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T�7 Item No: 8A MOUNDS VIEW Meeting Date:09/11/2023 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Ordinance 1008, Amending Chapter 12 of City Charter by Adding a Severability Clause Introduction: The Mounds View Charter Commission is recommending a minor, but important change to the MV Charter, specifically a severability clause. Discussion: The Commission discussed the severability clause over several meetings with Ordinance 1008 representing the final recommendation of the Commission. Commission Attorney Joe Sathe worked with Secretary Amundsen and the Commission on determining the final language. The Commission recommends making this proposed amendment to the Charter by ordinance, which will require all City Council members to vote in favor after the second reading. A severability clause is a relatively minor change but serves an important function by explicitly providing that if one section of the Charter or the City's actions under a Charter provision is impacted by a judicial decision, the rest of the Charter remains valid and unimpacted. The Severability Clause serves to promote continuity of the City's form of government and to limit confusion on the enforceability of the Charter should a section of the Charter be challenged. Recommendation: Conduct first reading of Ordinance 1008 occurred on August 28th, recommend 2nd reading and summary publication. Respectfully Submitted, Nyle Zikmund City Administrator DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\897854.v2-8/23/23