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Mounds View City Council October 23, 2023 Regular Meeting Page 4 2 Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 3 4 C. PUBLIC HEARING: Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 1011; 5 Amending the Mounds View City Charter by Amending Section 2.06, Subd. 3 6 by Providing Direction to Ensure Continuity in the Performance of the Duties 7 of the Mayor. 8 9 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council introduce an ordinance that would amend the 10 Mounds View City Charter by Amending Section 2.06, Subdivision 3 by providing direction to 1 1 ensure continuity in the performance of the duties of the Mayor. He explained proper notice was 12 given and staff recommended the ordinance be introduced. 13 14 Acting Mayor Meehlhause opened the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. 15 16 Hearing no public input, Acting Mayor Meehlhause closed the public hearing at 6:23 p.m. 17 18 MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Lindstrom. To Waive the First Reading and Introduce Ordinance 19 1011; Amending the Mounds View City Charter by Amending Section 2.06, Subd. 3 by Providing 20 Direction to Ensure Continuity in the Performance of the Duties of the Mayor. 21 22 Council Member Lindstrom asked when Acting Mayor Meehlhause brought this item to staff. 23 24 Acting Mayor Meehlhause reported he brought this item to staff shortly after the passing of former 25 Mayor Al Hull. 26 27 Council Member Lindstrom indicated it would take the City almost one year in order to get this 28 new legislation in place from the time it was brought to staff. He stated he supported the Council 29 having a contingency plan in place. 30 31 Acting Mayor Meehlhause commented on how the Council had gotten ahead of the Charter 32 Commission on this matter. He asked if this ordinance would allow the Council to name someone 33 if the need were to arise. City Attorney Riggs reported this was the case. 34 35 Ayes — 4 Nays — 0 Motion carried. 36 37 D. PUBLIC HEARING: Second Reading and Adoption Ordinance 1009; 38 Amending the Mounds View City Charter to Correct Typographical, 39 Punctuation, and Spelling Errors in Multiple Chapters. ROLL CALL VOTE 40 41 City Administrator Zikmund requested the Council adopt an ordinance amending the Mounds 42 View City Charter to correct typographical, punctuation, and spelling errors in multiple chapters. 43 He thanked the Charter Commission for bringing forward these revisions for the Council to 44 consider. 45 46 Acting Mayor Meehlhause opened the public hearing at 6:30 p.m.