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City of Resolution No. 2009-03d 0.Mounds Mounds View Charter Commission View Draft Version —Jan 13, 2010 Charter Commission Whereas, the Mounds View Charter Commission has reviewed the requests for updates to sections of the Mounds View Charter that are deemed necessary for Chair the City of Mounds View to have the Mounds View Charter refer to the person Jonathan J Thomas serving as the "Administrator" be referred to as the "City Administrator" rather than 763-784-5205 the "Clerk-Administrator" for consistency in the many documents maintained by the city and for better understandability of the term, and Vice Chair Michael Haubrich 612-237-2859 Whereas, a review of MN State Statutes does not reveal any legal distinction between the titles, 2nd Vice Chair Jean Miller Therefore, the Mounds View Charter Commission acting under Minnesota Statute 763-786-3959 410.12 Subdivision 7, recommends the following amendments by the addition of Secretary the blue and double underlined language and by the deletion of the Red and Barbara Thomas stricken language. The Mounds View Charter Commission requests the City 763-780-6226 Council adopt this resolution by ordinance by the required unanimous vote. Brian Amundsen The Mounds View Charter Commission requests the City Council adopt this 763-786-5699 resolution by ordinance by the required unanimous vote. swill Doty Section 1.01. Name and Boundaries. The City of Mounds View, Ramsey County, 163-786-3421 Minnesota shall continue to be a municipal corporation under that name and with the same Jason R Refiling boundaries as now are or hereafter may be established. The Clerk Administrator City 763-350-3013 Administrator shall keep at least two copies of this Charter with amendments, and shall maintain in each copy an accurate up-to-date description of the boundaries. The copies of the Charter, amendments, and boundary descriptions shall be available for public inspection anytime during regular office hours. Section 2.05. Vacancies. A vacancy in the Council, whether it be in the office of Mayor or Councilmember, shall be deemed to exist in case of the failure of any person elected thereto to qualify, or by reason of the death, resignation in writing filed with the Clerk AdministratorCity Administrator, removal from office, non-residence in the City, conviction of a felony of any such person after their election, or by reason of the failure of any Councilmember without good cause to attend Council meetings for a period of three consecutive months. In each such case the Council shall by resolution declare the vacancy to exist. Section 3.06. Emergency Ordinances. An emergency ordinance is an ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,health,morals, safety or welfare, in which ordinance the emergency is defined and declared in a preamble thereto. An emergency ordinance must be approved by a majority of available members of the City Council. An emergency ordinance must be in writing but may be enacted without previous filing or voting, and may be adopted finally at the meeting at which it is first introduced and voted upon by the Council. An emergency ordinance shall remain in effect for the duration of the emergency.