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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LINO LAKES CHARTER COMMISSION <br />Approved by the Charter Commission on January 11, 2007 <br />TO: The Honorable Gary R. Schurrer <br />Chief Judge, Tenth Judicial District <br />Washington County Government Center <br />Stillwater, MN 55082-3802 <br />FROM: Paulette Warren, Chair, Lino Lakes Charter Commission <br />Date: January 11, 2007 <br />New Officers of the Charter Commission were installed at the April 13, 2006 meeting. They include Chair <br />Paulette Warren, Vice Chair Cori Duffy, and Secretary Caroline Dahl. <br />Full meetings of the Charter Commission were held on April 13, July 13, October 12, 2006 and January 13, <br />2007. Minutes of these meetings are available for your review. This report seeks to outline major activities <br />and concerns of the Commission as discussed in Charter meetings. <br />MINUTES <br />The Commission is satisfied that the business service hired by the City to record Charter meetings is <br />efficiently handling the process. In order to better facilitate review and approval of minutes, the service has <br />now added numeric line designations to all records. The Commission strives to correct only substantive <br />corrections to minutes at each session; and Commissioners are so prepared to address these concerns at <br />each meeting. <br />CHARTER EXPENDITURES <br />The Commission remains concerned regarding assessments of City expenditures against the Charter <br />operating budget, without involvement or prior approval of the Charter Commission. In the year ahead, the <br />Chair recommends that the Commission seek involvement in establishing its annual operating budget and a <br />specific process for accessing funds. <br />CHARTER AMENDMENTS <br />During this term, a citizen petition was presented to amend the Charter, prohibiting council members from <br />serving on the Charter. Subsequently this amendment passed with the November election and is being <br />enacted. <br />COUNCIL/COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS <br />Communications between the Commission and the Council remain strained. The Commission has <br />requested the Council appoint a liaison to help facilitate better understanding of the work processes and <br />concerns that might impede citizen involvement in governance. To date, no such action has taken place. <br />ASSESSABLE PROJECTS PROCESS <br />The Commission is initiating a discussion with City Staff to encourage more in depth understanding of the <br />pitfalls encountered when neighborhood improvement projects such as road reconstruction are being <br />considered. It is the intention of the Commission to work toward a streamlined, consensus building process <br />that will hopefully reduce planning costs while removing constraints so that projects may move forward <br />with appropriate citizen involvement. Chair recommends this be the priority project of the Commission in <br />the coming year, resulting in an amendment to Chapter 8 of the Charter. <br />
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