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ROBERT'A.GOZYPAMELA M.HARRIS <br /> BERNARD E.STEFFEN CHARLES M.SEYKORA <br /> RICHARD A.MERRILLiik j - WILLIAM M.HANSEN <br /> DARRELL A.JENSEN ` DANIEL D.CANTER,JR. <br /> JEFFREY S.JOHNSON BEVERLY K.DODGE <br /> -SELL H.CROWDER T CRAIG M.AYERS <br /> ERICKSON Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd. GREGG V.HERRICK <br /> ENCE R.JOHNSON JAMES D.HOEFT <br /> D A.COSSI ATTORNEYS AT LAW JOAN M.QUADE <br /> THOMAS P.MALONE SCOTT M.LEPAK <br /> MICHAEL F.HURLEY 400 Northtown Financial Plaza STEVEN L.MACKEY <br /> VIRGIL C.HERRICK 200 Coon Rapids Boulevard ELIZABETH A.SCHADING <br /> HERMAN L.TALLE Minneapolis, MN 55433-5489 WILLIAM F.fiUEFNER <br /> ROBERT C.HYNES <br /> (612) 780-8500 FAX (612) 780-1777 1935-1993 <br /> Writer's Direct Line: (612) 783-5123 <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Mounds View Charter Commission <br /> FROM: Gregg Herrick '..01/-'4I- <br /> RE: <br /> •.0✓RE: City Charter Chapter 5 <br /> Initiative, Referendum and Recall <br /> DATE: September 23 , 1994 <br /> As Charter Commission counsel, I have been asked to review the <br /> language proposed for Chapter 5 of the Mounds View Charter <br /> 1111 dealing with initiative, referendum and recall. In making this <br /> review, I am aware of the extraordinary time and effort that the <br /> Charter Commission has spent on updating and proposing changes to <br /> the Mounds View City Charter. In making these comments, it is <br /> not my intent to criticize the language which has been proposed <br /> by the Charter Commission. The following comments are meant to <br /> illicit discussion and are in no way meant to dictate policy for <br /> the Commission. <br /> Because the terms "initiative, referendum and recall" are not <br /> household terms, the Commission may want to consider including in <br /> Section 5 . 01 an explanation of those terms. The provision might <br /> read as follows: , <br /> The people of Mounds View have the right, in accordance with this <br /> Charter, to initiate and adopt ordinances (initiative) , or to <br /> require ordinances adopted by the City Council to be submitted to <br /> a vote by the electorate for approval or disapproval (referendum) . <br /> The people also have the right to recall elected public officials <br /> (recall) . <br /> There are some limitations on the use of initiative and some <br /> cities' charters reflect this. Initiative is not allowed for <br /> appropriating money or for the levying of taxes. <br /> Section 5 of the Charter contains three separate subdivisions <br /> which have provisions dealing with examining and determining the <br /> 1111 sufficiency of a petition presented to the City. Sections 5 . 03 , <br /> An Equal Opporru utv Employer <br />