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Charter Commission April 14, 2011 Page 2 46 B. Charter Amendments 47 Commissioner Trehus presented new information to the Commission. The Charter Commission's 48 attorney reviewed language for Section 1.04 amendment and found no problems. Drafting ballot 49 language is the next step for the amendment, needing to be completed by the July meeting. 50 51 Discussion of amendment continues in the possibility of submitting the amendment to the City 52 Council for passage by ordinance. Time deadlines of submitting language for ballot may preclude 53 the possibility of submitting amendment to Council. 54 55 Commissioner Gunderson asks about the possibility of adding budgetary language of the 56 Commission to the amendment. 57 58 MOTION by Commissioner Penn, seconded by Commissioner Carlson that the subcommittee 59 draft language that captures the concept of equivancy in expenditures in amendment for adding 60 Section 1.04 to the Charter document. 61 62 Councilmember Rafferty arrives at 7:25pm. 63 64 Commissioner Minar arrives at 7:28pm. 65 66 Chair Dahl calls the question. Motion passes unanimously. 67 68 MOTION by Commissioner Penn, seconded by Commissioner Drennen, to refer recommended 69 re -wording of amendment for Section 1.04 to the Commission's attorney for approval and 70 construction of ballot language. Motion passes unanimously. 71 72 Commissioner Trehus moves onto discussion of the Tax Levy Cap amendment. He reviews the 73 e-mail from Ms. Marty that contains suggestions on wording the amendment, as well as a 74 summary of the 24 loopholes in the current state statute. Commissioner Trehus also included 75 separate information from the League of Minnesota Cities and Minnesota House of 76 Representatives. 77 78 MOTION by Commissioner Minar, seconded by Commissioner Penn, to send to the City Council 79 the amended ballot language regarding the proposed charter amendment limiting the city tax 80 currently imposed by state statute. 81 82 Discussion continues until Commissioner Gunderson states she will ask State Senator Roger 83 Chamberlain's office to research if there is a current bill to extend Statute 275.71. Therefore, 84 after deciding more information is needed, Commissioners Minar and Penn withdraw the motion. 85 86 MOTION by Commissioner Trehus, seconded by Lyden, to have subcommittee work with 87 Charter Commission's attorney Ms. Karen Marty to develop questions and answers on the Tax n 88 Levy Amendment. Commissioner Trehus asks Commissioners to view the subject as voters and 89 think of questions. Motion passes with Commissioner Storberg voting no, Commissioner 90 Carlson abstains. 2