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[[NQ[ KES Proposed Charter Amendment Learn why your city council is proposing a change to your city charter Visit www.ci.lino-lakes.mn.us for additional information PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 32324 TWIN CITIES, MN The city of Lino Lakes is a home rule charter city. A charter is a municipal corporation's organizational plan or framework that is similar to a constitution. It is formulated by a municipality itself and is adopted by popular vote of the citizenry. The Lino Lakes city charter was adopted in 1983. What is the change the city council is proposing? The city council is proposing a change to chapter 8 of the city charter which outlines the process for approval of public improvements. The amendment would expand public involvement when an improvement such as local road reconstruction is proposed, while changing the process for a city-wide referendum if the city is using special assessments plus general fund dollars for the improvement. Most cities fund public improvements with this combination of dollars, but Lino Lakes is the only city in Minnesota that requires a referendum on special assessments. This amendment will allow the city to undertake public improvements generally using the procedures in state law, but continue to provide additional protections for residents above and beyond state law. BALLOT QUESTION Shall chapter 8 of the city of Lino Lakes charter be amended as described below? Chapter 8 is amended to provide that the city may undertake es in sta epaweexcept thatn(aldin whole or in if more than 50% part with special assessments generally using the procedures tofo the property dditio owners abuttingif the council orders the named streets le a timely the improvemjection, the city must ent after the second hold meeting second dre than to take additional testimony, (b1 50% of the affected owners may stop the improvement by filing objections within 30 days after the city council rt from ad valorem taxes, is ub; and (c) if thew d cost of any eferendum improvement a t melyis to be petition is filed byaid in a registered voters equal to at leasthe 12 percent is subject to city-wide re whereof the statse castw inthelast sessment rules apply; unicipal instead chapter 8 as amended applies throughout the citytion. The amendment also eliminates three special . state law special