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COUNCIL MINUTES SEPTEMBER 11, 2006 DRAFT { Formatted: Centered r� 1 Council Member Stoltz moved to adopt Resolution No. 06-144, as presented. Council Member 2 O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 3 4 ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAN TESCH 5 6 Consider Resolution No. 06-155, Referring a Proposed Amendment of the Lino Lakes City 7 Charter to the November 7, 2006 General Election — City Clerk Bartell advised the City Council 8 was presented with a petition with more than 500 signatures at its September 26, 2005 meeting. The 9 petition requested that the Council place the question of whether "to not allow City Council Members 10 (including the Mayor) to also be members of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission" on the November 11 2006 election ballot. The City Attorney reviewed the petition and advised the Council that the petition 12 was advisory in nature and that it is the decision of the Council whether to carry out the request of the 13 petitioners. 14 15 City Clerk Bartell stated the Charter Commission discussed the proposed amendment at their April 13, 16 2006 and July 13, 2006 meetings. The Charter Commission proposed a revised amendment as 17 described in the packets. The Council discussed this issue at their September 6, 2006 work session 18 and directed staff to prepare the amendment as requested in the petition with no revisions for 19 placement on the November 7, 2006 general election ballot. 20 21 City Clerk Bartell noted the City Attorney has prepared the ballot question in the form of Resolution 22 No. 06-144; the language must be submitted to Anoka County by September 15, 2006 in order to be 23 included on the November ballot. 24 25 Council Member Stoltz moved to approve Resolution No. 06-155, as presented. Council Member 26 O'Donnell seconded the motion. 27 28 Council Member Carlson amended the motion to include the statement per the recommendation from 29 the Charter Commission regarding a Council liaison. Motion failed with no second. 30 31 Motion carried unanimously. 32 33 Consideration of Personnel Policy Adjustments Regarding Health Care Savings Account — 34 Administration Director Tesch advised in order for non-union employees to participate in the State's 35 Health Care Savings Plan, enabling language must be placed in the City's Personnel Policy. He read 36 the amendment that staff is recommending fulfilling the requirement. 37 38 Council Member Carlson moved to approve the enabling language to the Personnel Policy, as 39 presented. Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 40 41 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 42 43 There was no report from the Public Safety Department. 44 45 PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT REPORT, RICK DEGARDNER 4