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Memorandum To: Lino Lakes Charter Commission From: Julie Bartell, City Clerk Date: July 9, 2018 Re: Petition Templates At their last meeting, the Charter Commission discussed the possibility of having templates available for different types of petitions. According to the minutes of that meeting, the final direction was to determine if there are already petition templates available and, if not, ask the City Attorney to draft them. In response, I can report to the Commission that I do not have a petition template other than the one provided which was developed for a specific question. As a city clerk I have handled many petitions and based on that experience I don't feel that it's necessarily practical to develop various petition templates for the following reasons: - There are many types of petitions that can be submitted (including petitions allowed under the city charter, state law or the city code) and there can be different requirements as to form; - It is very important to have a correct form of petition before getting signatures or the petition can be found unacceptable. I am available to assist any citizen who needs information on a petitioning process and proper form. I also spoke with the City Administrator on the matter of asking the city attorney to develop petition templates and Mr. Karlson indicated that if the commission were to request that type of assistance and it involved costs outside the Commission's established budget, City Council approval would be necessary.