05-25-1993 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES MAY 25 , 1993 I . Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Vice Chair Sue Hankner at 7 : 05 p .m. in the Mounds View City Hall . II . Roll Call Present : Lloyd Bardwell , Virgil Beyer , Sue Hankner , Jerry Linke , Duane McCarty , Richard Oman , Pat Rickaby , Laurie Schley , Julie Trude , Arlene Werdien and Ruth White . Absent (excused ) : Len Burgers , Dave Long , Bob Toborg and Ray Vandeveer . III . Approval of Minutes Motion by Duane McCarty , second by Virgil Beyer , to excuse those who were unexcused at the previous meeting . Motion passed with 10 ayes and 1 nay . Motion by Jerry Linke , second by Duane McCarty , to approve the Minutes of the May 11 , 1993 meeting as amended by the previous motion . Passed unanimously . IV . New Business - Review of Charter Set Asides §5 . 01 - Initiative , Referendum & Recall The consensus of the commission was to delete the word "resolutions " from this section as advised by Mr . Kennedy . After discussion , the commission also agreed by consensus to include the " city budget ordinance" language in this section such as that found in the Model Charter and in Mr . Kennedy ' s memorandum ( insert : "excepting an ordinance relating to the annual city budget " ) . Many commissioners also considered it important to cross reference §3 . 04 , subd . 2 of the charter in this §5 . 01 because §3 . 04 requires the council to legislate only through ordinances . §5 . 02 Petition Provisions After discussing whether petitioners should be required to state the full text of any petition on any page with signatures , the commissioners decided instead to include a requirement that the certificate , verified by oath by each circulator of the petition include a clause that each person signing