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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RESOLUTION 6884 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br /> <br />CONSIDERING AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 7 OF THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CHARTER AS PROPOSED BY THE MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION AND DIRECTING STAFF TO PREPARE LANGUAGE TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT <br /> FOR A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION, PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF MINNESOTA STATUTE 410.12. <br /> <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Mounds View, pursuant to the recommendation of the City of Mounds View City Charter Commission, has received an amendment to Chapter 7 of the <br /> Charter of the City of Mounds View relating to “Taxation and Finances” as proposed by the Mounds View Charter Commission, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Mounds View Charter Commission has requested that the City Council prepare a Charter language amendment for a ballot and have it placed before the voters at the next general <br /> election, and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute 410.12, Subd. 1 provides that the charter commission may propose amendments to the City Charter, and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, MN Statute 410.12 Subd. 4 provides as follows: <br />Subd. 4. Election. Amendments shall be submitted to the qualified voters at a general or special election and published as in the case of the original charter. The form of the ballot <br /> shall be fixed by the governing body. The statement of the question on the ballot shall be sufficient to identify the amendment clearly and to distinguish the question from every other <br /> question on the ballot at the same time. If 51 percent of the votes cast on any amendment are in favor of its adoption, copies of the amendment and certificates shall be filed, as in <br /> the case of the original charter and the amendment shall take effect in 30 days from the date of the election or at such other time as is fixed in the amendment. <br /> <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Mounds View does hereby adopt considering an amendment to Chapter 7 of the Mounds View City Charter as proposed by <br /> the Mounds View Charter Commission and directing staff to prepare language to be placed on the ballot for a vote of the qualified voters at the next general election, pursuant to the <br /> requirements of Minnesota Statute 410.12. <br /> <br />Adopted this 24th day of July, 2006. <br /> <br />_______________________________ <br />Rob Marty, Mayor <br /> <br />_______________________________ <br />Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator