RGBRT Minutes of February 14, 2006

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and the Roundtable can be an arena for the public discussions. There was nothing requiring negotiating parties to go through the Roundtables. In response to a question regarding other Roundtables addressing these matters, Eric said that they were having similar difficulty placing these "requirements" into an understandable context. Ray Wright said that there was also the matter of the authority vested into the various representatives on the Rio Grande Roundtable by the appointing organization, e.g. the Cities and Counties had not authorized their representatives to act on behalf of those entities in any future negotiations with third parties or other Roundtables. After further discussion, it was decided to again wait for the IBCC's decision on these matters Review & Ratification of Bylaws: Rio de la Vista led the discussion on the second draft of the Bylaws: . There was discussion of various method to determine the initial staggered terms of the various representatives, with concerns being expressed that it was important that representatives from similar organizations, e.g. County representatives term's also be staggered to avoid all such representatives' terms expiring at the same time. It was agreed that the officers of the Roundtable would make a first cut of the terms of the representatives for consideration at the next meeting, when adjustments could be made. . It was agreed that a bylaw be added that addressed a representative being absent from three (3) consecutive meetings, and their subsequent replacement. . There was discussion regarding the Roundtable entering into contracts and other financial issues and the need for this to be addressed in the bylaws at this time. It was recognized that in the future the Roundtable may wish to contract out studies, etc. at which time this matter will need to be addressed. Eric was to research this matter and the issue of future funding. It was decided to place this issue on hold. It was determined that it was not appropriate for the Bylaws to be ratified at the meeting. Rio will make changes to the Bylaws based on the comments received, with the objective that a portion of the Bylaws will be ratified at the next meeting and recognizing that they will need to be amended or added to in the future. Election of leaders: Ray Wright said he did not wish to be considered for Chairperson due to other obligations. Chairperson: Ray called for nominations for the Chairperson: Mike Gibson was nominated by Doug Shriver, seconded by Charles Speilman. Mike Gibson nominated Doug Shriver, who was seconded by John Shawcroft. Ray called for a show of hands for Mike Gibson, and a show of hands for Doug Shriver. Mike Gibson was determined to have won and was appointed Chairperson. Vice Chair: Page 2 of 5 RGBRT Minutes February 14, 2006