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i <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />i STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION ORDERING AN ADVISORY ELECTION <br />PURSUANT TO SECTION 4.04 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY <br />CHARTER AND PROVIDING FOR ELECTION PROCEDURES <br />WHEREAS, Section 4.04 of the Mounds View City Charter ("Charter") authorizes the <br />Mounds View City Council ("Council") to order a special or advisory election and to provide all <br />means for holding such an election; and <br />WHEREAS, the Council desires to hold a non-binding, advisory election pursuant to <br />Section 4.04 of the Charter to gather input from City voters on the future use and development <br />of the Bel Rae site; and <br />WHEREAS, the Council desires to maximize voter participation in such an advisory <br />election' by making voting as convenient as possible; and <br />WHEREAS, consistent with the Charter which grants the Council the authority to provide <br />all means for holding an advisory election, the Council desires to allow voters to vote on a <br />Saturday to avoid work schedules conflicting with the advisory election and to increase voter <br />turnout; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council hereby orders an advisory <br />election on the future use and development of the Bel Rae site pursuant to Section 4.04 of the <br />Charter; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk -Administrator is hereby directed to <br />schedule the advisory election for &PI L S"_ , 1997, and give notice of the advisory election <br />at least 15 days prior to the election by posting notice of the advisory election in the City's <br />election precinct and publishing a notice of the advisory election at least once in the City's <br />official newspaper stating the date, time, and location(s) of the advisory election; and <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk -Administrator is authorized and <br />directed to prepare the ballot for the advisory election, in a form substantially similar to the ballot <br />i form attached thereto and incorporated herein by reference, and take all other necessary steps for <br />holding the advisory election, including the administration of a polling place at the City's election <br />precinct and any additional polling locations the City Clerk -Administrator may designate; and <br />. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the election results shall be made available to the <br />public as soon as is practicable following the advisory election and presented to the Council at <br />its first meeting following the advisory election. <br />RCL128939 <br />I Sanas-so 1 <br />