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resolution amending the Commission's by-laws. I will not read the entire resolution. I will ask that the resolution itself be attached to the minutes. I would like to go through the resolution and explain and take any questions on the changes that are being proposed. The only by-law that is being affected by the proposed change is Article 7. Section 1 under Article 7 is being proposed for amendment to state that, "each committee shall be chaired by a member of the Commission who shall be appointed by the President," and the most significant changes in the composition of the membership which is now limited by implication to members of the commission itself. So the proposed change in Section 1 is that, "membership on the South Bend and St. Joseph County Historic Preservation Committee is not a prerequisite for membership on standing committees. Standing Committee members may be selected from interested and knowledgeable citizens of South Bend and St. Joseph County, and Committee members shall report to the Commission President." There is no change in Section 2 of Article 7. There has been a new section added to the resolution, which is Section 3. This section creates an Advisory Board, and reads To assist the Commission and its staff in fulfilline the Commission's mission and effectiveness in the communitv. an Advisory Board is established. This Advisory Board shall be comprised of persons who are interested in or knowledeeable of the history of the Citv of South Bend and St. Joseph Countv and/or interested in or knowledeeable of desien. architecture, real estate. cultural value and historic Dreservation activities. Commission staff may serve as members of the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board shall be aoaointed by the Commission. and Board members shall serve a term of three vears, but may be elieible for reaDDointment at the end of each term. No opinion or recommendation made by the Advisory Board shall constitute official action of the Commission nor shall it bind the Commission in anv way. The Advisory Board members shall meet as thev deem aoorooriate. but shall notifv the Commission President at least ten days in advance of anv such meetine. Those are the changes that are being proposed tonight. JOANN SPORLEDER: Why exactly are these changes being proposed? ALADEAN DEROSE: I think it was the consensus of the commission that you wanted to expand your committees perhaps to get a panel or a group of interested people who might ultimately serve on the commission itself and then just to bring in more expertise and information from the community. The same thing would apply for the Advisory Board, which would be another group that may provide information and community input and ideas to the commission. TODD ZIEGER: Is there a typo in Section 1 of Article 7 of the proposed amendment? Shouldn't it say, "Membership on the South Bend and St Joseph County Historic Preservation Commission is not a prerequisite for membership on standing committees?" ALADEAN DEROSE: Yes, it should. There was a brief discussion between commission members and Aladean DeRose regarding the Advisory Board and its purpose. 6