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Mounds View City Council February 22, 2010 Regular Meeting Page 3 Council Member Mueller asked about resurfacing of the gym floor. Mr. Prindle stated that has 1 not yet been done but will work around the scheduled events. Council Member Mueller noted 2 the City usually holds the Town Hall meeting at the Community Center but this year it will be 3 held at City Hall so the Community Center can be rented out. 4 5 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 6 A First Reading of Ordinance 841, an Ordinance Amending the Mounds View 7 City Charter by Changing Title of Clerk-Administrator to City 8 Administrator. 9 10 Clerk-Administrator Ericson presented the recommendation of the Charter Commission, after 11 many meetings held in 2009, to update the title of “Clerk-Administrator” to a more commonly 12 used title of “City Administrator.” He described the research conducted by the Charter 13 Commission to assure the proposed change to the Charter would be clear so it would not cause 14 any confusion. Clerk-Administrator Ericson noted a recommended revision to Section 6.03, to 15 strike all roles and responsibilities since they are already articulated in City Code and at the 16 discretion of the City Council. Section 6.04 relates to the City Treasurer position, which is 17 appointed by the Council at the first meeting of each year, and the recommended revision 18 clarifies that process. 19 20 Council Member Gunn asked if the Minnesota State Statute number should be incorporated into 21 the Charter. Clerk-Administrator Ericson estimated 100 different State Stature references, 22 making it difficult to encapsulate all of those references. The Charter Commission felt it would 23 be adequate to reference “Minnesota Statutes” without citing the actual number. 24 25 Council Member Gunn asked if the title of “Assistant Clerk-Administrator” should also be 26 changed. Clerk-Administrator Ericson stated if his title changed it would be likely to make the 27 same change to that title, but is not a requirement since it is not referenced in the Charter. 28 29 Council Member Mueller stated her appreciation to the Charter Commission for this thorough 30 research and recommendation. She asked if the City Attorney has reviewed this amendment. 31 City Attorney Riggs answered in the affirmative. 32 33 Council Member Stigney pointed out that changing the Charter requires a unanimous vote of the 34 Council or a referendum, which is a safeguard. If the job responsibilities are moved from the 35 Charter to the Code, changing them would require a simple majority of three affirmative votes. 36 37 Mayor Flaherty asked for a legal opinion about referencing Minnesota State Statutes and if the 38 word “current” should be included. City Attorney Riggs stated “current” is assumed and noted 39 that even if the duties are not included in the Charter, it is required that the City employee 40 perform. He advised that the City’s Code does not include everything with regard to duties as 41 contained in the Statutes. 42 43 Council Member Stigney asked whether the Code should be updated if it does not include 44 everything within Statute. City Attorney Riggs stated there may be things the Council wants the 45