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Draft Copy - Mounds View Charter Commission 2019 Annual Report - Page 2 Motion adopted to adopt the Purpose and Guiding Principles as “Code of Conduct” as amended to include “Significant effort will be made to conduct the Commission business in approximately 90 minutes”. Motion adopted to change future Commission meeting times to 6:30 PM. Motion adopted to continue this evening meeting until 9:00 PM, no later than 9:15 PM. Process for Chapter 4 Chair M. Reyes-Johnson introduced City Administrator N. Zikmund, to describe the next steps. City Administrator N. Zikmund stated he has been directed by Council to contact the City Attorney to draft language for Chapter 4 based on their consensus. The language would be in Ordnance form for them to approve as a resolution, and it would come to the Commission for review. Motion adopted to send to City Attorney S. Riggs the Commission's January 29, 2019 Chapter 4 Revised language with the modification of 18 months for vacancy appointment. Discussion occurred. City Attorney S. Riggs said that he is recommending the issue come from the Council as a resolution and not as an ordinance. J. Thomas asked the motion be amended with the understanding that the City Attorney will work to the best of his ability with the Commission’s language and present any missing concepts at the Commissions July meeting. Motion maker and seconder accepted the amendment. City Attorney S. Riggs indicated he would have language for Commission consideration in July. Review Secretary Duties and Processes. Secretary B. Amundsen distributed the duties and processes of the Secretary as described in the Bylaws and MN Statutes and years of practice, then asked if the Commission wished to change any of the duties or processes. Discussion occurred. No changes to the duties or processes were directed by the Commission. * After the May 21, 2019 meeting, around 10:50 PM, all Commission members received an email from Chair M. Reyes-Johnson, with a notice of her immediate resignation. June 3, 2019: City Council Work Session in which a decision was reached to have City Administrator N. Zikmund call Charter Commission Vice Chair, J. Thomas and Secretary, B. Amundsen, and request their immediate resignations from the Charter Commission. July 16, 2019: Meeting canceled by email notification from 2nd Vice Chair, B. Clawson due to his understanding that the Commission should not attempt to conduct business without a full complement of members. * Court hearing related to City Council request to have B. Amundsen removed from the Commission on August 5, 2019. September 17, 2019: Reports of Chair. Acting Chair J. Thomas reported on Robert's Rules of Order for discipline of a member. Any member may make a motion for personal privilege to remind the Chair the meeting appears to be getting out of order. If that does not help, then a motion for censure of a member can be done at any meeting. Options beyond those two motions requires disciplinary action under Chapter 20 of Robert’s Rules of Order. Acting Chair J. Thomas introduced and welcomed new Commissioner Bob King. Review of Time Savers Trial Minutes. Acting Chair J. Thomas introduced the Time Savers minutes. Motion adopted to send Commission direction to Time Savers that for preparing the Charter Commission minutes they are to be as brief as reasonable, describing each meeting item stating what was done, not what was said, the motion, the motion maker, the seconder, any amendments, and the results of votes. Discuss schedule for Chapter 4 language updates from the City Attorney. Acting Chair J. Thomas recommended the Commission delay discussion until feedback from the attorney is received. Discussion occurred and no action occurred.