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Items No. 08 E, F, G Staff Report November 14, 2022 The City officially received receipt of the signed resolutions on September 29, 2022. Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12, subdivision 7 process: Once the Commission passes a resolution recommending an amendment to the Charter a specific timeline must be followed. The timeline starts once the City receives the proposed amendment from the Commission. The timeline is outlined below: The Commission approved the recommendations to amend the Charter by ordinance on September 20, 2021: 1. The timeline begins when the City receives the recommendation from the Charter Commission. o All three recommendations were received September 29, 2022 2. Within one month of receiving the recommendation, the City must publish notice of a public hearing on the proposal and the notice must contain the text of the proposed amendment. The text of the proposed amendment is taken from the Commission recommendation and cannot be amended or changed by the Council. o Proof of Publication for all three ordinances on October 25, 2021 3. The public hearing must occur between two weeks and one month after the notice is published. o Public Hearing Scheduled for November 14, 2022 4. Within one month of the public hearing, the City Council must vote on the proposed charter amendment ordinance. The ordinance passes only with an affirmative vote of all members of the council. o The ordinances can be voted upon after the public hearing on November 14, 2022. 5. If the ordinance passes, it must be published in the same manner as any other ordinance. 6. The ordinance will become effective 90 days after publication unless the following occurs: o Within 60 days after publication, a petition requesting a referendum on an ordinance is filed with the city clerk. Impact of Proposed Change: The resolutions from the Charter Commission may be best described as minor as they align the charter with State Statute and the Minnesota Constitution Action Requested: Hold three separate public hearings on Ordinances 994,995, and 996. Each public hearing must be opened, held, and closed independent of the other two hearings. Voting on each ordinance can occur after the public hearing has closed. Respectfully submitted, Nyle Zikmund City Administrator Attachments: Ordinance 994 — Amending City Charter Pertaining to Filing for Office Ordinance 995 — Amending City Charter Pertaining to Vacancies Ordinance 996 — Amending City Charter Pertaining to Vacancies Mounds View Charter Commission Resolutions 2022-03, 2022-04, and 2022-05 Amending Chapter 4 Public Hearing Notices Proofs of Public Hearing Notice Publication Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12 DOCSOPEN\MU2 1 0\4\83 8286.v3-11/10/22