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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes — DRAFT <br />Tuesday, July 16, 2024 <br />1.Call to Order. Regular meeting came to order at 6:30 PM. <br />2.Roll Call. Present:B. Amundsen, E. James, M. Meehan, J. Peterson, G. Quick, <br />R. Scholl, R. Warren <br />Excused:D. Erickson <br />Absent:A. Pratt <br />Also present: Council Liaison Gary Meehlhause, City Attorney Joseph Sathe <br />3.Approval of Agenda and Minutes. <br />A. Approve Agenda. <br />Chair R. Warren introduced the Preliminary Agenda and asked for any discussion or changes. Hearing none <br />Chair R. Warren asked for the agenda to be adopted. Motion Adopted 6-0. <br />B. Approve Minutes. <br />Chair R. Warren asked for review of the Secretary's May 2, 2024, Meeting Minutes. Discussion about <br />spelling corrections occurred. <br />MOTION, by B. Amundsen, and seconded, by G. Quick, to approve the Meeting Minutes as amended. <br /> Motion Adopted 6-0 <br />4.Citizens Comment from the Floor. <br />None presented. <br />5.Reports of Chair. <br />None presented. <br />6.Reports of Members. <br />None presented. <br />7.Unfinished Business. <br />a. Resolution 2024-05 Chapter 7 Taxation and Finances – Annual Calendar date modifications. <br />Chair R. Warren asked the secretary to explain the resolution presented. B. Amundsen explained the <br />resolution was result of last commission meeting when a request from city finance director was presented <br />for the commission to adjust the dates of the five-year plan approval to August 1, allowing more time for <br />gathering data on the initial budget impact projections, and that the resolution presented makes the <br />necessary changes to the charters chapters 7.04 and 7.05 <br />MOTION, by B. Amundsen, and seconded, by R. Scholl, to approve resolution 2024-05 as presented. <br />Discussion occurred. Motion Adopted 6-0 <br />b. Resolution 2024-06 Chapter 4 Nominations and Elections – 4.05 Vacancy appointment allowance. <br />Chair R. Warren requested the secretary to explain the resolution presented. B. Amundsen explained that <br />at the direction of the commission the language from the last meeting was compared to current language in <br />4.05 on vacancy, and the language was added or deleted to comply with the commissions May consensus <br />to move forward with allowing appointments if the next election would be more than 120 days. Discussion <br />occurred about the alternate form of approval in lines 44, 53 to 57, and 73. <br />MOTION, by R. Scholl, and seconded, by G. Quick, to drop those lines of alternate approval <br />process. Discussion occurred. Motion Adopted 6-0 <br />(NOTE: E. James joined the meeting at 6:58 PM.) <br />Chair R. Warren asked for discussion of the Exhibit 2024-06. Discussion occurred about various points of <br />the language including: council approval of the appointment if a tie resulted, need to add “qualified to <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />5 <br />10 <br />15 <br />20 <br />25 <br />30 <br />35 <br />40 <br />45