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ORDINANCE NO. ____ <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER BY REVISING <br />LANGUAGE RELATED TO MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO FILL VACANCIES IN <br />ELECTED OFFICE <br />THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: <br />Section 1. Background; findings; authority. <br />1.01. The city of Mounds View (“City”) is governed by a home rule charter (the “City Charter”), <br />adopted pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 410 <br />(the “Act”). <br />1.02. T he Mounds View Charter Commission has proposed the adoption of an amendment to <br />Chapters 2 and 4 of the City Charter (the “Amendment”) and recommended to the City Council that <br />the Amendment be adopted by ordinance in the manner prescribed by section 410.12, subdivision 7 <br />of the Act. <br />1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on ______ by the Mounds View City Council <br />after published notice containing the text of the Amendment, as required by the Act, and all persons <br />desiring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were heard at said public hearing. <br />1.04. The Mounds View City Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City <br />and its inhabitants that the Amendment be adopted. <br />Section 2. Adoption; effective date; filing. <br />2.01. Chapter 2 of the Mounds View City Charter is hereby amended by removing stricken, or adding <br />the double-underlined language as follows: <br />Section 2.04. Incompatible Offices. No member of the Council shall hold any municipal <br />office or employment through the City other than that to which elected. Further, until one <br />(1) year after the expiration of member's term, no mayor or council member shall be <br />appointed or employed by the City in a compensated position which was created, or the <br />compensation for which was increased, during member’s term as mayor or council <br />member. Appointment to a city board or commission shall not be considered an <br />incompatible office. <br />Section 2.05 Vacancies. A vacancy in the Council, whether it be in the office of mayor or <br />council member, shall be deemed to exist in case of the failure of any person elected <br />DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\1025877.v2-5/2/25