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Mounds View City Council August 28, 2000 <br />Regular Meeting Page 17 <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Stigney/Marty. To Accept Charter Commission Resolutions 2000-11, <br />2000-12 as the intention of the Charter Commission to comply with the 60-day period but <br />erroneously dated the resolutions. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 2 Nays – 2 (Thomason and Quick) Motion failed. <br /> <br />Mayor Coughlin was not present for the vote. <br /> <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Thomason. To Reject Charter Commission Resolutions 2000-11, <br />2000-12 and the request for the extension, as the proper documents were not submitted with the <br />given time period. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Stigney stated he feels this would not give the residents something to vote for. <br /> <br />Council Member Quick stated it would give the residents the opportunity to vote on it and the <br />Council should not take that opportunity from them. He noted the Charter Commission has had <br />ample time to deal with this issue <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Stigney stated it was approved by the Charter Commission on July 13 and there <br />was no August meeting due to the lack of a quorum. He stated the actual document was just <br />misdated so it is up to the Council’s discretion to allow the Charter Commission to review the <br />document and provide recommendations if there should or should not be any changes. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty stated if this is dragged on, it delays putting the question on the ballot. <br /> <br />City Attorney Long reviewed the timing issue, stating his understanding the date for submitting <br />language for the November election is September 19 so granting the 90-day extension would be <br />beyond that date. He stated if the Council wants this on the November ballot, the only way to <br />assure that happens is to not grant the extension. <br /> <br />Council Member Marty stated he would like the people to have the opportunity to decide without <br />the need for a special election. <br /> <br />Council Member Thomason agreed that residents are very capable of staying informed and <br />deciding what type of City government they want. She stated she would like the residents to <br />have the opportunity to choose and not dictate to them what the City should have. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Stigney stated the purpose of the Charter Commission is to review changes to the <br />Charter and this is a significant change. He stated the Council has not done much to look into it <br />and he thinks the realm of discussion should be with the Charter Commission in discussion with <br />the Council. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Stigney stated the Charter Commission has indicated the document is not an ideal <br />document and he supports allowing the Charter Commission to significantly research it and then <br />to put it on the ballot. <br /> <br /> Ayes – 3 Nay – 1 (Stigney) Motion carried.