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• • • EXHIBIT A NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF LINO LAKES ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in and for the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 6' day of November, 2012, at which the following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the City for their approval or rejection: PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT Shall Chapter 8 of the City of Lino Lakes charter be amended as described below? Chapter 8 is amended to provide that the City may undertake public improvements financed in whole or in part with special assessments generally using the procedures in state law, except that: (a) if more than 50% of the property owners abutting the named streets file a timely objection, the City must hold a second meeting to take additional testimony; (b) if the Council orders the improvement after the second meeting, more than 50% of the affected owners may stop the improvement by filing objections within 30 days after the City Council action; and (c) if the cost of any improvement is to be paid in part from ad valorem taxes, the improvement is subject to city -wide referendum if a timely petition is filed by registered voters equal to at least 12 percent of the votes cast in the last general municipal election. The amendment also eliminates three special zones where State law special assessment rules apply; instead Chapter 8 as amended applies throughout the City. (DYES C) NO See below for full text of proposed charter amendment. The polling places for said election are as follows: [insert all addresses] The polls for said election will be open at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until closing at 8:00 p.m.