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-3- 5/11/93 while• subdivision 6 deals with insufficient numbers of candidates filing for election . • The commissioners agreed that this entire section would benefit from a re-write and re-organization _ of the subdivisions . Richard Oman "volunteered" to re-draft this section . V . Continuation of 2-year vs . 4-year Mayor Debate Jerry Linke presented his memorandum to the commissioners addressing the arguments against making a change froma 2- year mayor . His preference is to change the mayor ' s term to 4 years with the election occurring during the gubernatorial election rather than the presidential election . Julie Trude distributed copies of a survey from the League of Cities which listed cities who have changed the length of their mayor ' s term. Ruth White distributed an article from the local newspapers explaining Shoreview ' s decision to retain a two-year mayor after a task force reviewed the advantages of a two or four year mayor . The commissioners discussed the hand-outs and their positions on the issue . Chair Burgers noted that a consensus could not be reached and that this issue should be put to a public vote but not during a mayor ' s contest . The potential wording of this issue on a ballot was proposed as : "Should the term of office for the mayor be changed from two years to four 411 years commencing in 199_. " VI . Discussion of §3 . 11 - .Ordinance Review Julie Trude reported that she had discussed the interpretation of the first sentence of §3 . 11 with staff attorney Cheryl Heyl from the League of Cities . Ms . Heyl •stated that the current language mandates a review every two years and that the "as may be necessary" language authorizes this review to occur at 6 months or one year but not less than every two years . Ms . Heryl did not believe a comprehensive review was mandated , however , she noted that the the ordinances and resolutions would need to be reviewed sufficiently to note whether they were impacted by changes in law ( state law and case law ) . An alternative approach might be to direct the city attorney to review the ordinances to note which changes might be necessitated by changes in legislation and judicial decisions . A more thorough review of the code and • resolutions would reveal how changes in law impacted social policies . Julie Trude stated that she and Ms . Heryl developed the following alternative language for the commission to consider : "The City Attorney shall be directed by the City Council to review the municipal code. and resolution index after each legislative session and then advise the City Council of necessary or recommended amendments to the municipal code . "