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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes — APPROVED <br />Tuesday, November 21, 2023 <br />I recognize the Charter Commission has in the past expressed concern about the appointment process <br />possibly resulting in the Council majority appointing a “friend” who they may have also recruited. <br />I have a recommendation for the Commission to consider if there is willingness to discuss a temporary Council <br />appointment process. The Charter could identify an appointment process that designates the following City <br />Commission Chairs as the temporary vacancy replacement until the election is held. Just as there is a <br />succession sequence for the office of President of the United States (Vice-President, Speaker of the House, etc.) <br />I would recommend the following sequential succession for temporarily filling a vacate Council seat <br />could be established in the Charter: <br />1.Current Charter Commission Chair <br />2.Current Planning Commission Chair <br />3.Current Parks, Recreation, and Forestry Commission Chair <br />4.Current Charter Commission Vice-Chair <br />This identified approach takes away the Council choosing the “temporary” replacement. In fact, as you well <br />know the Council has no ultimate say in the appointment of Charter Commission members nor its Chair and <br />Vice-Chair selections. The Council does appoint members to the City Commissions and approves the <br />Commission Chairs. However, these appointments and approvals usually following the Commission’s <br />recommendations. <br />The temporary appointee would continue to serve on their Commission, but would temporarily step <br />aside as the Committee’s Chair during their temporary City Council assignment. <br />I thank you for your time this evening. As a resident with elected official experience, I seriously hope <br />that the Commission will take into consideration both my and City Attorney Sathe’s concern about a Council <br />vacancy that is 5+ months in duration, and consider the identification of a temporary solution to this situation <br />in the City of Mounds View’s City Charter. <br />Page 4 of 4