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Charter <br />Commission <br />Chair <br />Russell Warren <br />763-786-3591 <br />Vice Chair <br />Rebecca Scholl <br />651-503-3999 <br />2nd Vice Chair <br />Secretary <br />Brian Amundsen <br />763-786-5699 <br />Dennis Erickson <br />612-270-5293 <br />Edeth James <br />763-443-5655 <br />Matthew Meehan <br />763-221-1436 <br />Jerry Peterson <br />612-607-3953 <br />Aaron Pratt <br />612-743-7494 <br />Gary Quick <br />763-7786-4631 <br />CHARTER COMMISSION of MOUNDS VIEW <br />Annual Report <br />Honorable Chief Judge Leonardo Castro <br />1350 Courthouse <br />15 West Kellogg Boulevard <br />St. Paul, MN 55102 <br />Summary of Commission Activity: January 2022 to November 2022 <br />January 18, 2022, Motions to approve agenda and previous meeting minutes <br />were adopted. Subcommittee established to identify updates to Charter Chapter <br />4 Nomination and Elections section. Resolution for meeting dates March <br />through July was adopted. Meeting was held by electronic zoom and roll-call <br />votes were taken. <br />March 15, 2022, Motions to approve agenda and previous meeting minutes <br />were adopted. Subcommittee reported findings of possible amendments to <br />Chapter 4, Nominations and Elections, but tabled for action at next meeting. <br />May 17, 2022, Motions to approve agenda and previous meeting minutes were <br />adopted. Further discussion of amendment for Chapter 4, Nominations and <br />Elections. Commission determined only three points of amendment were <br />warranted and directed draft language be presented at July meeting. <br />July 19, 2022, Motions to approve agenda and previous meeting minutes were <br />adopted. Resolution for adding “vacancy” definition was tabled for handling <br />with two additional resolutions to be drafted for Chapter 4, Nomination and <br />Elections. Motions to prepare draft resolutions to modify Chapter 4.02, and <br />4.05 with specific language were adopted. Motion for meeting dates from <br />September through January 2023 was adopted. <br />September 20, 2022, Motions to approve agenda and previous meeting <br />minutes were adopted. Three resolutions for Chapter 4, Nominations and <br />Elections, were adopted. 2022-03 adds reference to 4.05 Subd 1 for where to <br />find definition of vacancy (of office). 2022-04 amends Special Election for <br />vacancy of office and timing to comply with Uniform Election dates, 2022-05 <br />removes unconstitutional language on Term Limits. <br />November 15, 2022, Motions to approve agenda and previous meeting <br />minutes were adopted. Chair welcomed new members. Commission discussed <br />the Chair's Annual Report to the District Court and the codification process of <br />the Charter amendments passed since 2021. <br />_____________________________________________________ <br />Russell Warren, Chair Brian Amundsen, Secretary