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ORDINANCE NO. 748 <br />i CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CHARTER <br />BY AMENDING SECTION 4.05, SUBDIVISION 5 OF THE CITY CHARTER <br />THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View, pursuant to the recommendation of <br />the City of Mounds View Charter Commission, has hereby determined that Section 4.05, subd. <br />5, of the City Charter be amended by the addition of the bold and double-underlined language <br />and by the deletion of the language as follows: <br />Section 4.05 Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office. <br />Subdivision 5. When a vacancy in an elected municipal office occurs within 120 days <br />prior to a regular municipal election date, the special election to fill the vacancy shall coincide <br />with the regular election. If the vacancy occurs within sixty days prior to the regular election <br />date, the notice of such vacancy shall be published as soon as is practicable. If within the 120 <br />day period before a regular municipal election, the vacancy occurs in the office of the Mayor or <br />in the office of either or both of the Councilmembers whose seats are to be decided in the <br />election, said vacancy shall be considered not to exist for purposes of the election. However, if <br />such vacancy occurs in the office of either of the other two Councilmembers, the seat shall be <br />• filled by the candidate for Councilmember with the third vote total, or, in the case of two <br />vacancies, the third and fourth highest vote totals. Where two vacancies exist, the candidate <br />with the third highest total shall fill the vacancy in the office having the longest unexpired term. <br />Candidates filling a vacancy shall take office at or before the next reaularly scheduled <br />Cn~~nr_il mPPting following election certification. <br />SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect ninety days after the date of its publication. <br />Read by the City Council of the City of Mounds View on this 23rd day of August, 2004. <br />Read and passed by the City Council of the City of Mounds View on this 27th day of September, <br />2004. ~---~-~ <br />ATTEST: <br />(SEAL) <br />. APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />~c~ iti +~.~ ~ i~i~l~..~`l~ n~ <br />Scott Riggs, ity Attorney <br />rich, City Clerk-Administrator <br />