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June 24, 2019 Brian Amundsen 3048 Woodale Drive Mounds View, MN 55112 Jonathan J. Thomas 8040 Groveland Road Mounds View, MN 55112 Dear Mr. Amundsen and Mr. Thomas: I am in receipt of your June 7 emails. In your communications, you each indicate that you have been asked to resign by the Mounds View City Council. You each seek guidance as to the authority of the City Council over the Charter Commission and the proper procedure for removing a member of the Mounds View Charter Commission. As a judge who may be called upon to render rulings related to the Mounds View Charter Commission, I cannot comment on the substantive rights and obligations of you or any other interested parties. At most, I can cite the governing statute, Minnesota Statutes, section 410.05, to enable review by you, your legal counsel, or counsel for the Mounds View Charter Commission. Subdivision 2 of the statute authorizes the Chief Judge of the District Court in which a city is situated to fill Charter Commission vacancies by appointment. At present, I have not received any formal notification of an opening on the Mounds View Charter Commission. However, a document attached to one of the emails appeared to be a letter of resignation from Commissioner Marisa Reyes -Johnson. Has Ms. Reyes -Johnson in fact resigned? If so, I will start the process to fill the open seat. Our process usually begins by issuance of a press release to advertise for applicants with a fixed deadline. Therefore, it is important to advise Ramsey County District Court administration whenever there is a vacancy. Subdivision 3 of the statute also states that "[a] city council, a charter commission, or the petitioners requesting the appointment of a charter commission may submit to the court the names of eligible nominees which the district court may consider in snaking appointments to the charter commission." No names for a possible current opening have been submitted from any source. Either way, if there is an opening, please advise immediately. Subdivision 2 of the statute also sets forth the procedure for removing a charter commission member. The statute states as follows: