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City of Mounds View Charter Commission Moundstg Feb 13, 2003 View 0 Preliminary Draft Mounds View City Council er Commission Attention: City Clerk-Administrator Mounds View City Hall Chair Jonathan J Thomas Honorable Mayor and Mounds View City Council: 763-784-5205 ? Vice Chair At the Nov 14, 2002, meeting of the Mounds View Charter Commission, a member of the Michele Sandback Commission that is also a member of the Police Civil Service Commission presented an issue 763-783-1770 ' relating to the interpretation of the Mounds View Charter, Section 2.02. The Charter 2"VVice Chair Commission has determined at its Jan 9, 2003, meeting that there is sufficient cause to render Daniel Freimuth its opinion to you on the matter of the validity of the Police Civil Service Commission 763-780-3371 providing an administrative function for the city under the current wording of the Charter. Secretary „ We would like to note that although the Commission provides its opinion on such matters, Brian Amundsen the City Council and its legal counsel have the responsibility to interpret the Charter on 763-786-5699 behalf of the City. This was affirmed by Mr. Duke Addicks, an attorney for the League of Mary Amirahmadi b Minnesota Cities, in his presentation before this Commission on June 14, 2001. 763-786-3477 Bill Doty It is the Charter Commission's opinion that Section 2.02 does appear to be in conflict with the 763-786-3421 existence of any appointed commission that would serve in an administrative role. It was also noted that the Police Civil Service Commission was formed and has served continuously Jahnke - since prior to the Charter and that in over twenty years it has not been challenged. 7 0-4900 Daniel Sach Le The Charter Commission reviewed this issue on Thursday, January 9, 2003, and requests that 763-783-5943 the City Council provide direction to the Charter Commission for our future consideration to pursue one of the following options or other options the City Council may find appropriate. Sharon L Linke 763-786-4696 • The City Council could request that the Charter Commission review Section 2.02 of the Dana Mandoza Charter specifically excluding the Police Civil Service Commission and such other 763-784-8942 commissions as it may deem necessary, from the restriction of not allowing any commissions that would serve in an administrative function. Duane McCarty 763-784-6074 • The City Council could abolish the Police Civil Service Commission defined by ki Jean Miller Section 404 of the City Code and Minnesota Statute 419.16 which according to 763-786-3959 1 Minnesota Statute 419.16 would require a unanimous vote of the City Council. Then the City Council could amend Section 404 of the City Code to create an advisory only William Mori Police Civil Service Commission. 763-784-3645 Roger Stigney 763-786-3156 I Respectfully submitted, William Werner Sr 763-784-3603 • Jonathan Thomas, Chair Brain Amundsen, Secretary Mounds View Charter Commission