HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-25-2014 Charter PacketLINO LAKES CHARTER COMMISSION
SPECIAL MEETING
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT ON CITY WARDS
AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25, 2014
6:30 PM
1. Call to Order and Roll Call 6:30 PM
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Adoption of the Agenda as presented
4. Proposed charter amendment, amending Section 2.03. Council Composition and Election,
relating to city wards
Next meeting date, Thursday, July 10, 2014, 6:30 p.m.
Adjournment
Connie Sutherland
Chair
Kathryn Timm Caroline Dahl
Vice Chair Secretary
Section 2.03. Council composition and election.
Subdivision 1 The Council shall be composed of a Mayor and four (4) Council Members who shall be
qualified electors in the City of Lino Lakes and who shall be elected at large. Council Members shall
serve for a term of four (4) years and/or until a successor is elected and qualifies. The Mayor shall be
elected at large, and shall serve for a term of two (2) years and/or until a successor is elected and
qualifies.
Subdivision 2, Each member of the Council shall be elected from a separate ward, Voters may only
vote for a candidate for the Council ward seat within which the voters reside. Council Members must
reside within the ward from which they are elected. If a Council Member moves within the City from
such Council Member's elective ward, or if a Council Member is excluded from a ward as a result of
districtinfl or redistricting, such Council Member's term of office shall expire on January first, following
the next regular City election.
Subdivision 3. For the purposes of electing City council members, the City shall be divided into four (4)
serially numbered wards. These wards shall be as equal in population as practicable and each ward
shall be composed of compact, contiguous territory. Ward boundaries shall follow visible, clearly
recognizable physical features as required by state law.
Subdivision 4. Upon enactment of these provisions, and after every Federal decennial census, the
Charter Commission, after public hearings, shall determine the council election wards (districting) in this
manner described in this section. The public hearings shall be held after published notice of said
hearings, and opportunity to speak shall be allowed members of the public upon such reasonable terms
as the Comission shall adopt. The Commission shall adopt its districting resolution by a majority vote of
its entire membership, and file it in the office of the City Clerk no later than the first Tuesday in June
prior to the first City election after the Federal decennial census. The Council shall provide for a sum of
money, adequate for this purpose, to be used by the Commission to hire staff to aid it in preparing its
districting plan.
Proposed ballot language: Should the city be split into four wards, with one city council member
elected from each ward?
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CITY OF LINO LAKES
CHARTER COMMISSION — SPECIAL MEETING
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CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED
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PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT, AMENDING SECTION 2.03. COUNCIL
COMPOSITION AND ELECTION, RELATING TO CITY WARDS
There was a motion to entertain adoption to propose wards (1? and 2nd ?) (Outcome)
Johnson suggested a possible hybrid system with possible members at large, etc.
Penn suggested a situation where the ward rep could represent a ward yet have voters outside the
said ward to be able to vote for them.
Discussion of the proposal of this amendment to get it on the ballot
MOTION by Penn that we forward the proposal to the attorney to have the recommendations
back by Monday June 23rd. Dahl 2nd.
MOTION by Dahl (211d?) (Outcome), Call special meeting on June 25th at 6:30pm for the
purpose of voting on Ward amendment from attorney.
NEXT MEETING DATE
Special meeting per motion is Wednesday, June 25, 2014, 6:30 PM.
Next regular meeting date, July 10, 2014 at 6:30 PM.
ADJOURN
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47 MOTION by Commissioner xxxx, seconded by Commissioner xxx, to adjourn at x:xx p.m.
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49 Motion carried unanimously.
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51 Respectfully submitted, Caroline Dahl, Lino Lakes Charter Commission Secretary
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From : Caroline Dahl <denali2010@q.com>
Subject : Charter amendmenrt
To : Karen E. Marty <kmarty@martylawfirm.com>
Cc : Connie Sutherland <clsutherland@gmail.com>, Caroline Dahl <denali2010@q.com>
Dear Karen,
Fri, Jun 20, 2014 01:47 PM
Below are the concerns of the Commissioners for the Ward amendment that Chair Sutherland sent you on Wednesday:
Commission Craig Johnson: My concerns are based on time we are condensing this decision down to. We haven't done a great deal of
research other than Shawn and your efforts. While I indeed appreciate the efforts, all I heard from Shawn were the reasons for the change
to wards.
• How the question is posed on the ballot if we go through with this? It needs to be dearly not leaning either way in its
wording. No opinions or descriptive lead ins.
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• Can we do a hybrid of 2 wards and 2 at- large?
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• What if no one runs in an area? What's the fallback?
• Can we have all residents vote on all wards? Versus only vote for those in specific wards?
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Are we "touching" on any legal issues or statutes with this amendment? Had anything changed in statutes since Blaine
and St Paul added theirs?
Commission Marg Penn suggested a situation where the ward rep could represent a ward yet have all voters outside the said
ward to be able to vote for them.
Commission Daryl Bartch: Have the amendment worded as it will appear on the ballot.
Discussion of suggested ballot wording to send to Council.
Caroline Dahl Pro Tem
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