Information received from the City of San Angelo indicates a quorum was present on October 19, 2023 as three of the five standing members of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee were in attendance. A majority existed on 10-19, even with the absence of the committee's Chair and Vice Chair.
Sgt. Chris Carpenter's resignation was effective after the 8-17-23 ASAC meeting according to city records. That means only three people in attendance would be a majority, i.e constitute a quorum. That's the number of ASAC members on 10-19-23, however city staff indicated a quorum was lacking and did not hold the meeting.
Staff did so with a packed room of citizens wishing to offer public comment on the agenda, which had an item regarding the city's significant loose dog problem. The public was not aware that Sgt. Carpenter had resigned. It's likely the City Attorney in attendance had not been informed that Carpenter had stepped down.
City Council discussed shelter concerns in their last meeting and set an expectation that Shelter Chief Morgan Chegwidden would hold at least one Open House for community members to attend and share their concerns. I'm pretty sure Morgan does not want to hear them. How many others in city administration feel likewise?
(The image above came from the January 2024 ASAC meeting and illustrates committee composition in October 2023.)
Update 1-24-25: Chegwidden referred to the "vacancy" created by his resignation in a message to Carpenter on 10-16-23. That was three days prior to the scheduled 10-19-23 ASAC meeting.
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