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ORDINANCE NO. 1011 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.06, SUBDIVISION 3 OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER BY PROVIDING DIRECTION TO ENSURE CONTINUITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF THE DUTIES OF THE MAYOR THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: Section 1. Background; findings; authority. 1.01. The city of Mounds View ("City") is governed by a home rule charter (the "City Charter"), adopted pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 410 (the "Act"). 1.02. The Mounds View Charter Commission has proposed the adoption of an amendment to Chapter 2 of the City Charter (the "Amendment") and recommended to the City Council that the Amendment be adopted by ordinance in the manner prescribed by section 410.12, subdivision 7 of the Act. 1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on October 23, 2023 by the Mounds View City Council after published notice containing the text of the Amendment, as required by the Act, and all persons desiring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were heard at said public hearing. 1.04. The Mounds View City Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City and its inhabitants that the Amendment be adopted. Section 2. Adoption; effective date; filing. 2.01. The Mounds View City Charter is hereby amended by removing strieke , or adding the double - underlined language as follows: Subdivision 3. ^* its first Ffleeting eaeh y The Council shall choose an acting mayor from the council members. The acting mayor shall perform the duties of mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor, or, in case of vacancy in the office of mayor, until a successor has been appointed and qualifies. If there is a vacancy in the office of the mayor, the Council shall choose a vice acting mayor from the council members to perform the duties of the mayor during the disability or absence of the acting mayor until a successor mayor is elected and qualifies. 2.02. This ordinance is effective ninety (90) days after its publication, except that if within sixty (60) days after publication a petition requesting a referendum on this ordinance, signed by the number of registered voters of the City required by the Act is filed with the City Clerk, this ordinance will not be effective until approved by fifty-one percent (51 %) of the voters voting on the question of its adoption at an election called by the Council for that purpose.