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Mounds View Charter Commission - Minutes - (continued) Page (2) • IX. Motion made by B. Werner and seconded by H. Neisen that the • General Plans and Purposes Committee be put on "inactive status" until further notice. Carried unanimously. X. Motion made by N. Loeding and seconded by J. Wills that the title of Clerk Administrator position be changed to "Clerk-Coordinator", and that the position of Treasurer be separate from that of the Clerk- Coordinator. Motion carried. Vote: 9 Ayes - 2 Nays XI. Motion made by N. Loeding and seconded by H. Neisen that recommendations #2 and,#3 of the "Present and Alternative Local Government Organization" Subcommittee be accepted as written: (2) That the Charter Commission consider a provision to require payment of all "front-end" costs by a developer. (3) That the appropriate committee of the Charter Commission look into what controls and restrictions can and should be placed on the authorization and financing of improvement projects. Motion carried unanimously. XII. Curt Schmidt gave a report on Initiative and Referendum, and presented a 10-page document on the subject. Motion made by J. Wills and seconded by H. Neisen that the multi-page document consisting of 10 pages entitled "Initiative & Referendum " be accepted as part of the minutes and be incorporated therein. (Copy attached. ) Carried unanimously. XIII. NEW BUSINESS 1. Motion made by N. Loeding and seconded by H. Neisen that the ' practice of having a Councilmember as Liaison to each Staff • Department, which has recently been adopted by the City Council, be accepted as part of the Charter, and that it be a duty of each Department Head to report periodically (at least monthly) to the Council and Public at regular meetings of the City Council. Carried unanimously. 2. C. Schmidt suggested that members of Charter Commissions of surrounding cities be invited to speak to our Commission. The cities should be comparable in size and population. Duane McCarty volunteered to check on cities comparable in size to Mounds View and invite organizing members of their Charters • to sit on a panel at the next Charter Commission meeting.