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Mounds View Charter Commission Special Meeting Minutes — APPROVED <br />Tuesday, March 21, 2023 <br />1.Call to Order. Special meeting came to order at 6:00 PM. <br />2.Roll Call. Commission Present:B. Amundsen (Secretary), D. Erickson, E. James, J. Peterson, A. Pratt <br />G. Quick, R. Scholl, R. Warren <br />Excused: <br />Absent:M. Meehan, <br />Council Members Present: T. Cermack, S. Gunn, A. Hull, Z. Lindstrom, G. Meehlhause <br />Also present: City Administrator Nyle Zikmund, and City Attorney Joe Sathe (joined at 6:35 PM) <br />3.Approval of Agenda and Minutes. <br />A. Approve Agenda. <br />Chair R. Warren introduced the Preliminary Agenda. <br />MOTION, by B. Amundsen, and seconded, by J. Peterson, to adopt the Preliminary Agenda as <br />presented. Discussion for changes was requested, none were offered.Motion Adopted <br />4.Joint Council and Commission discussion. <br />A. Individual introductions and personal city interest. All participants shared their time serving and their <br />interest in the city. <br />B. Recognition of city governance role of each group. City Administrator Zikmund reviewed the <br />cooperative governance model of a charter city and the inter-operation of the Council and Commission is <br />established in state statutes for making policy decisions. <br />C. Review Commission 2022 Annual Report, Chair R. Warren requested Secretary B. Amundsen to review <br />the Commission 2022 Annual Report as presented to the district court. B. Amundsen noted the report lists <br />the single charter amendment to update Chapter 4 Special Elections for Vacancy. <br />D. General discussion of potential adds, deletions, updates or change to Charter. City Administrator <br />Zikmund presented a six item list of ideas from a council work session and ideas from city attorney. He <br />suggested that the Commission might endeavor to undertake the ideas in some manner. G. Meehlhause <br />would like the Commission to again review special election for a late vacancy in a ballot year.. S. Gunn <br />would like the Commission to review Chapter 8 and flow charts. B. Amundsen would like to see a review of <br />the petition process and inconsistencies between chapters. City Administrator Zikmund mentioned that the <br />Commission does get to work with J. Sathe who does not work with the Council. There was some <br />discussion about simplification vs plain language nature of the charter. J. Sathe offered that a plain language <br />review would be beneficial to any charter. G. Quick suggested the filing fee be increased to what inflation <br />would have done to the original 1958 $5 fee, which is $50.05 today. <br />5.Next Regular Meeting. <br />The next regular meeting of the Commission is March 21, 2023, at 6:50 PM. <br />6.Adjournment: The Chair noted that the time for the meeting had expired and with no other items for the <br />Commission and Council to consider, the Chair adjourned the special meetings at 6:40 PM. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Brian Amundsen, <br />Secretary, Charter Commission of Mounds View MN <br />Approved by Charter Commission, on May 16, 2023. <br />Attesting, Brian Amundsen, Secretary, Charter Commission of Mounds View, MN <br />Page 1 of 1