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2 election judge. Respondent served as a City of Mounds View Charter Commission Commissioner from 2002-2006 and again from 2009 to the present. On October 27, 2016, the undersigned issued an order reappointing respondent to a four-year term on the City of Mounds View Charter Commission pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 410.05, subd. 2 (2018). Respondent’s term expires on October 31, 2020. (In the Matter of the Appointment City of Mounds View Charter Commission, File No. 62-CV-11-1263 (Dist. Ct. Oct. 27, 2016).) 4. The stated basis for the Petition is that “[t]he Commission is unable to effectively operate due to respondent’s actions.” (Pet’r’s Final Argument, Aug. 12, 2019 at 1.) According to petitioner, the instant Petition was triggered by respondent’s conduct during the May 21, 2019 Charter Commission meeting. A video of the meeting is available for viewing on the Internet. With the parties’ permission, the court viewed the meeting video. The meeting, as depicted in the video, is consistent with the court’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. 5. In 2014, respondent was elected by his colleagues to serve as Charter Commission Chair. In January 2019, respondent was elected Secretary of the Charter Commission. 6. Petitioner makes no claim that respondent is not qualified to serve on the Charter Commission nor was any evidence supporting such a claim offered at the hearing. 7. Petitioner makes no claim that respondent engaged in any unethical behavior as Charter Commissioner and there is no evidence that any such behavior occurred. 8. Petitioner makes no claim that respondent committed malfeasance related to his Charter Commissioner duties and there is no evidence that any malfeasance occurred. 9. Respondent regularly attended meetings of the City of Mounds View Charter Commission, rarely, if ever, missing a meeting. Respondent has attended all Charter Commission meetings during his present term.