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the availability of openings on the Commission together with a summary of the application <br /> process. The Chair shall also notify members eligible for re-appointment at this time. <br /> ARTICLE III - MEETINGS <br /> Section 1. Semi-Annual Meetings. The Commission shall meet on the second Thursdays <br /> of March and October of each year, or at such other times as may be determined by a two-thirds <br /> vote. All meetings shall comply with the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (Minnesota Statutes <br /> Section 471.705). <br /> Section 2. Regular Meetings. When the business of the Commission cannot be <br /> appropriately handled at the semi-annual meetings, or business from a special meeting is not <br /> completed and requires additional meetings, the Commission shall establish, by resolution, a <br /> schedule of regular meetings. All meetings shall be held in the Mounds View City Hall unless <br /> meeting notices state otherwise. <br /> Section 3. Special Meetings. The Chair or any two members of the Commission may call <br /> a special meeting to transact any business stated in the meeting notice in accordance with state <br /> law. Notice of the special meeting shall state the time, date, place, and business to be conducted <br /> at the special meeting. The meeting shall be posted by the convening member(s) according to <br /> the Minnesota Open Meeting Law. Notices may be delivered or mailed to the member's <br /> designated mailing address at least three days prior to the special meeting. The business to be <br /> considered at special meetings shall be limited to that stated in the meeting notice unless all <br /> members of the Commission are present and vote unanimously to conduct additional business. If <br /> there is less than two-thirds of the membership present, any action taken at a meeting called <br /> under this section must be ratified by a simple majority vote of the full membership. <br /> NOTE: Ratification by the full membership. of actions taken at a special meeting called <br /> by one or two members of the Commission will help ensure serious treatment of this power. <br /> Long experience has proven extremely limited. if not non-existent. need for emergency actions <br /> in the Charter Commission's mission. Special or unscheduled meetings should be appropriately <br /> restrained to preserve the highest degree possible of public notice and participation. <br /> Section 4. Quorum. The powers of the Commission shall be vested in the members <br /> thereof in office from time to time. A majority of qualified and acting members shall constitute <br /> a quorum for the purpose of conducting the Commission's business and exercising its' powers <br /> and for all other purposes, but a smaller number of members may adjourn from time to time. <br /> Draft By-Laws Page 4 <br />