Reso_2025-01_Recommending_Charter_Amendment_Chapter_2_and_4_APPROVED_Signed

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Subdivision 1. Vacancy and 365 days or more remain in the term. The following process shall be followed when addressing a vacancy, as defined in Chapter 2, Section 2.05 or other applicable law, in an elected office of the City that occurs with 365 days or more remaining in the term of the vacated office: A)A special election shall be called at the next uniform election date specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 205.10, subd.. 3a, as amended, for which all legal requirements for special elections can be met by the City. B)The City Council shall appoint an individual following the appointment process in this Section 4.05 to fill the vacancy until a successor is elected and qualifies. Subdivision 2. Vacancy and less than 365 days remain in the term. The following process shall be followed when addressing a vacancy, as defined in Chapter 2, Section 2.05 or other applicable law, in an elected office of the City that occurs with less than 365 days remaining in the term of the vacated office: A) The City Council shall appoint an individual following the appointment process in this Section 4.05 to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the election and qualification of a successor. Subdivision 3. Appointment. If, pursuant to subdivisions 1 or 2, the City Council may appoint an individual to fill a vacancy, the following process must be used: A)A majority of the members of the council voting on the resolution, declares a vacancy via resolution. B)Within thirty (30) days of the date the vacancy is declared, the city administrator shall present an individual from the list in Subdivision 3.(D) to the City Council for appointment using the process described in this Subdivision 3. C)The City Administrator will provide written notice of the vacancy to the individuals in the list provided in Subdivision 3.(D). The written notice shall request a written response to the question of whether the individual is willing to be appointed to the vacancy. Individuals on the list will have a maximum of twenty (20) days to provide such written response. The City Administrator may present an individual for appointment prior to the expiration of the twenty-day period if: i) the first person on the list confirms they are willing to serve and qualifies; or ii) any person on the list provides an affirmative response and each person prioritized higher on the list declines appointment or is not qualified. After the twenty-day response period, the City Administrator will present the 2025-01_BA_v20250916