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1 Special Council Meeting p0 January 25, 1982 Chapter 4 deals with nominations and elections - Mr. Weible said this basically deals with :when vacancies occur and how they can be filled. Chapter 5 deals with Initiative, Referendum and Recall and Mr. Weible went through this chapter. Mrs. Elsenpeter reminded Mr. Weible that the Constitution of the State of Minnesota does not have any provisions for a Referendum on a Resolution. Mr. Locher read the case law on this matter. Mr. Weible said this had been pointed out to them, they had discussed the matter and had decided to include a referendum on Resolutions in the Charter. He said there is no specific case law on this matter in the State of Minnesota. Mrs. Elsenpeter said there had been a lot of work on this document and a lot of money already spent and it would be a waste if this entire Charter is declared void because of one requirement. Mr. Flannery said this wouldn't make the entire Charter invalid - just this section. Mr. Locher will check further on this matter. There were no questions on Chapter 8. Chapter 7 deals with finance - Mr. Marier asked the purpose of Subd. 6 - this requires annual publication of a 5 year financial plan. Mr. Weible said, for better communications. Mr. Schumacher said the formulation of a 5 year financial plan with the uncertainty of State Aid, would probable be out of the window in six months. It was generally felt that it would be a useless act on the part of anyone to try and formulate a five year plan that made any sense with the financial climate in such an unstable condition. Mr. Schumacher had some questions on the Tax Anticipation Certificates, Certificates of Indebtedness and the Emergency Debt Certificates - it would appear that these definitions are mixed .up and unclear. There was much discussion on this point with Mr. Schumacher pointing out the differences in the various items as defined in this section. Mr. Marier requested that the City obtain and interpretation of this Section from the League of Cities. Mayor Benson asked how much more time would be necessary to finish this and Mr. Weible said at least an hour. Mayor Benson asked if this could be continued at a future date and the Charter Commission agreed. Mr. Marier moved to adjourn this meeting at 7:10 P.M. Seconded by Mr. Kulaszewicz. Motion carried unanimously. Council Meeting January 25, 1982 The regular meeting of the Lino Lakes City Council was called to order at 7:22 P.M. by Mayor Benson with all Council members present. Mr. Locher and Mr. Schumacher were also present.