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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes November 12 , 1992 Page 8 Item 9 , Par . 8 . 02 - Public Improvements and Special Assessments Mr . Kennedy strongly recommended the Commission adopt this amendment granting the Council the option to finance public improvements under state law. He emphasized that state law has been tested in court and proven, thus is more likely to result in marketable bonds . There was some concern about inconsistencies with the Charter provisions . Item 10 , Par . 5 . 01 - Initiative , Referendum and Recall Mr . Kennedy ' s suggested amendments would limit the use of initiative ( I ) and Referendum (R) to ordinances only . Further , he suggested restricting the use of I & R regarding ordinances involving City finances where he believed their use probably would not be legal . He noted that under state case law, only legislative matters are subject to I & R. Mr . Kennedy suggested deleting the recall provision from the Charter , stating the it does not accomplish what the voters would want : removal of unwanted officials . The Minnesota Supreme Court has limited its use , and most modern charters ( including the LOC Model Charter ) do not use it . By state law, officials are automatically removed if convicted of a felony . [The City Charter addresses Vacancies under Par . 2 . 05 . ] B. Toborg asked if we could act on any of these changes tonight and whether there could be some immediate cost savings to the City. J . Linke noted that only the newsletter changes would result in any cost savings , but that no benefit would be realized from prompt action . A consensus developed that further discussion on Mr . Kennedy ' s memo should be postponed until the next meeting . This would provide Commission members the opportunity to consider the evening ' s discussion, and allow the subcommittee to research other legal avenues .