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Item No: 10I Meeting Date: 09/27/04 Type of Business:CB City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6361, Approving the Mounds View Citizenship Award Policy Background: The City Council considered a draft of a citizenship recognition award at the work session meeting on September 20, 2004. Several changes were made to the document based on that discussion and the attached program is presented for consideration. Discussion: The City of Mounds View Citizenship Award recognizes ordinary citizens who have demonstrated outstanding dedication to improving their communities. Nominations are solicited from the public and are reviewed by the City Council. In the future, the Council may want to consider establishing an independent panel to review nominations, in order separate this process from the duties of the Council. The City of Mounds View Citizenship Award recognizes a Mounds View resident who represents the energetic, courageous, persistent and informed involvement of an ordinary citizen in the issues and challenges that affect the City of Mounds View. The award seeks to honor highly effective community leaders who have invested a significant amount of time improving their community Nominations are open to the public. GUIDELINES: Eligibility Nominees must be: • A Mounds View Resident, business or land owner • Finalists (including honorable mentions) from the previous year’s award program are not eligible for consideration again for two years • Recent elected officials, City employees, City contractors, or political candidates are not eligible. Selected Criteria In assessing the candidates for the City of Mounds view Citizenship Award, the award selection committee (City Council) will look for an individual who has given unselfishly of his or her to flight for a just cause that he or she believes will result in a better community.