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Julie Bartell <br />3m: Caroline Dahl <denali2010@q.com> <br />ent: Thursday, March 9, 2017 11:14 AM <br />To: Jeff Karlson <br />Cc: Julie Bartell; Pat Devaney; Chris Bretoi; Caroline Dahl <br />Subject: Charter's Budget <br />Importance: High <br />Lino Lakes Charter Commission <br />600 Town Center Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />Mayor Jeff Reinert <br />600 Town enter Parkway <br />Lino Lakes, MN 55014 <br />EMAILED TO MR JEFF KARLSON, CITY ADMINISTRATOR <br />March 9, 2017 <br />Dear Honorable Mayor Reinert and the Lino Lakes City Council, <br />"1n behalf of the Lino Lakes Charter Commission and in accordance with the vote of the Commission, I hereby refer the requests from the <br />narter Commission that the Lino Lakes City Council expand the Charter Commission's annual operating budget by $4,000 beginning <br />immediately for fiscal 2017 and continuing each year thereafter. The total operating budget for legal services for the Commission would be <br />$5,500 per year. <br />The annual operating budget for the Charter Commission for legal fees is currently $1,500. The budget is substantially less than historical <br />budgets of upwards of $7,000. Without adjusting for inflation, the current Charter Commission's operating budget is one-third of the amount <br />that the City budgeted to the Commission in the 1990's. <br />Attorney fees have continued to rise over time and to hire an attorney at today's prices, $1,500 is insufficient. The Charter Commission <br />cannot fulfill its statutory function to frame and amend the Charter without legal services. The Charter Commission is unanimous in asking <br />the City Council to support the Charter Commission's statutory obligations by increasing its budget as proposed. <br />Thank you for your immediate consideration and attention to this urgent matter. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to assist in <br />this process. <br />Cordially, <br />Caroline Dahl, Chair <br />Lino Lakes Charter Commission <br />cc: Mayor Jeff Reinert <br />Council member Melissa Maher <br />Council member Bill Kusterman <br />,...icouncil member Michael Manthey <br />�ouncil member Rob Rafferty <br />—"City Administrator Jeff Karlson <br />City Cerk Julie Bartell <br />1 <br />