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111 <br /> MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> PAGE THREE <br /> MAY 31, 1990 <br /> I will be submitting a separate report to you on <br /> this subject after I have attended additional <br /> workshops and review DOER's policies. <br /> 2 . Ethics Reform HF 2666 - After great debate the <br /> Legislature adopted Ethics Reform legislation <br /> which applies to elected and appointed officials <br /> of cities with a population of more than 50,000. <br /> The Ethics Reform legislation requires that these <br /> officials file economic interest and conflict of <br /> interest statements as well as register as <br /> lobbyists should they meet certain criteria. Since <br /> the City of Mounds View does not have more than <br /> 50,000 in population we will not be bound to the <br /> provisions of this legislation. <br /> 3 . Omnibus Election Act, Chapter 585 - The Omnibus <br /> Election Act which started out as a housecleaning <br /> bill from the Secretary of State's Office ended up <br /> having two surprises for cities which were not <br /> 411 originally proposed by the Secretary of State's <br /> Office. The first of these surprises is a <br /> statutory prohibition on cities which attempt to <br /> regulate the size of campaign lawn signs. Cities <br /> are not permitted to regulate the size of campaign <br /> lawn signs from August 1 to 10 days after a <br /> general election. Since the City of Mounds View <br /> currently has provisions within its Sign Code <br /> which regulate campaign lawn signs, I will be <br /> requesting an opinion from City Attorney Barney <br /> regarding the impact of this legislation on our <br /> code in order that appropriate amendments may be <br /> made before August 1 of this year. <br /> The second surprise relates to the cost of <br /> conducting the Presidential Primaries which begin <br /> in 1992 . The Legislature clarified the <br /> Presidential Primary Law calling for the first <br /> primary on the first Tuesday in April in 1992 but <br /> included no provision for the reimbursement of <br /> county and municipal expenses related to <br /> conducting this presidential primary. <br /> The final item within the Omnibus Election Act of <br /> interest to the City of Mounds View is a provision <br /> • that will require cities to maintain a register of <br /> permanently disabled voters that would result in <br /> these voters automatically receiving <br />