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Offices in Fifth Street Towers 150 South Fifth Street, Suite 700 Minneapolis Minneapolis MN 55402-1299 Saint Paul (612) 337-9300 telephone (612) 337-9310 fax C H A R T E R E D St. cloud http://www.kennedy-graven.com Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer MEMORANDUM DATE: September 19, 2023 TO: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Rayla Ewald, Human Resources Director/City Clerk FROM: Joseph L. Sathe, Assistant City Attorney RE: Charter Amendment Petition Process and Review This memorandum provides information on the process the city of Mounds View must follow because it has received a citizen petition on September 7, 2023 (the "Petition") to amend the City Charter under Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12, subdivision 1. Petition Received by the City The Petition was submitted to the City on September 7, 2023. The City provided the petitioners with "receipt" of the Petition on September 12, 2023. The Petition must first be submitted to the Charter Commission who then transmits the full petition to the City Clerk. Therefore, the receipt of the Petition that was sent on September 12, 2023, is not the receipt of filing that begins the 10-day review window, but instead is an acknowledgement of receiving the Petitionr'�3 I recommend that the City should send a letter to the petitioners explaining the procesSee Exhibit A.,� Step 1: Charter Commission Recommendation The Charter Commission is required to propose an amendment to the City Charter upon the petition of voters equal in number to five percent of the total votes cast at the last previous state general election in the city.' The total number of votes cast in the last general ection was 5048 votes cast in 2022 in Mounds View. Five percent (5%) of 5048 is 252.4, meaning tha 253 ignatures are needed to meet the requirement to submit a petition to amend the City Charter. Proposed charter amendments must be submitted at least 17 weeks before the general election.' The next general election is in November 2024. The Charter Commission is considering the Petition on September 19, 2023 and should transmit the Petition to the City Clerk/City Council soon thereafter. The proposed resolution for the Charter Commission acknowledges that 279 of the Petition's lines have a signature attached and that the Charter Commission is forwarding the Petition to the City Council in accordance with Minn. Stat. 410.12. 1 Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12, subdivision 1 z Id. DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\901702.v lA-9/18/23