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Mounds View Charter Commission June 12,2003 <br /> • Charter Chapter 7, Section 7.03 and 7.06: Chair Thomas introduced and welcomed <br /> Charlie Hansen,Mounds View Finance Director. Charlie presented information <br /> about the cities budgeting timeline dates, the states statutory timeline dates and public <br /> input dates to assist the Commission in understanding the budgetary process. Mr. <br /> Hansen suggested that public input could start as early as August,when preliminary <br /> materials are presented to the Council in work session. He indicated that public notice <br /> of the August work session, two weeks in advance,would not be a burden in the <br /> process. Mr. Hansen also provided information about the cities budget and explained <br /> that today it has about 200 objects in each fund. Mr. Hansen verbally recommended <br /> department level controls rather than current Charter requirement for Council control <br /> of"objects". <br /> 8. New Business <br /> a. Review proposed change to Bylaws changing size of the Charter Commission <br /> from 15 to 11. Resolution 2003-03. Chair Thomas advised the Commission <br /> that he received advise from Judge Moriarity and they agreed that the <br /> resolution was appropriate tool for changing the size of the Commission. <br /> Motion by B. Doty, second by J. Miller to approved Resolution 2003-03 as <br /> presented changing the Commission By-laws, Article 1, Section 4 by <br /> replacing"15"with"11". <br /> Discussion occurred concerning the results of approval of the resolution will <br /> be a smaller size Commission will allow a smaller quorum and also potential <br /> • for a smaller decision body that could affect the Charter in positive and <br /> negative ways. The immediate positive result will allow the Commissions <br /> work to proceed,where it has not been able to for a number of months due to <br /> membership attendance. <br /> UNANIMOUS APPROVAL <br /> b. Review of changes for Charter, Chapter 5. Chair Thomas provided both <br /> "corrected" and"new" language versions of the chapter for review by the <br /> Commission. B. Mori and M Sandback supported the"new"version <br /> approach for future reviews of the chapter. Motion by B. Mori, second by J. <br /> Miller to add to next months agenda a Review of Chapter 5 language for 3 <br /> sections or maximum of 45 minutes to provide the Commission the ability to <br /> determine if"new" format will be best to work from. <br /> UNANIMOUS APPROVAL <br /> c. Review meeting schedule for Aug 2003 through January 2004 Resolution <br /> 2003-02. Motion by B. Doty, second B. Mori, to approve resolution as <br /> corrected setting August l4t , September 11, October 9,November 13, and <br /> December 11 of 2003 and January 8, 2004 as meeting dates for the <br /> Commission. <br /> UNANMIOUS APPROVAL <br /> • <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />