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Regular Council Meeting December 13, 2021 Page 8 City Clerk Janice Ellis reported that Mr. Thompson had been operating a taxicab company in Paris for almost eighteen years. She said he had submitted his application for a license, submitted the required insurance and staff recommended approval. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Pilgrim and seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 30. Receive report from the 2021 Charter Review Commission, and provide direction to staff. Chairperson Alix Putnam presented the Final Report of the 2021 Charter Review Commission and recognized the Commission Members. She said the most discussed item was the election of a mayor at -large and their recommendation was to move forward with electing a mayor at -large. Council Member Pankaj expressed his appreciation to the City Council in coming together and selecting a diversified Charter Review Commission, and expressed appreciation to the Charter Review Commission. Council Member Pilgrim expressed thanks to the Commission and inquired about a timeline, if they decided to move forward with a mayor at -large proposition. Mayor Portugal said there had been a late development and referred to City Attorney Stephanie Harris to address it. Ms. Harris said she had consulted with outside counsel and they had decided that a motion would have to be filed in the existing seventies lawsuit that divided the City into seven single member districts, prior to moving forward with a proposition for voters to consider electing a mayor at -large. She also said they would have to figure out who of the petitioners were still living, and this could take six months to a year or longer. Council Member Knox thanked the Charter Review Commission on their outstanding job and leadership. She said she was the one who had placed this on the agenda because the Charter did not contain language about who would or would not be able to serve on the Council and questioned if that topic was discussed. Ms. Putnam said the Commission did not discuss that topic. Mayor Portugal inquired about the language about City Council Member attendance with regard to missing three consecutive meetings and if that would be in a twelve month period. Ms. Putnam said the Commission did put language in the amended language but did not discuss the implementation. Mayor Portugal said that staff had asked for direction and maybe, they should table this until January 10th giving the City Council time to review the Final Report in depth. Mr. Path echoed Mayor Portugal's suggestion and encouraged the Council to take time to review the Report. He said a final decision would need to be made by January 24th in order to meet the deadlines, which included writing the ballot language, have it translated into Spanish, and having booklets mailed to every single registered voter in the City. Mr. Path reminded City Council that a Charter Election could only take place every two years and said in addition to May 2022, the other options were to call a Charter Election in November 2022 or May 2023. Council Member Stone and Mayor Pro -Tem Hughes both expressed appreciation to the Charter Review Commission for all of their hard work. Consultant Don Edmonds thanked the City Council for the opportunity to work with the City Staff and the Commission. He said everyone was always professional, cordial and respectful of each other.