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Adjustment to have their comments on it. Howard: Did we ask the Board of Adjustment for the original draft, and this was their recommendation, and what we heard was is that they didn't discuss the question of criteria for getting an adjustment? Annette Brand, City Administrator, asked if Paul Wood could give background, because this isn't something that was entered into lightly. It had been worked on for quite a long period of time. Wood: The Board of Adjustment by-laws were looked at early on in the year when we saw that we had reappointments coming up. We could not locate a signed copy of the by-laws to begin with, so we were working at a disadvantage. The Board directed staff to work with the City Attorney and bring a draft before them to address attendance and the associate member status, etc. The issue of the quorum came up with respect to a number of scenarios that might lead to a voting impasse. We found that that situation would not be, given that we need a quorum of four (4) on a variance. On an appeal it's a majority, five (5). The Board didn't see that as a conflict. Sisk: On Article 8 we talk about an amendment, that the by-laws can be amended by a majority of the vote. Under the provisions, if we had a majority, which I would interpret to be 3-2 or 4-2, that these by-laws could be amended. Right? Griffiths: My recollection is that the voting requirement was set for in the City Code. If that's the case, then your amending the by-law wouldn't change the Code requirement. My understanding was, if the concern is the number of votes it takes to approve a variance, if that vote requirement is set forth in the City Code and City Ordinances, then the 4