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DATE: OC1ODFH 8, 1964 <br />r ORDIaA.'IC[• 9393 6!I 0:IDii:�1;1CF FOR COUNCIL ?AY RAISES <br />As you know, the lawfull rt!vv rem cr'linance that is rececsary to <br />implement the 39E5 council r:{: rai::es, as prorosed by the DFL <br />majority caucus on the City Council, may not have been ir..plenented <br />by the authors of those increases in time to fulfill statutory <br />requirements for such action, <br />As we have previously diccu:sei, any self —Given salary increases <br />under state law may only be ir:nler.ented, after the next municipal <br />election cecurrir,C in the city, :'ollowing the full adoption of an <br />enacting ordinance prior to said election. Also, the existing City <br />Charter time requirements, for the full adoption and implementation <br />of ordinances, preclude co:r.nl`arce %,ith such state law prior to the <br />upcomir.0 Eeneral election on 'e:er.:ber 5,19Ea. <br />It now appears that there is � '•oink intent to implement council <br />pay raises in the event that :-Pc•clal election, will'be held after <br />the upconinC general elect'_cn :'his of course would occur if the <br />n incumbent councilr.erber 10.c h s "ile: for rayor is elected to that <br />office thereby creating e ccm cil vacancy and the necessity for a <br />special election. <br />•;.file there is seEr!ri c:ute ._:', ir.•ct_^r, in the la:r, it <br />vould appear rea!'or::J,:r• eesl: ,.r fia!a, to conclude that the <br />'_a�a_ de"initlon "nem'; r_1 election", should be <br />interpreted to r.:ean a r.r.f"1 jer.cra_ election involving the regular <br />election of two cowncil'.1r, .: anf: t•^,e ::f,yor. If we can agree t:^.at <br />the purpose of the leg; 1:: requ::c accountability to the ruhlic <br />in the event of SE`'_:—_.. ;r?' rn t-nu b r _nc':rbent counc.11ne;4ber a, <br />then it would seer c;;::_' r.!hle tr rilscount any artirinatc-0 <br />special >lectionn tc ff_: vacancy on the council, decide <br />bonded debt nreporals, or other npeclal rurpose ballctr, as not <br />neeting. the aceountabilit intent in the lay: regardinr. council pay <br />raises. <br />It is my personal •r,cs_tior thli. prom; ceec ordinance H3Lj he denied <br />as inconsistent ViSh 3tat" 1...'•ar.:: any excess or unallocated funds <br />in the 1985 proposeri sits' caunesl bud'et ce transfered to the <br />General Fund corttnger.cy acecun:.. <br />D,lls/dwn <br />c. City Administrator <br />City Attorney <br />