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MEETING ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26TH, 2022[Special City Council on October 26, 2022. ]
AT 4:00 PM AND CLERK, WOULD YOU CALL A ROLE PLEASE? MAYOR SANDY MOYARDY.OKAY, SO THIS IS, WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, ON, UPON A PUBLIC MAJORITY VOTE OF THE MEMBERS CONSTITUTING A QUORUM, THE COUNCIL MAY HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT IS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES, A DISCUSSION AND CONSIDERATION OF DISCIPLINE REMOVAL OR RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONER KURT GALBO OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION AND FOR LEGAL ADVICE WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY.
OBJECTED, UH, I DIDN'T GET TO FINISH.
THIS MATTER IS BROUGHT ON THE EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO ARS 38 DASH 4 31 0.03 A AND AND A THREE.
NOW GONNA MOVED BY COUNSELOR THOMPSON.
WE'RE BACK IN REGULAR SESSION IS, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO READ THEM? THREE.
THREE B OH, WELL, OKAY, SO WE ARE ON, WE'RE NOW ON ITEM THREE B RETURNED OPEN SESSION.
DISCUSSION, POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS. WOULD YOU LIKE A MOTION? YES.
BASED ON THE DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION CURRENTLY AVAILABLE, ONE.
THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION MEMBERS SERVE AT THE PLEASURE OF CITY COUNCIL.
THE COUNCIL BY A MAJORITY VOTE, MAY REMOVE ANY MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WITH OR WITH THAT CAUSE THREE COMMISSION MEMBERS SHALL ADHERE TO THE RULES, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES AS OUTLINED IN THE CITY OF SEDONA COMMISSION HANDBOOK AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT.
COMMISSIONER GALBO WAS REGISTERED TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONFERENCE SPONSORED BY THE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE ON OCTOBER 18TH THROUGH OCTOBER 21ST IN YUMA, ARIZONA.
A TRAVEL AND TRAINING REQUEST FORM WAS COMPLETED AND COMMISSIONER GALBO WAS APPROVED FOR, AND RESERVATIONS WERE MADE FOR A CITY PAID HOTEL ROOM AT THE CONFERENCE ON THE 9TH OF OCTOBER 18TH, 19TH, AND 20TH.
SIX, COMMISSIONER GABA WAS ALSO AUTHORIZED TO USE A CITY VEHICLE FOR CITY BUSINESS, INCLUDING DRIVING TO AND FROM THE CONFERENCE FROM NOON ON OCTOBER 28TH UNTIL OCTOBER 21ST, OCTOBER 18TH, I MEAN FROM NOON ON OCTOBER 18TH UNTIL OCTOBER 21ST.
THE CITY RECEIVED A COMMUNICATION WITH CONCERNS ABOUT COMMISSIONER GALBO BEHAVIOR AT THE CONFERENCE.
COMMISSIONER GALBO VIOLATED THE CODE OF CONDUCT AND THE APPROVED TRAINING AND TRAVEL REQUEST FORM BY A EXTENDING HIS STAY AT THE HOTEL IN YUMA FOR AN ADDITIONAL NIGHT AND CHARGING THAT NIGHT TO THE CITY'S CREDIT CARD WITHOUT PRE-AUTHORIZATION B, USING THE CITY VEHICLE FOR NON-CITY BUSINESS, INCLUDING LEAVING THE CONFERENCE WHILE IT WAS IN SESSION, AND FOR NOT RETURNING THE CITY VEHICLE.
ON THE AGREED DAY NINE, COMMISSIONER GALBO WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS PUBLIC MEETING, THIS EXECUTIVE SESSION SCHEDULED FOR 4:00 PM ON OCTOBER 26TH, 2022, AND HIS ATTENDANCE WAS REQUESTED, BUT THE CITY COUNCIL RECEIVED HIS RESIGNATION BY EMAIL AT 1:01 PM AND HE DID NOT ATTEND THE MEETING.
THAT THE FOREGOING ACTIONS CONSTITUTE SUFFICIENT CAUSE FOR REMOVAL FROM MEMBERSHIP ON THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION, AND I DO THEREFORE MOVE TO ACCEPT COMMISSIONER GAL BOX RESIGNATION EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
SECOND, MOVE TO SECOND, AND ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
ALL OPPOSE, NO MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS WITHOUT OBJECTION.