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r . MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES Special Meeting: 10-3-96 1. Call to order- by Chair Russ Warren at 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call - Present: Russ Warren, Richard Oman, Virgil Beyer, Jerry Linke, Dave Long, Duane McCarty, Jean Miller, Roger Stigney, Bill Werner, Ruth white, & Bill Wilson. Also present was City Administrator Chuck Whiting. Absent: (excused) Laurie Schley& Julie Trude. Absent: (unexcused) Len burgers & Rhonda Smeija. Motion by Duane McCarty and second by Roger Stigney to approve the excused absences, Motion approved. Motion by Richard Oman and second by Dave Long to excuse the absences of Len Burgers and Rhonda Smeija, Motion Approved. 3. Expiring Terms-Chair Russ Warren presented the notice of expiring terms as provided by the District court. Eight terms are expiring, and those eligible for reappointment were polled -all requested reappointment. Some members were not eligible for reappointment. An updated membership roster will be created following the new appointments. 4. Council Business - Agenda - Duane McCarty presented the proposed resolution 96-1 regarding Sue Hankner's notice of resignation from the City Council. Duane McCarty explained his reasoning for the proposed resolution in regards to the Charter's provisions for election of City Council members when a vacancy exists. Motion by Duane McCarty and second by Virgil Beyer to approve Resolution 96-1. Extended discussions focused on: the specific timing of the notice of resignation, the effective date of the resignation, the provisions of the Charter at different times in the election cycle, the actions of the City Council in the acceptance of the resignation, and the authority of the Charter Commission. Chuck Whiting explained the actions of City Staff in regards to Public Notice and working with Ramsey County Staff in the preparation of election ballots. The City Attorney provided a recommendation to Council and Staff that the provisions of State Law be followed in the City election, stating that the Charter did not directly address the election procedure in this instance. The discussion centered on the problem presented by the filling of the vacant Council seat by the third highest vote recipient. and the fact that citizens could vote for only two Councilmembers. No resolution of the perceived problems could be achieved, and it was noted that these problems could have been avoided if Councilmember Hanker had submitted her resignation prior to the time of filing for office for City elections. An amendment to Resolution 96-1 was presented by Jerry Linke regarding clarification of the actions of the City Council in the acceptance of Councilmember Hankner's resignation. This amendment was accepted by the maker and seconder of the motion. A Roll Call Vote was requested by the Commission Chair: Approve Resolution 96-1. AYE Bill Wilson, Ruth White, Bill Werner, Roger Stigney, Jean Miller, Duane McCarty, Dave Long, Virgil Beyer, Richard Oman. NAY Jerry Linke, Russ Warren Resolution-96-1.-as-amended,-approved-by--a-vote-of 9-2. 5. Discussion by Duane McCarty regarding the status of the presentation of the Charter update to the City Council. Resolution 96-2 was drafted requesting that the City council not act on any Charter changes, and that the Charter Commission meet beginning in January 1997 to finalize the cnarter update process. Motion by Russ VVarren and second by Duane McCarty to approve Resolution 96-2. Motion approved. 6. Motion by Jerry Linke and second by Virgil Beyer to declare this Commission meeting to be the annual meeting. Motion Approved. It was noted that the Chair was to prepare the annual report to the District court. 7. Adjournment Motion by Jerry Linke and second by Virgil Beyer to adjourn at 8:30 p.m. Motion Approved Secretary's Note - Election of Officers should be placed on the agenda for the next meeting Submitted by Richard Oman