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Charter <br />Commission <br />Chair <br />Jonathan J Thomas <br />763-784-5205 <br />Vice Chair <br />Bill Doty <br />763-786-3421 <br />2nd Vice Chair <br />Jean Miller <br />763-786-3959 <br />Secretary <br />Barbara Thomas <br />763-780-6226 <br />Michael Haubrich <br />763.432.3181 <br />Thai W Vang <br />763.792.1750 <br />Resolution No. 2007-01e <br />Mounds View Charter Commission <br />Final Version Dated Jul 12, 2007 <br />Whereas, the Mounds View Charter Commission is reviewing the lists of past <br />requests for housekeeping and clarification updates to sections of the Mounds View <br />Charter that have caused confusion or seem to be semantically incorrect. <br />The Mounds View Charter Commission acting under Minnesota Statute 410.12 <br />Subdivision 7, recommends the following amendments by the addition of the blue <br />and double underlined language and by the deletion of the Red and stricken <br />language. The Mounds View Charter Commission requests the City Council adopt <br />this resolution by ordinance by the required unanimous vote. <br />Charter Commission Objectives: <br />Update Chapter 5 and related sections of the Charter while maintaining original powers <br />and authority granted. <br />1. Improve readability and clarify the process, required steps, and time line for <br />circulating and submitting a petition to the City for Initiative, Referendum or Recall. <br />2. Improve the Chapter’s elapsed time definitions to calendar days and include <br />appendices charting time allowed for each procedural action. <br />3. Chapter 3, Section 3.05, 3.07, and 3.09 clarification of ordinance process to allow <br />time for Referendum petitions. <br />4. Section 5.01 define the term voter, clarify the use of appendices, and clarify voter <br />authority for petitions. <br />5. Section 5.02 define committee as Sponsoring Committee, its size and membership <br />requirement, petition signer requirement, and city staff responsibilities. <br />6. Section 5.03 clarify the process and requirements for petition sufficiency. <br />7. Section 5.04 clarify the process for insufficient petitions. <br />8. Section 5.05 new section to specify and clarify procedure and time allowed for voter <br />requested ballot issues. <br />9. Section 5.06 clarify the process for Initiative and its time line. <br />10. Section 5.07 correct Council and staff procedure and correctly align ordinance <br />process to voter requested referendum procedure. <br />11. Section 5.08 clarify requirements for Recall and the time line for actions of Clerk- <br />Administrator and Council. <br />12. Through-out the Chapter change Clerk/Administrator to Clerk-Administrator . <br />13. Section 5.09 (moved from old section 5.06) correct electors to voters and added the <br />reference for MN Statutory authority for Charter amendments. <br />14. Throughout the Chapter clarify Mounds View resident terminology usage so that <br />references are more consistent rather than having references to people of Mounds <br />View, registered voters, citizens of Mounds View, and voters. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Jonathan J Thomas, Chair Barbara Thomas, Secretary