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I STATE OF 11 INNE®OTA D=s'IRICT COU1T, COND DISTRICT r� �>, •tip SAINT PA ill, 55102 � 2 .77P'“ J. J.JCRp1+li rLUMKCT* JUOGE February 8, 1989 Mark A. Karney Attorney at Law 620 Roseville Professional Center 2233 Hamline Avenue, North Roseville, Minnesota 55113 Re: Mounds View Charter Commission Dear Mr. Karney : This letter is to confirm our telephone conversation last week concerning the Mounds View Charter Commission, As a little background I want to relate the following. On December 15, 1988, Mr. GockowsJi, our Court Administrator, (formerly Clerk of District Court) received seven form letters from seven individuals indicating a desire to be a member of the Mounds View Charter Commission. None of the form letters indicated any background for municipal service. I directed Suzanne Alliegro, our Judicial District Administrator, to send a letter to each of the applicants requesting a short resume. It is this letter to Stanley Haugen which apparently caused the Council 's action. Incidentally, one applicant did reply by making a short resume. Since 1914 the District Court has appointed members of- the—St . Paul Charter Commission. We have always requested a short resume of applicants that we did not know personally , The Court has also done this for the City of White Bear Lake for many years. Two years ago a new Ramsey County Charter Commission was set up by statute. At that time the Court required resumes of all applicants. A committee of three judges personally interviewed the 51 finalists. As you can see, the Court desires some background before making appoint- ments . Our records indicate that the terms of eight members of the Mounds View Charter Commission expired in November, 1888, and that three of those are eligible for reappointment .