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MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES 1110 JANUARY 25 , 1994 I . Call to Order Secretary Julie Trude , as Chair Pro Tem , called the meeting to order at 7 : 15 p .m . after quorum was established in the Mounds View City Hall . II . Roll Call Present : Virgil Beyer , Jerry Linke , Dave Long , Duane McCarty , Julie Trude , Russell Warren , Arlene Werdien , Bill Werner and Ruth White . Absent (excused ) : Lloyd Bardwell , Len Burgers , Richard Oman , Laurie Schley and Bob Toborg . Absent ( unexcused ) : Sue Hankner . III . Approval of Minutes The Minutes were distributed at the beginning of the meeting . Motion by Jerry Linke , second by Ruth White to approve the Minutes of the January 11 , 1994 meeting as submitted . Motion passed with 7 ayes and 1 abstention ( Virgil Beyer arrived after this vote . ) III IV . Discussion of attendance After noting that there was a delay in establishing quorum and that both the Chair and Vice Chair were again absent , the commission discussed an attendance policy . Members concurred that membership on the Charter requires a time commitment , perhaps more than some had expected with the re-draft now underway . Secretary Julie Trude noted that she has conducted four of the last seven meetings and it is difficult to conduct a meeting and take minutes . Several members suggested the entire membership be contacted and told that the commission needs full participation from its members and that any member that finds their obligation too great could resign and allow someone else to take over the duties of membership . This statement will be sent out with the next Minutes . A second proposal was to amend the by-laws to create a second vice- chair so there is someone other than the Secretary to run the meetings when the Chair and Vice Chair are absent . It was noted that the officers have a two-year term and this could also be re-considered . Upon the motion of Duane McCarty , seconded by Jerry y Linke , the commission voted unanimously to consider amending Article II of the By-Laws at the next meeting to create the office of Second Vice Chair and to concurrently hold the election for this new position . Russ Warren agreed to draft the language to go out with the next meeting packet IIIfor the February 8th meeting .