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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes - APPROVED Tuesday, July 19, 2022 the changes. Motion, by B. King Jr., and seconded, by B. Clawson, directing the Secretary to draft language that will amend Chapter 4.05 Special Elections and replace ninety with 120 (one-hundred and twenty) days. Discussion occurred about the MN statute related to Uniform Election days and impact on the change to 120 days. Discussion with City Attorney resulted in a request to amend the motion to include reference to compliance with MN Statutes on Uniform Election dates. Motion maker amended, and seconder accepted, the motion to direct the Secretary to draft language that will amend Chapter 4.05 Special Elections to “be in compliance with MN Statute Uniform Election days and include a clarification statement on the approximate number of days this might involve. Discussion occurred. Motion Adopted (6 ayes and 1 no). B. King, Jr left the meeting at 7:16 PM. Item 4) Chapter 4, Section 4.02, Subdivision 2 Term Limits. Secretary B. Amundsen referred everyone to the K&G letter regarding Term Limits. Joe Sathe (K&G's) recommendation the Commission would need to pass a resolution, and the Council an ordinance, to remove the Chapter 4.02 Subd. 2 Term Limits language. B. Clawson lead discussion about different scenarios of what might happen if the Council ordinance was challenged by a petition, or if a council member candidate challenged the term limit of a re-elected council member. Joe Sathe offered to draft the matching ordinances and submit them for Commission review with the resolutions. Motion, by B. Clawson, and seconded, by B. Amundsen, directing the Secretary to draft a resolution that will remove 4.02. Subd. 2 and 3, and renumber the remaining subdivisions. Discussion occurred. Motion Adopted. Motion, by G. Quick, and seconded, by R. Scholl, to table further discussion on Chapter 4 Nominations and Elections Section 4.05 Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office, Subd. 1 until the next Commission Meeting. Discussion requested, none occurred. Motion Adopted. 8.New Business A. Resolution 2022-02 Meeting Dates. Vice Chair R. Scholl presented the draft resolution for consideration by the Commission. Motion, by G. Quick, and seconded, by J. Peterson, to approve Resolution 2022-02 Meeting Dates for September 2022 to January 2023 as presented. Discussion occurred about the dates, no amendments were offered.Motion Adopted. 9.Next Regular Meeting. The next regular meeting of the Commission is September 20, 2022, at 6:30 PM. 10.Adjournment: With no other items for the Commission to consider, the Vice Chair declared the meeting adjourned at 7:35 PM. Respectfully submitted, Brian Amundsen, Secretary, Charter Commission of Mounds View MN Approved by Charter Commission, on September 20, 2022 Attesting, Brian Amundsen, Secretary, Charter Commission of Mounds View, MN Page 2 of 2