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E <br /> MPLS. TERM LIMITS COALITION •• KEEFE <br /> tem. 307 Ii . <br /> Op r OS et•w.ld ass Med. t++si the office of City • , <br /> eight consecutive years in • I. <br /> westing 0 Smell Brady.City Atty Joseph M.yaBat. Council. � • f <br /> CityAtty..Office of City Atty.. Minns- passage the this ordi- ; I.{' <br /> Ash Keefe. Service prior determining n8 ' } <br /> s � spTls, for Merry ounce shall not . <br /> Minae- length 1•1 <br /> 'coni A. Reitz, Asst~ County Atty.. Section RUCTION. ' ' ` <br /> spoils. for Marge Christianson. •'` <br /> p45 Clerk Is hereby instructed to contact.est �Zi <br /> endue la matin heard. considered and decided by the ly as he would do if so instructed by a I i 1 <br /> City o may court en bane. resolution of the Mayor or City Council in i.' <br /> writing, within 30 days after adoption of r'f <br /> ballot. OPINION this order• all state legislators and �� <br /> s+P1�� ®18 members of the United States Conger ; , <br /> istitntion allowing iO;i i H. Chief Justice. „ l�„e ,ny eob�eate�itlde the city ` <br /> s 'for la Thisnae cosies to us on as Order of limiter and � ° it is the •�} 4 f <br /> rticit!ens to dints of Certa$cation issued by the United States Dis- resolute desire of the dticens of the city of ' j , <br /> ability lrict:Cotirt for the District of 1Kinneeora PIT- Miemeapolis that term limit be enacted by .1:4 <br /> :, <br /> Mm limits and the unit. �;,E'4 <br /> al authorize or edu- stunt to Minnesota Statutes section 480.061 the kgislata re of um •ji±`.� <br /> (1994) (Uniform Cerllfieation of Questions of ed Stag Conte and that <br /> the�.for w Act). 'Ihe vet fed question is as fol- tive tenure in r `i <br /> ice to do with alb- than six years(three terms)in the <br /> enwhich s: and lis states House or told n <br /> �d are gw- Would an amendment to the Minneapolis (two terms)in the t ,�., <br /> no <br /> car limiting the terms of local more theethan }� <br /> digedlity n7.§ 6 of United States Senate. and no more } <br /> 6 fiat, public ; elected ofti 'cots violate Article the comae y�in either the Miens i'1' <br /> **newts Constitution. to or State House. The i . <br /> ?. lh 6: Art 12, Ste a�the question in the awe. tote State Sens <br /> People of the city of Minneapolis y f . , <br /> eds and PhrasesSince the adoption of its city charter' the instnrd all state and federal i <br /> tractions and d City of Minneapolis has been a home rule represent any of this cit? <br /> to and ` 1 <br /> i v <br /> Charter city pursuant to Minnesota Statutes •►idually do the promote tional �tl'• <br /> WW1 ®1�9(Z) Chapter 410. Plaintiff Mildte-eP is Term 1 binding legislation <br /> 'term n or a i ; . , <br /> ent to city tion (`MYLG"l is se nnincorpo- a1endment enacting 1 . <br /> Charter Limits Coalition vras Placea The instruction lints s and <br /> d city officiall cal f- rated asmociation citric ifled in this section <br /> far lozal of proposed amendment to the city charter on resolution shah! io effect for sa i 4 t <br /> national g+a'eoof the November& 1994 general election ballot mem y are reqs to eyed these ; , <br /> *bleb .. for ase city of being the terrrn+ Changes. and shall so state on its i <br /> pulikie °rave• con- of the mayor and city eountl members m Section & gEVERABIIrtTt. 1f aril► �' • <br /> ager to n net___ t years._individual plaintiffs are them- of this petiti� shall be declared_un- j <br /> mita i On <br /> -_Part-- g1sa11--__- �� <br /> t eottinmttee�— i court. - � <br /> established <br /> loyal by l here of the 994 steering a n constitutlot*al b - andur Call others. <br /> by • August 15. 1994. plaintiffs filed Peso remain in full famei•. <br /> Mini- << <br /> aon_stftution- '` with the Office of Elections and Voter 1 Fob a recommendation by the .. .,. <br /> Separate toplace their proposedthe pin- <br /> Ata 7.$ 6: Ari. ter amendment <br /> g g1. neapolis Charts Commission p <br /> :mei it on the bat- <br /> th amendment on the Officeoi Electionsry A gidof the city 'i <br /> of and posed amendment ,: <br /> — <br /> yg <br /> .. Voter Registration the that the petition lot. and attorney based on the advice famendmenthcity <br /> Os Court Iron certified that the proposed <br /> •• contained a cient number amendment d h the 1yliaGo' n�� •: <br /> to t the Minneapolis elected voter signatures. The proposedmould violate the Mi.the� <br /> terms of local Section - states: Se not to place the 4 the <br /> city council the ballot. <br /> e Article n. 6 - LIMITS. Notwith- , d later, theends!parr signed the city <br /> ton. Section L 'iEBM <br /> mats standing arty other provision of list to Items resolution. t <br /> �- contrary,no person may file to be a tandi- prber 14. 199d• filed a <br /> J. Coyle. date for election to a term that would ]trot .n U.S.plaintiffstCourt <br /> hetyea. Peter person to serve more than eight verified Comp sari the punt <br /> Sint & Lin$gren. Ltd-, causeosthe aeain the office of Mayor or seeking a declaratory judgment <br /> sing. • consecutive years • <br />