MUNICIPAL OFFICE COMPLEX
8401 W. MONROE STREET
PEORIA, AZ  85345



SISTER CITIES BOARD:

Patty Fusco, Chair
Bonnie Apperson
John Buonagurio
James Flonacher
Penny Hughes
Mary Matheson
Bob Ware

Staff Liason:
Grady Miller


Accommodations for Individuals 
with Disabilities. Alternative 
format materials, sign language 
interpretation, and assistive 
listening devices are available 
upon 72 hours advance notice 
through the Office of the City 
Clerk, 8401 West Monroe Street, 
Room 150, Peoria, Arizona 
85345   (623)773-7340, TDD 
(623)773-7221, or FAX (623) 
773-7304. To the extent possible, 
additional reasonable 
accommodations will be made 
available within the time 
constraints of the request.




SISTER CITIES 
BOARD 
RATIFICATION 
MEETING
NOTICE & 
AGENDA
Wednesday, May 
28, 2008
5:00 P.M.
(ACACIA ROOM, 3RD 
FLOOR OF CITY 
HALL)
RESULTS
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CONVENE:
ROLL CALL:

FINAL CALL TO SUBMIT 
SPEAKER REQUEST 
FORMS: 

CONSENT 
AGENDA

CONSENT AGENDA: All items 
listed with “C” are considered 
to be routine or have been 
previously reviewed by the 
Sister Cities Board and will be 
enacted by one motion.  There 
will be no separate discussion 
of these items unless a Sister 
Cities Board member so 
requests; in which event the 
item will be removed from the 
General Order of Business, 
and considered in its normal 
sequence on the Agenda.

CONSENT – New 
Business:


1C	RATIFICATION OF 
PAST ACTION 
TAKEN IN 
VIOLATION OF 
THE OPEN 
MEETING LAW: 
PASSED

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-
431.05, discussion and 
possible action to ratify the 
actions of the Sister Cities 
Board that may have been 
taken in violation of the 
Open Meeting Law.  These 
actions occurred on May 6, 
2008 in the Acacia Room, 
3rd Floor of City Hall, and 
involved:







DISPOSITON OF ABSENCE
Discussion and possible action to approve the absence of Bob Ware and Penny Hughes

MINUTES
Discussion and possible action to approve the minutes of November 13, 2007 

City of Peoria and the Borough of Ards Sister City Plan
Discussion and possible adoption of the City of Peoria and Borough of Ards Sister City Business Plan

Community Trip to Northern Ireland
Discussion regarding the community trip to Ards, Northern Ireland, during the summer of 2008

Young Ambassador Program 
Discussion regarding the 2008 Young Ambassador Program and the schedule of events 

Arizona State Sister City Conference
Discussion regarding the 2008 Annual Arizona State Sister City Conference in Prescott, May 16-17

Peoria Celebration of the Arts
Discussion regarding the judging of the 2008 Celebration of Artists Exhibit


CALL TO THE PUBLIC: (Non-Agenda Items) 

Your comments pertaining to the Sister Cities Board business are welcome.  However, if you wish to 
address the Sister Cities Board, please complete a Speaker Request Form and return it to the clerk 
before the call to order for this meeting.  Boards and Commissions are not authorized by state law to 
discuss or take action on any issue raised by public comment until a later meeting.

Reports from Staff: 

Reports from Committee:

ADJOURNMENT

NOTE:  Documentation (if any) for items listed on the Agenda is available for public inspection, a 
minimum of 24 hours prior to the Board/Commission Meeting, at any time during regular business hours 
in the Office of the City Clerk, 8401 W. Monroe Street, Room 150, Peoria, AZ 85345.


						
Mary Jo Kief, City Clerk


Date Posted:  05/23/08