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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3 - EDA Appointments MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMUNICATION -- page 1 -- DATE: October 7, 2014 PRESENTATION ITEM # 3 AGENDA ITEM: EDA Appointments SUBMITTED BY: Mike Pearson, Mayor THROUGH: Dean Zuleger, City Administrator REVIEWED BY: Beckie Gumatz, Deputy Clerk SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS: - Introduction of Item .............................................................. City Administrator - Report/Presentation…………………………………………City Administrator - Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council - Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council - Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates POLICY RECOMMENDER: Staff/ Lake Elmo EDA FISCAL IMPACT: NA SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: Council is respectfully requested to affirm the following appointments to the City of Lake Elmo Economic Development Authority by taking the following action: “Move to appoint Linda Larson and Mark Gaertner to the Lake Elmo Economic Development Authority for six year terms.” LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: In 2013, the City Council authorized the creation of a local Economic Development Authority (EDA). Per MN State Statutes, the Mayor of a municipality has the authority and responsibility to appoint members of the local EDA. The appointment must be affirmed by the members of the City Council. Members Tony Yocum and Jeff Caswell have resigned; therefore, there are two alternate vacancies on the Lake Elmo EDA. Appointing Ms. Larson and Mr. Gaertner will fill out the EDA roster. City Council Meeting [Presentation Item 3] October 7, 2014 -- page 2 -- RECOMMENDATION: Council is respectfully requested to affirm the following appointments to the City of Lake Elmo Economic Development Authority by taking the following action: “Move to appoint Linda Larson and Mark Gaertner to the Lake Elmo Economic Development Authority for six year terms.” AUTHORITY: 2013 Minnesota Statutes: §469.095 COMMISSIONERS; APPOINTMENT, TERMS, VACANCIES, PAY, REMOVAL. Subd. 2. Appointment, terms; vacancies. … (c) Seven-member authority: the commissioners constituting a seven-member authority, two of whom must be members of the city council, shall be appointed by the mayor with the approval of the city council. Those initially appointed shall be appointed for terms of one, two, three, four, and five years respectively and two members for six years. Thereafter all commissioners shall be appointed for six-year terms. … (f) A vacancy is created in the membership of an authority when a city council member of the authority ends council membership. A vacancy for this or other reason must be filled for the balance of the unexpired term, in the manner in which the original appointment was made. The city council may set the term of the commissioners who are members of the city council to coincide with their terms of office as members of the city council.