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MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES 1111 ANNUAL MEETING; 10- 19-95 1. Call to Order - by Chair Russ Warren at 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call - Present: Duane McCarty, Richard Oman, Laurie Schley, Rhonda Smeija, Roger Stigney, Julie Trude, Russ Warren, Bill Werner, Ruth White. Motion by Laurie Schley and second by Julie Trude to excuse the absences of: Virgil Beyer, Len Burger, Jerry Linke, Dave Long, Jean Miller, Bill Wilson. Motion approved. 3. Approval of Minutes - Motion by Julie Trude and second by Ruth White to approve the minutes of meeting 7-11-95, as written. Motion approved. 4. Chair Report - Chair Russ Warren reported on the process which produced the redline copy of the charter update, and requested that payment of $80.00 be authorized to Jurrene Monson for secretarial services. Motion by Laurie Schley and second by Ruth White to approve payment. Motion approved. Julie Trude explained the requirements for an annual report as stated in the bylaws, and Chair Russ Warren requested that the annual report to the commission be delayed until the next meeting. This was acceptable to the commission. 5. 5.03 - Burden of Proof - Julie Trude stated that the mechanism as contained in 5.03 will not function legally - if city council is forced to go to the court, they will be rejected because they are not an aggrieved party. Discussion followed which explored options 11111 in light of the intent of the amendment. The League of Cities has stated that we could require the charter commission to go to court for the petition committee. This would require payment from the city, and lawsuits are a financial burden for the city. Because of the unresolved difficulties in this amendment, it was withdrawn for further work. Julie Trude will seek further legal opinion which may illustrate a solution. 6. Chapter 8 - It was noted that the updated version of Chapter 8 was not included in the redline document. This update included Chapter 8 of draft 94-3 and Ruth White #2 - the second rewrite of Sections 8.04 & 8.05. 7. Review - Due to concerns revealed in the redline document, it was determined that a read through would be appropriate. Chair Russ Warren would record unresolved issues for future agenda items, and Julie Trude would track typos, errors, omissions etc. In addition, Julie Trude would research some unresovled issues for legal guidance. Motion by Duane McCarty and second by Ruth White to replace Section 2.02 with the original charter wording (with minor change) . Motion approved. Motion by Roger Stigney and second by Richard Oman to add 'no other authority or' to Section 2.06, sub. 1 - The Mayor's Power and Duties (p.4, line 14 - redline draft 1) . Motion approved. Motion by Julie Trude and second by Laurie Schley to change section 3.05 (p.7, line 12 of redline draft 1) to read; 'and explained or read' . Motion approved. Motion by Julie Trude and second by Laurie Schley to reinsert the strikeout portion of lines 14 & 15 (p.8 - redline draft 1) Section 3.07 Publication of Ordinances. Motion approved. 8. Meeting Dates - By consensus, the commission set future meeting dates for 11-8-95, 11- 16-95, 11-30-95, and 12-14-95, all to be at 7:00 p.m. at city hall. 110 9. Adjournment - Motion by Laurie Schley and second by Duane McCarty to adjourn at 9:30 p.m. Motion approved.