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1 • • • WS — Item B WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT Work Session Item B Date: August 24, 2009 To: City Council From: Julie Bartell Re: Proposed Charter Amendment (televising meetings) Background On July 13, 2009 the Lino Lakes Charter Commission submitted the attached charter amendment and indicated that this amendment should be considered a proposal under Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.12, Subd. 7, Amendment by ordinance. The proposal was distributed to the council at their work session that evening, thus commencing the statute defined schedule for consideration of this type of amendment. Schedule: The following list outlines what has transpired to this point and the schedule that lies ahead; the schedule is based on statute requirements as well as the city charter. ➢ The city was required to publish a public hearing notice on the amendment prior to August 13). Based on council direction, a notice appeared in the Quad Community Press on August 11. > The public hearing is required to be held on or between the dates of August 25 and September 11. The council set the public hearing for Tuesday, September 8, 5:30 p.m., preceding the regular council work session that evening. > Within one month of the public hearing (by October 8) the council must vote on the proposed charter amendment ordinance (regular council meetings during that period are on September 14th and 28th). Section 3.05 of the City Charter establishes certain procedures on adoption of ordinances including a requirement for two readings at least 14 days apart. The city attorney has advised that the public hearing could be considered the first reading and that a simple majority vote could approve the first reading. Since the second reading must occur at least 14 days later, the September 14th council meeting is too soon. Therefore, if first reading is approved, the ordinance will appear on the September 28 council meeting agenda. Statute states that the ordinance is enacted if it receives an affirmative vote of all members of the council. 1