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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes - APPROVED
<br />Tuesday, January 26, 2021
<br />1.Call to Order. The electronic virtual meeting came to order at 6:35 PM.
<br />2.Roll Call. Present: B. Amundsen, B. Clawson, D. Erickson, M. Munson, R. Scholl, G. Quick, R. Warren
<br />Excused: Bob J King
<br />Absent: J. Peterson
<br /> Also present: Council Liaison Gary Meehlhause and City Administrator Nyle Zikmund
<br />3.Approval of Agenda and Minutes.
<br />A. Approve Agenda.
<br />Chair R. Warren introduced Preliminary Agenda.
<br />Motion, by R. Scholl, and second, by D. Erickson, to adopt the proposed agenda. Roll call vote, B.
<br />Amundsen-aye, B. Clawson-aye , D. Erickson-aye, M. Munson-aye, G. Quick-aye, R. Scholl-aye, R.
<br />Warren-aye; all present voted aye. Motion Adopted
<br />B. Approve Minutes.
<br />Chair R. Warren asked for review of Secretary's October 29, 2020, minutes.
<br />Motion, by M. Munson, and second, by B. Clawson to accept the Minutes as presented. Roll call vote, B.
<br />Amundsen-aye, B. Clawson-aye , D. Erickson-aye, M. Munson-aye, R. Scholl-aye, G. Quick-aye, R.
<br />Warren-aye; all present voted aye. Minutes Approved.
<br />4.Citizens Comment from the Floor.
<br />None.
<br />5.Reports of Chair.
<br />Chair R. Warren said the City Council invited him to attend a recent meeting where they discussed the City
<br />Council's desire for the Charter Commission to review and discuss possible updates to Chapter 4
<br />Nominations and Elections, Chapter 7 Taxation and Finances, and generally make Charter language
<br />more readable.
<br />Chair R. Warren also introduced Gary Meehlhause, who is the new council liaison.
<br />Chair R. Warren introduced City Administrator Nyle Zikmund to review Open Meeting Law. The City
<br />Administrator reviewed that Open Meeting Law does apply to the Commission. That means our
<br />meetings must be publicly posted, that as a group we should not gather as 5 or more, forming a quorum,
<br />without notice to the public (exception for social), that Commission business and discussions must occur
<br />at the public meetings. The law doesn't prevent two commissioners having a discussion outside the
<br />meetings, but not in round robin calls. Lastly, the Open Meeting Law is detailed in Minnesota Statute
<br />Chapter 13D.
<br />6.Reports of Members.
<br />7.Unfinished Business.
<br />Chair R. Warren again introduced the Council desire for the Commission to review three issues previously
<br />noted. Discussion reviewed Chapter 4 Nomination and Elections issue. City Administrator Zikmund also
<br />added that the Commission had finished its work on Chapter 4 Nomination and Elections in 2019 and that
<br />further work could wait on legal review response. Commissioner discussion occurred about what to review
<br />and how often to meet. Commission consensus was that Chapter 7 Taxation and Finances should be
<br />discussed and reviewed during the next couple of meetings, preferably in consecutive months. Discussion
<br />occurred for Chapter 7 discussion to be Feb 23 or March 23. Motion by G. Quick, second by R. Scholl, to
<br />meet on February 23, 2021 and March 23, 2021, for discussion of Chapter 7. Amendment was offered by R.
<br />Scholl, for March 23, 2021, and April 27, 2021, amendment was accepted by G. Quick. Roll call vote, B.
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