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MOUNDS VVt-EW- <br /> Item No: 081 <br /> Meeting Date December 11, 2023 <br /> Type of Business: Council Business <br /> City Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Rayla Sue Ewald, Human Resource Director <br /> Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9843, Adopting Title and Ballot Question Language Pertaining <br /> to Proposed Amendment to the City of Mounds View City Charter and <br /> Ordering Special Election <br /> Introduction: <br /> City staff received a Petition submitted by a committee of petitioners proposing to amend the Mounds <br /> View City Charter on September 19, 2023. The petition was received and found to be insufficient. A <br /> member of the committee met with the City Clerk and reviewed the reasons for insufficiency. On October <br /> 9, 2023, the committee submitted a supplementary petition to the City Clerk. On October 13, 2023 the <br /> Petition was found to be sufficient as it included 253 signatures from eligible voters, meeting the threshold <br /> that constitutes five percent of the total votes cast in the last general election in the City(253). <br /> Discussion: <br /> Council approved Resolution 9827 on November 27, 2023, approving a Special Election for the vacant <br /> Councilmember seat, scheduled for April 9, 2024. Staff is requesting to include the question language <br /> pertaining to the proposed amendment to the City Charter on the Special Election in April, 2024. <br /> Financial Impact: <br /> This falls within the amount presented on Resolution 9827 of$21,000 (no additional funds required for the <br /> addition of this question). <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Staff recommends approval of Resolution 9843. <br /> Respectfully submitted, <br /> Rayla Sue Ewald <br /> Human Resource Director <br /> Attachment(s): <br /> 1) Resolution NO.9843 <br /> 2) Exhibit A <br /> 3) Exhibit B <br />