2022-02-22 Amundsen - Petition Remains Insufficient

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February 14, 2022 Page 3 that Chair Warren have the Commission review and change the City Charter language in Chapter 7 Taxation and Finances, Section 7.03, subdivision 1, which limits the City annual levy by a percentage. Warren introduced the topic to Charter Commission, and it agreed to look at the issue at its regularly scheduled meeting in March and a special meeting in April. 2. March 23, 2021. Charter Commission received City finance information on the topic. 3. April 27, 2021. Charter Commission approved three alternative language choices for discussion at a joint meeting with City Council and Charter Commission. 4. June 22, 2021. Joint City Council and Charter Commission meeting where the three alternate languages were presented and in discussion all City Council members said they were not satisfied with the alternative language and favored the Fridley model. 5. August 17, 2021. Charter Commission is presented with the language drafted by City Attorney Joseph Sathe (Sathe) to meet City Council consensus request, the language is discussed, amendments made, and eventually tabled. Charter amendment processes of Minn. Stat. § 410.12 were also discussed at the August meeting, where City Attorney Sathe advised Charter Commission that it could choose Minn. Stat. § 410.12 subd. 7 or subd. 5. 6. September 21 2021. Charter Commission met and City Attorney Sathe again presented the August amended draft ordinance along with Charter Commission resolutions for City Council to adopt the draft ordinance language under Minn. Stat. § 410.12, subd. 7 and another resolution under Minn. Stat. § 410.12, subd. 5. By motion, Charter Commission failed to approve the Minn. Stat. § 410.12, subd. 5 resolution, but it approved the Minn. Stat. § 410.12, subd. 7 resolution and sample ordinance, with Charter Commission's amendments. Sathe and City Administrator Nyle Zikmund (Zikmund) were present at Charter Commission's September 21 meeting. City Attorney Sathe agreed to make the changes and forward to Charter Commission Secretary Brian Amundsen (Amundsen) for signature. 7. September 24 2021. City Attorney Sathe sends final form of ordinance and resolutions to Secretary Amundsen for transfer onto Charter Commission letterhead and signatures of Chair Warren and Secretary Brian Amundsen. Although signatures are not required by Charter Commission Bylaws, it has been tradition for both Chair and Secretary to sign the resolutions. 8. September 27,2021. Resolution transferred onto Charter Commission letterhead, signed by Secretary Amundsen and emailed to Chair Warren for signature and deposit at City Hall. Signed resolution is also emailed to City Attorney Sathe and cc'd to City Administrator Zikmund. 9. October 25, 2021. Chair Warren signs resolution and drops printed copy off at City Hall.