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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes <br /> November 12 , 1992 <br /> Page 3 <br /> The process to act on Mr . Kennedy ' s proposed amendments to the <br /> charter were discussed, and J . Linke recommended we discuss <br /> each proposal as it was presented. <br /> J. Trude -- should there be references to Minnesota <br /> statutes without appending them to the charter for <br /> citizens using the Charter? Mr . Kennedy suggested that <br /> there would be too much to add if this were done . <br /> L. Burgers stated that citizens should be able to <br /> research cited statutes on their own, and that references <br /> to specific statutes would lead to obsolescence . <br /> J. Trude expressed the opinion that this issue was best <br /> considered as it came up in the proposed amendments . <br /> R. Vandeveer asked if this would be the appropriate time <br /> for the Commission to seek public opinion about the <br /> proposed amendments . Mr . Kennedy noted that a public <br /> hearing would occur following published notice of the <br /> recommended amendments , if they were to be adopted by <br /> ordinance . With this method of changing the charter , the <br /> council would then need to unanimously vote to amend the <br /> charter , by ordinance . <br /> Mr . Kennedy further explained the three methods used to <br /> amend charters : <br /> 1 ) The people can petition for changes and the <br /> proposal would go on a ballot ; <br /> 2 ) The City Council can propose changes that would <br /> be put on the ballot ; <br /> 3) The Charter Commission can recommend that the <br /> City Council amend the Charter by adopting an <br /> ordinance . The text of the amendments would then <br /> be published , a public hearing held and the council <br /> would have to pass the ordinance unanimously . <br /> Finally , the changes would be held in abeyance for <br /> 90 days . Within the first 60 days of this period, <br /> if 2% of the registered voter population in the <br /> City petition to put the amendments on a ballot , <br /> then the City must do so . If no petition is <br /> brought forth , the changes would go into effect <br /> after the 90 day waiting period . (This is the <br /> method Mr . Kennedy believed appropriate for the <br /> passage of any non-controversial Charter changes . ) <br />