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Charter Commission Chair Jonathan J Thomas 763-784-5205 Vice Chair Bill Doty 763-786-3421 2nd Vice Chair Jean Miller 763-786-3959 Secretary Barbara Thomas 763-780-6226 Michael Haubrich 763.432.3181 Thai W Vang 763.792.1750 Resolution No. 2007-01e Mounds View Charter Commission Final Version Dated Jul 12, 2007 Whereas, the Mounds View Charter Commission is reviewing the lists of past requests for housekeeping and clarification updates to sections of the Mounds View Charter that have caused confusion or seem to be semantically incorrect. The Mounds View Charter Commission acting under Minnesota Statute 410.12 Subdivision 7, recommends the following amendments by the addition of the blue and double underlined language and by the deletion of the Red and stricken language. The Mounds View Charter Commission requests the City Council adopt this resolution by ordinance by the required unanimous vote. Charter Commission Objectives: Update Chapter 5 and related sections of the Charter while maintaining original powers and authority granted. Improve readability and clarify the process, required steps, and time line for circulating and submitting a petition to the City for Initiative, Referendum or Recall. Improve the Chapter’s elapsed time definitions to calendar days and include appendices charting time allowed for each procedural action. Chapter 3, Section 3.05, 3.07, and 3.09 clarification of ordinance process to allow time for Referendum petitions. Section 5.01 define the term voter, clarify the use of appendices, and clarify voter authority for petitions. Section 5.02 define committee as Sponsoring Committee, its size and membership requirement, petition signer requirement, and city staff responsibilities. Section 5.03 clarify the process and requirements for petition sufficiency. Section 5.04 clarify the process for insufficient petitions. Section 5.05 new section to specify and clarify procedure and time allowed for voter requested ballot issues. Section 5.06 clarify the process for Initiative and its time line. Section 5.07 correct Council and staff procedure and correctly align ordinance process to voter requested referendum procedure. Section 5.08 clarify requirements for Recall and the time line for actions of Clerk-Administrator and Council. Through-out the Chapter change Clerk/Administrator to Clerk-Administrator . Section 5.09 (moved from old section 5.06) correct electors to voters and added the reference for MN Statutory authority for Charter amendments. Throughout the Chapter clarify Mounds View resident terminology usage so that references are more consistent rather than having references to people of Mounds View, registered voters, citizens of Mounds View, and voters. Respectfully submitted, Jonathan J Thomas, Chair Barbara Thomas, Secretary