lEJnA0xw4rnl28uyAyeNLGkE6lXdOrQz8M1QxWq3GDoOGqpn-HUUtoB6~ICWAL~nanLTMjLsJVpm1YrgNZH82tbOr85MZcrndZKRyetCXFoA394axpsmhFWQRBTiQKz-CmykjnvPyXfOm-ifkP19xrZzfrfScAsx6Bw8xr5AvALyBCPvgrrJeG~iK6mQhCmpM8mtfo4-TFnsBvyL01WVFLV35OvTvY3ROBQEQNctqLAqIRr2owg4y-sX-P15gM~s2J9qbj66wrKdN1IfOHNTyQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the committee’s first meeting members were warned that California’s open-meeting rules limit how they may communicate outside public sessions and that failing to follow them could nullify committee work.

Alexander Reid Crace, an attorney on the committee, said “the city wanted this to be subject to the Brown Act because we’re giving legislative advice.” Members discussed that substantive exchanges over email or serial phone calls could create a prohibited “serial meeting” and that such communications could require the council to scrap the committee’s work if challenged.

The committee’s chair, Greg Schell, described the practical risk to the group: “If we screw it up, basically they would scrap everything we did and have to form a new committee and start all over.” Members also flagged financial‑disclosure questions under FPPC rules: speakers noted Form 700 reporting thresholds and recusal practices discussed in general terms (for example, a speaker described disclosure requirements for recurring payments of $10,000 a year and property interests within a 300‑foot influence radius).

Staff member Fernando Gabriel Moraga said he would gather materials and stated he could provide a copied resource packet and print email communications on request. The committee asked staff to request a written clarification from the city attorney about whether committee members must file Form 700 and whether formal Brown Act training or a short briefing should be provided.

The committee emphasized transparency: members were repeatedly urged to avoid any pattern of private communications that could create the appearance of deliberation outside public meetings.

The city staff follow‑up requested by the committee includes Brown Act guidance for members, the city attorney’s position on Form 700 filing for this advisory body, and whether the attorney or staff should perform any recommended housekeeping review of the charter.","At its first meeting the Porterville Charter Review Committee was briefed on open-meeting rules, risks of serial communications and potential Form 700 filing requirements; staff will ask the city attorney for clarification and training resources.","actionData","errors"]

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Porterville charter committee sets June 19 meeting at 5:30 p.m.; adopts alternating‑alternates procedure

Charter review committee to ask City Council for priorities; city attorney may be asked to do ‘housekeeping’ charter edits

Porterville charter committee told Brown Act limits email discussion; staff to seek Form 700 guidance