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Member introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 08-98 RESOLUTION RECEIVING PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT AND CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION THEREON BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota ("City") as follows: 1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the City Council has duly received a proposed amendment to the City's Charter initiated by a petition of voters pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, subdivision 1, 2 and 3, which amendment generally changes the procedures for financing of public improvements with special assessments. 2. In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, subdivision 3, the City Clerk duly examined the petition within ten days after filing thereof, and after notifying petitioners of certain insufficiencies and examining a supplemental petition filed by petitioners within ten days after such notification, duly certified that the petition was properly attested and was signed by a sufficient number of registered voters (being a number equal to five percent of the total votes cast at the last previous state general election in the City). 3. As required under Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, subdivision 4, the proposed charter amendment will be submitted to the voters of the City at the special election to be held (as part of the general election) on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota relating to municipal elections and the City's home rule charter. 4. The City Clerk is directed to cause a notice of election or sample ballot, or both, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to be posted and published as required by law and as follows: (a) The notice of election, including the complete text of the proposed charter amendment, will be published in the official newspaper of the City once a week for two successive weeks prior to the election; The notice of election and a sample ballot will be posted in the office of the City Clerk at least four days prior to the election and a sample ballot will be posted at each polling place on election day, and (c) The sample ballot will be published in the official newspaper at least one week prior to the election. (d) The City Clerk will provide written notice of the election to the Anoka County Auditor at least 53 days before the election, including the date of the election and title and language for the ballot question. (b) 1