Res. 6884 Adopting Charter Referendum - July 24, 2006

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Item No: 07G Meeting Date: July 24, 2006 Type of Business: CB City Administrator Review: _______ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree M. Crane, Assistant to the City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 6884 Adopting the Recommendations of the Charter Commission for a Charter Language Amendment to Chapter 7 of the Mounds View City Charter and Authorizing Staff to Prepare Language to Chapter 7 for the Next General Election. Background: During the past several years, the Mounds View Charter Commission has been reviewing the lists of past requests for housekeeping and clarification updates to sections of the Mounds View Charter that have caused confusion or seem to be semantically incorrect. A number of these changes have been processed by ordinance by the City Council. However, if changes are deemed to be more substantive in nature, the Charter Commission may recommend that these amendments be put to a ballot referendum. The Mounds View Charter Commission has requested that the City Council prepare the following Charter language amendment for a ballot and have it placed before the voters at the next general election. The amendment is dealing with Section 7.03 of the Charter in regard to the City’s system of taxation. The concepts that are proposed were discussed at the joint Council/Charter Commission Work Session held earlier this year and reviewed by the City Council on July 10, 2006, and referred to the City Attorney for review and comment. Discussion: The City Attorney has provided his comments to the Charter Commission and will meet with them to discuss the language amendment to Chapter 7 of the Charter on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 7pm. Pending the outcome of this meeting, staff will prepare and deliver this agenda item at the City Council’s home residence on Saturday, July 22, 2006. Attached are the attorney’s comments on the proposed change to the Mounds View City Charter for your reference. The Charter Commission has requested the City Council’s response within 30 days on any questions or clarification to any item as presented in the modification of language for Chapter 7, Section 7.03. The Mounds View Charter Commission acting under Minnesota Statute 410.12 Subdivision 1, has recommended the attached amendments by the addition of the bold and double underlined language and by deletion of the language.