41.   But the mayor and the City Council have been unable to agree on what powers such a commission should have.

42.   Butler said that the commission had many tasks to perform and that Ritter was involved in only one.

43.   By law, the commission has three weeks to hear arguments and decide the case.

44.   By law the commission must have two Democrats, two Republicans and a retired judge.

45.   Cleland said the trade commission did not have the resources to conduct full-scale investigations of all the sites.

46.   Cosper said the funeral service commission has no records of complaints about crematories before September.

47.   Created two years ago, the commission has no authority to implement any of its recommendations.

48.   Despite its offer of amnesty, the commission has not had the kind of response it had hoped for.

49.   Egan said the commission had no comment on the decision.

50.   During this period, the commission has had to postpone votes on a wide range of important issues.