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ORDINANCE NO. 79
CITY OF LINO LAKES
COUNTY OF ANOKA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING GENERAL DUTIES AND AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTED LINO LAKES COM-
MISSIONS AND APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS THERETO.
The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota, ordains:
SECTION I. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMISSIONS.
The City Council may from time to time find it necessary to establish advisory fact
finding bodies to aid the Council in specific areas, these bodies shall be called
"Commissions" and shall be established by Council Resolution.
SECTION II. MEMBERS AND TERMS.
Stbd. 1. Said commission may consist of seven (7) members or any other number of mem-
bers established in the authorizing Resolution.
Subd. 2. Residency. Members of said commissions shall be citizens, residents of and
free holders in the City of Lino Lakes.
Subd. 3. Terms of Office. 3.01 Members terms of office shall be for three years com-
mencing January 1 in the year following the enabling Resolution except that the terms
of the first set of members on any commission shall be staggered so that no more than
one-half (II) of the total number of members on any commission shall expire in any one
year.
3.01 Members may be removed proor to the end of their term only by two-third's (2/3's)
vote of all Council members.
Subd. 4. Appointment of Commission Members. Members of Commissions shall be appointed
by the Mayor with Council approval.
Subd. 5. Chairman and Vice -Chairman. Each Commissions shall have a Chairman and Vice-
Chairman appointed by the Council whose term shall expire each December 31st.
SECTION III. MEETINGS.
Subd{ 1. Meetings shall be a minimum of once per month or may be called by the Chair-
man or set by the Chairman or set by the Council as often as necessary to accomplish
the duties of the Commission.
Subd. 2. Fifty-one percent (51%) of any Commission shall constitute a quorum for the
conduct of business except that when required by State Statute or General rules of
conduct a two-third's (2/3's) vote of all Commission members shall be required.
Subd. 3. Rules of Conduct. Rules of conduct for all Commissions shall be as set by
City Ordinance Number 20.
SECTION IV. GENERAL DUTIES AND AUTHORITY.
Subd. 1. Commissions shall review all business items that come before them in relation
to all City Ordinances and Policies that exist at the time the business comes to their
agenda.
Subd. 2. The decisions of any Commission shall be considered advisory only and all
final decisions shall rest with the City Council.
SECTION V. SCOPE.
All Commissions existing at the time of adoption of this Ordinance and all those here-
inafter established shall come under the scope of this Ordinance.
SECTION VI. ADOPTION.
This Ordinance shall be in full force from and after its passage and publication
according to law.
Passed by the City Council this 22nd day of December, 1980.
F.Kenneth Gourley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna L. Sarner, Clerk -Treasurer