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amendments to the existing Charter, and particularly in light of the City's new budget, which could <br /> bring forward a special election to the citizens,they could not allow the sixty-day time frame to deter <br /> them from their work. <br /> Mayor Coughlin clarified that the motion states the Council is giving the Charter Commission sixty <br /> days from the date of the present meeting, and requested, as they currently meet on a regular basis <br /> for purposes of reviewing and amending the document,they would add this item to their discussion. <br /> He added that neither he,nor any other member of the Council was attempting to set priorities at the <br /> Charter Commission level. <br /> Mr. Linke stated that as a first step the Charter Commission could go back through the minutes of <br /> previous years and easily pull those items out. He added that they already have, either by statute or <br /> ordinance, approximately $1,100.00 for facilitating this. <br /> MOTION/SECOND: Coughlin/Thomason. To Direct the City Administrator to Accept, Post and <br /> Publish the Current February 13, 1995 Charter, Including the Added Provision Discussed, In <br /> Addition He Would Request the Council Present An Official Request to the Charter Commission <br /> that they Revisit this and All Items Deemed Unconstitutional by Various Court Actions or the State <br /> Supreme Court In Addition He would Request that a Separate Document,Not a Codicil be Included <br /> in any Election Packet, Outlining the Summary of the Minneapolis Term Limits Coalition vs. Keith <br /> Case and Any Summary Documents from the State Supreme Court so as to Accept that which has <br /> been Voted For by the People, and to Request that the Charter Commission Deal with the Fact that <br /> Items in the Charter are Unconstitutional and to Keep the Citizenry Informed,Even Those Applying <br /> for Office so as to Not Mislead Them in Any Manner,Regarding the Legal Status of the Term Limit <br /> Provision, as Amended.. <br /> Ayes—3 Nays—1 (Stigney) Motion carried. <br /> Council Member Stigney stated that he opposed, as he thought the Resolution was too convoluted <br /> to make a rational vote on. <br /> Mayor Coughlin stated that the City Administrator was directed to publish and post the present <br /> Charter on the City Website,and any other place appropriate, as directed by the Charter Commission <br /> itself. <br /> 11. Next Council Work Session: Monday,August 2, 1999—6:00 PM <br /> Next Council Meeting Monday, August 2, 1999—7:00 PM <br /> 12. ADJOURNMENT <br /> Mayor Coughlin adjourned the meeting at 9:37 P.M. <br /> Transcribed and recorded by: <br /> Trish Pearson <br /> 23C:\ADMIN\MINUTES\CC\072699CC.MIN <br />