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ITEM 3. REMOVAL OF COUNCIL MEMBER STEVEN KANNER FROM THE JCCOG
AREA URBANIZED POLICY BOARD
a. PUBLIC HEARING
Lehman/ Public hearing is open. ! guess to start I'll read a real brief statement. On June 12, 2001, the
City Council passed Resolution number 01-169 which requires that City Council appointees vote in
accordance with City Council policies established by motion, resolution or ordinance and establishes
that appointees failure to do so provided just cause for removal from such appointment. For one may
agree or disagree addressed in 01-169, that policy is not at issue. On October 8, 2002, the City
Council passed a resolution number 02-357 removing Council Member Kanner fi.om the JCCOG
Board due to his failure to vote in accordance with formal City policy. The resolution set forth and
the details of Mr. Kanner's failure to vote in accordance with formal City policy. The purpose of this
hearing is to give Steven Kanner the opportunity to respond to his removal from the JCCOG Board. I
will first ask Mr. Kanner to provide any information he would like to the Council to consider then ask
if there are members of the public that wish to address the Council. At the conclusion of the public
hearing the Council will consider whether to confirm its earlier decision to remove Mr. Kanner from
the JCCOG Board or to reinstate him to the Board. Those who speak should be mindful that the
relevant issues are Mr. Kanner's removal, the reasons therefore and whether Council should affirm its
earlier decision of removal or reinstate Mr. Kanner to the JCCOG Board. Comments should be
directed to these issues only. Steven.
Kanner/ I have no further comments to add to the previous statement.
Lehman/ Okay. Is there any discussion fi'om the Council? Public hearing is closed.
b. CONSIDER RESOLUTION CONFIRMING RESOLUTION 02-357 REMOVING COUNCIL
MEMBER KANNER FROM THE JCCOG URBANIZED AREA POLICY BOARD OR
RESOLUTION REINSTATING COUNCIL MEMBER KANNER TO THE JCCOG
URBANIZED AREA POLICY BOARD
Lehman/ We need a motion on item b.
O'Donnell/ I move the resolution.
Dilkes/Remember there are two resolutions on item b so you need to move one of them.
Lehman/ Well, let me see.
Wilbum/ Resolution confirming Resolution No. 02-357 removing Council Member Steven Kanner from
the JCCOG Urbanized Area Policy Board.
Lehman/ Is that a motion?
Wilburn/ Mike made it and I'll second it.
Lehman/ We have a motion and second to confirm the removal. Discussion? Roll call (6/1, Kanner
voting "no") Motion carries, 6/1, Kanner voting in the negative.
This represents only a reasonably accurate transcription of the Iowa City City Council of
December 9, 2002.