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Mounds View City Council May 22, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 18 <br />• Mayor Coughlin advised that it was not in order to call for postponement of an item, prior to a <br />motion on that item. <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Marty. To Waive the Reading and Approve the First Reading of <br />Ordinance 662, an Ordinance Proposing an Amendment to the Mounds View Charter By <br />Amending Chapter 2, Section 2.03 of the Charter of the City of Mounds View as to Council <br />Composition and Election in the City. <br />Mayor Coughlin requested a friendly amendment to waive the reading. <br />The Motioner and Seconder agreed. <br />Council Member Quick moved the question. <br />Mayor Coughlin indicated there was an individual on the Floor who wished to speak. <br />Council Member Quick advised that this motion was in order at any time. <br />Council Member Stigney stated he has not had the opportunity to speak to this issue. <br />Mayor Coughlin stated he did not have his copy of Robert's Rules of Order, however, he did not <br />believe it was in order to move the question when an individual has the Floor. <br />City Attorney Long advised that recognition of the order of speakers would be the proper call. <br />He advised that it was in order to move the question at any time, however, he believed the <br />Council must acknowledge the speaker, and therefore, the Chair must determine who had the <br />Floor first. <br />Mayor Coughlin advised that the Motioner has first right to the Floor. <br />Council Member Quick stated he would yield the Floor. <br />Council Member Stigney stated he would like to clarify a point that the Mayor had made <br />regarding the previously proposed ordinance which was similar to this ordinance in that it was <br />being submitted under State Statute Chapter 410.12, Subd. 5, and is not required to be. He <br />explained that this only forces the matter on the Council's direction of a simple majority vote, to <br />place something on the ballot without any rationale behind it or any strong analysis of the facts. <br />Council Member Stigney advised that although the reading was waived, this ordinance proposes <br />to change the Mayor's term of office from two to four years. He stated one of the checks and <br />balances set forth in the City Charter is to specifically restrict the Mayor's term to two years, and <br />the reason for this is that it is very difficult to remove someone from office when they are not <br />doing a good job. He explained that although there was a recall process, it was extremely <br />difficult to recall an individual in a Mayoral position. He advised that the founders of the Charter <br />set forth afour-year term for Council Members and atwo-year term for Mayor to specifically to <br />