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FROM : Public Strategies Group PHONE NO. : 612 292 1482 May. 31 1995 <br />7SCHLEP <br /> 40;-, q„.„.,:, ,.: , !. ,,,,,,9; ,. ..;,t. <br /> 7...,,r1t • v,.. • <br /> • • May al,19" <br /> TO: Mounds View Charter Commission Members <br /> 1 <br /> PROM: Laurie Ohmann Schley ( .' <br /> SUET: Process for Amending the Charter <br /> The process for amending a charter is regulated by Chapter 410.12 of State law. It <br /> provides these alternative methods for amending the charter: <br /> 1) The charter commission may propose amendments to the charter upon the <br /> Q petition of voters (5% of city votes cast in last state general election). <br /> Amendments are then put to vote at a general or special election. <br /> 2) The ci council may propose charter amendments to the voters by ordinance. <br /> Any ordinance proposing an amendment shall be submitted to the charter <br /> commission and then put to vote at a general or special election. <br /> 3) The city council may enact a charter amendment by ordinance upon the <br /> recommendation of the charter commission. This method requires <br /> publication of proposed amendments, a public hearing and unanimous <br /> adoption by the council. <br /> Therefore, I propose that the Mounds View Charter Commission adopt the <br /> ,_ 4-441":61,4--- '',5' <br /> 5 following process for amending the current charter: <br /> Go through the chapters of the charter and segment according to where we <br /> /111 have agreement and where we don't. <br /> ' b <br /> c` Put forward to the City Council for unanimous adoption (as per option 3 <br /> FcidAll above), those chapter amendments where we are in unanimous agreement <br /> bychapter for those chapters where we largely made cosmetic language <br /> �.ti (i.e.. . p p 8 Y <br /> ft' changes and/or believe we have unanimous council support). <br /> c) Decide whether to put remaining amendments to voters for approval at <br /> election (option 2) or to the Council for unanimous adoption (option 3). I <br /> expect that we will need to put some amendments on the ballot for voter <br /> approval,e.g. Chapters 5 and 8. <br /> d) Hold a public hearing in advance to: <br /> i) highlight those amendments being proposed for unanimous adoption of <br /> council; and, <br /> ii) discuss and gain input on those major amendments which will be put to <br /> vote at a general or special election. <br /> III .V/A/tz Lai, - �,lYi'to ol��k .: gig <br />