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MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES JUNE 22 , 1993 I . CALL TO ORDER Chairman Burgers called the meeting to order at 7 : 05 pm in the Council Chambers of Mounds View City Hall . II . ROLL CALL Present : Len Burgers , Lloyd Bardwell , Virgil Beyer, Jerry Linke, Richard Oman, Pat Rickaby, Laurie Schley, Arlene Werdien, Ruth White, Ray Vandeveer, Duane McCarty, Bob Toborg. Excused Absences : Julie Trude, Dave Long, Sue Hankner. III . APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION: Jerry Linke, SECOND: Duane McCarty, SUBJECT: to approve the minutes of June 8 as submitted. MOTION CARRIED with 1 abstention. IV. NEW BUSINESS TERM LIMITS The subject of Term Limits was discussed at length, with some review of ground covered during the June 8 meeting. A majority of the commission feels that the subject of term limits should be put to the voters for their approval or disapproval as part of the charter. The possibility of raising the question during the upcoming city FOCUS meeting was discussed, but the nature of that meeting will be to raise questions put forth by the citizens , and for the commission to raise these questions at that time would be subverting the true purpose of the FOCUS groups . Another possibility was discussed, regarding sending a letter attached to the information on the special election to be held in August , addressing the pros and cons of term limits . It was decided that such action would be premature. The final consensus was that the commission would draft a final proposal , hold a public hearing on the matter and then place it on a special election. MOTION: Duane McCarty, SECOND: Ray Vandeveer, SUBJECT: the Charter Commission will not seek to place the subject of Term Limits on the August special election ballot. MOTION CARRIED with 1 vote against. 1