HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-02-2009 Council Minutes SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING November 2, 2009
APPROVED
1 CITY OF LINO LAKES
2 MINUTES
3 SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
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5 DATE : November 2, 2009
6 TIME STARTED : 5:33 p.m.
7 TIME ENDED : 6:42 p.m.
8 MEMBERS PRESENT : Council Members Reinert, Gallup, O'Donnell
9 and Mayor Bergeson
10 MEMBERS ABSENT : none
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12 Staff Present: Acting Administrator Dan Tesch; Community Development Director Michael
13 Grochala; Public Safety Director Dave Pecchia; City Attorney Joseph Langel; Deputy City Clerk
14 Jean Viger; Economic Development Coordinator Mary Alice Divine; City Clerk Julie Bartell
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16 Mayor Bergeson called the meeting to order at 5:33 p.m. in the Community Room at Lino Lakes
17 City Hall.
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19 Deputy Clerk Viger reviewed what had occurred to this point relative to the resignation of former
20 council member Stoltz including the council declaring by resolution a vacancy and Anoka
21 County instructing the city to proceed with the provisions of our city charter relative to
22 vacancies. The city has published and advertised as much as possible in the short period of time
23 allowed, a Notice of Vacancy, and that same notice will be posted on the city website and at all
24 polling places. If voters have questions about the vacancy and the process to fill it, they will be
25 referred to the notice or city hall. To avoid confusion election judges will not answer questions
26 but, if necessary,will instruct voters to vote for two as per the printed ballot. If a voter were to
27 vote for more than two, the voting machine will not accept the ballot and the voter will be given
28 an opportunity to revote or to override the machine whereby the votes for that race only would
29 not be counted.
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31 City Attorney Langel opined that the winner of the third seat (the third highest vote getter for city
32 council)would be filling a vacancy and therefore could take office as soon as possible. That
33 would generally be after the election is canvassed or later as the council determines.
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35 The council concurred that the vacant position should be filled as soon as possible.
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37 The meeting was adjourned at 5:42 p.m.
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39 These minutes were considered, corrected and approved at the regular Council meeting held on
40 November 23, 2009.
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44 City Cler Julianne B ell Jo f erges , Mayor
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