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Joseph J. Langel <br />Direct Phone: (6 l2) 225-6837 <br />Direct Fax: (612) 225-6860 <br />jil@ratwiklaw.com <br />Jeff Karlson <br />City of Lino Lakes <br />600 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014-1182 <br />May 18, 2016 <br />Via e-mail <br />Ratwik. Roszak & 14Maloney, P.A. <br />RE: Charter Amendment - Wards <br />Our File No. 4021-0130 <br />Dear Mr. Karlson: <br />The draft Charter amendment concerning the proposed ward system was forwarded to <br />me for review. I have the following general comments: <br />1. In terms of format, the proposed amendment will have to be drafted in typical <br />amendment form, showing deletions and additions to the existing Section 2.03. The <br />syntax in general should also be reviewed for final form. <br />2. Subdivision 1 must state that the Mayor is elected at large. That point is not expressly <br />stated anywhere in the amendment, but is stated in the original language that is being <br />repealed. <br />3. Subdivision 2(b) - The sentence, "The wards shall be as equal in population as <br />practicable" in Subdivision 2(b) should be incorporated into subparagraph (1), if it is <br />retained at all. That is a statutory requirement (Minn. Stat. § 205.84, subd. 1) so it does <br />not need to be restated in the Charter. The language in subparagraph (1) further refines <br />the statutory rule, which is fine, but it should be clarified that the calculation is only <br />undertaken at the time of ward creation or redistricting. <br />730 Second Avenue South, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55402 • p (612) 339-0060 • f (612) 339-0038 • www.ratwiklaw.com <br />Terrence J. Foy:-: <br />Ann R. Goering <br />Nancy E. Blumstein" <br />Joseph J. Langel* <br />Margaret A. Skelton <br />Jennifer K. Earley <br />Eric J. Quiring <br />Erin E. Benson <br />Christian R. Shafer <br />Timothy A. Sullivan <br />Nathan B. Shepherd <br />Ashley R. Geisendorfer <br />Emily J. Schnaidt <br />Also admitted in WI <br />Paul C. Ratwik (Retired) <br />John M. Roszak (1944— 2011 ) <br />Patricia A. Maloney (Retired) <br />