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22This amendment would give the council the option of <br /> using Chapter 8 or the procedures under Minnesota <br /> Statutes, Chapter 429. The chapter 429 procedure is <br /> almost universally used in Minnesota cities, has been <br /> validated by extensive litigation, and is well <br /> understood by the legal and financial communities. On <br /> the other hand, the procedures under Chapter 8 are, in <br /> the judgment of the writer, ambiguous and contradictory <br /> and will, at some time in the future, cause the city <br /> difficulty in (or make impossible) financing of <br /> assessable public improvements. <br /> X. City Newsletter <br /> Section 12.13. A ncwcicttcr chall be publichcd by the city at regular <br /> the d ntr;but e The City Council must publish and circulate a newsletter at the <br /> times and containing the information that the council deems necessary to fully inform <br /> the residents of the city of significant city activities.23 <br /> 23The commission discussed this matter at length at its <br /> September 23 meeting. There seemed to be general <br /> consensus that a newsletter publication should be <br /> required by charter, but no agreement on what it should <br /> contain, how often it should be published, or what form <br /> it should take. This amendment merely requires <br /> publication but leaves the details to the council and <br /> city staff. This, it can be argued, is what a charter <br /> should do, that is, set policy and leave the details to <br /> the elected and appointed officials: If they don't <br /> carry out the policy, the voters have a clear remedy at <br /> the polls. If this amendment is adopted, all references <br /> to the newsletter elsewhere in the charter would be <br /> deleted. <br /> XI. Initiative, Referendum and Recall. <br /> Section 5.01. Powers Reserved by the People. The people of Mounds <br /> • <br /> recall elected public officials-. These powers sal be called the- tib , the <br /> referendum and the recall, respectively. The people of the city reserve to <br /> themselves the power, in accordance with this charter to (i) initiate and adopt <br /> ordinances, except ordinances appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, <br /> DJK43658 <br /> 1411125-16 7 <br />