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r <br /> LINO LAKES CHARTER COMMISSION <br /> ARTICLE III -MEETINGS <br /> Section 1. Regular Meetings. The Commission shall meet on the second <br /> Thursday of January, April, July and October of each year. When the business of the <br /> Commission cannot be appropriately handled at the quarterly meetings or business from a <br /> special meeting is not completed and necessitates additional meetings,the Commission <br /> shall establish, by resolution, a schedule of regular meetings. All meetings shall be held <br /> in the Lino Lakes City hall unless meeting notices state otherwise. All meetings shall <br /> comply with the Minnesota Open Meeting Law(Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.705). <br /> Section 2. Special Meetings. The Chair or any two (2)members of the <br /> Commission may call a special meeting to transact any business stated in the meeting <br /> notice in accordance with state law. Notice of the special meeting shall state the time, <br /> date,place and business to be conducted at the special meeting. Notices may be <br /> delivered or mailed to the member's designated mailing address at least three (3)working <br /> days prior to the special meeting. The business to be considered at special meetings shall <br /> be limited to that stated in the meeting notice unless all members of the Commission are <br /> present and vote unanimously to conduct additional business. <br /> Section 3. Quorum. The powers of the Commission shall be vested in the <br /> members thereof in office from item to item. A majority of qualified and acting members <br /> shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the Commission's business and <br /> exercising its powers and for all other purposes, but a smaller number of members may <br /> adjourn from time to time. <br /> Section 4. Order of Business. The Commission shall use the following order <br /> of business at its meetings: <br /> 1. Roll Call <br /> 2. Approval of Minutes <br /> 3. Reports of the Chair <br /> 4. Reports of Committees <br /> 5. Unfinished Business <br /> 6. New Business <br /> 7. Adjournment <br /> All resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes of the Commission meetings. The <br /> meetings will be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, latest <br /> edition. <br /> Section 5. Manner of Voting. The voting on all questions coming before the <br /> Commission shall be recorded in the minutes, which shall state what was done and not <br /> what was said. The votes on resolutions, unless unanimous, shall state the number of <br /> "ayes" and "nays" and"abstentions". When a quorum is in attendance, action may be <br /> PAGE 3 <br />