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9 recruiting challenges over the years. Moreover, the Charter Commission was also below full complement in 2006-2009 when respondent was not a Charter Commissioner. Since the Mounds View Charter Commission reduced its complement to nine members in January 2017, the Charter Commission remained at its full complement other than brief periods when vacancies were being filled. As already noted in this Order, the vacancies had nothing to do with respondent. 7. While arguing that the quorum issue is a “red herring”, petitioner goes on to argue that the Mounds View Charter Commission cannot operate legally with fewer than its nine authorized Commissioners regardless of the Charter Commission’s by-law defining a quorum. (Pet’r’s Final Argument, Aug. 12, 2019 at 3-5.) Because petitioner seeks to have things both ways, the membership and quorum issues will be addressed. It is not clear that the parties agree either on what constitutes a quorum or the significance of having a quorum if there are fewer than the authorized number of appointed Charter Commissioners. By statute, the district court must fix the size of a charter commission at “not less than seven nor more than 15 members” unless the size is determined by the city charter.2 Minn. Stat. § 410.12, subd. 1 (2018). In addition, the charter commission “shall make rules, including quorum requirements, with reference to its operations and procedures.” Id., § 410.12, subd. 2. The Mounds View Charter Commission adopted by-laws. The Mounds View Charter Commission by-laws defines a quorum as follows: In accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 410.05, as amended, a quorum shall be defined as follows: If there are nine (9) qualified and acting members, then five (5) members shall constitute a quorum. If there are less than nine (9) qualified and acting members, then four (4) members shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting the commission’s business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes. If the commission lacks a quorum, a smaller number of members may set a time to reconvene the commission, continue to meet as a subcommittee if desired, and report their discussions to the commission. 2 The Mounds View City Charter does not address the size of the Charter Commission. The curr ent authorized membership of up to nine members was set by court order. (File No. 62-CV-1263 (Dist. Ct. Jan. 3, 2017).)