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C H A R T E R E D <br />Fifth Street Towers <br />150 South Fifth Street, Suite 700 <br />Minneapolis, MN 55402 <br />(612) 337-9300 telephone <br />(612) 337-9310 fax <br />http://www.kennedy-graven.com <br />Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer <br />MEMORANDUM <br />DATE: November 6, 2025 <br />TO: Mounds View City Council <br />FROM: Joseph L. Sathe, Legal Counsel <br />RE: PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Amendments to the Mounds View City Charter <br />Regarding Appointments — Introduction and First Reading of Ordinance 1050 <br />The Mounds View Charter Commission recommends that the City Council amend the Mounds <br />View City Charter by ordinance to address the process for making appointments in the case of a <br />mayoral or councilmember vacancy. The amendment includes a set process, timeline, and eligible <br />appointees. Additionally, the amendment provides that a person appointed as mayor would not <br />preside of council meetings or give the state of the City address — these functions could be <br />performed by the councilmember designated as Acting Mayor at the first meeting of the year. <br />This proposal is similar to an amendment presented in the fall of 2024, but which was amended to <br />address legal concerns with the language. <br />AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 4 <br />The proposed appointment process is slightly different depending on the timing of the vacancy: <br />365 Days or More Remaining in Unexpired Term — Section 4.05, subd. 1 <br />If there are 365 days or more remaining in an unexpired term: <br />- The City Council may appoint an individual using the new appointment process. <br />- The appointee serves until a successor is elected at a special election. <br />- A special election is called for the next feasible statutorily designated uniform election date <br />(occurring the second Tuesdays in February, April, May, and August and the second <br />Tuesday after the first Monday in November). <br />Less than 365 Days Remaining in Unexpired Term — Section 4.05, subd. 2 <br />If there are less than 365 days remaining in an unexpired term, then the City Council may: <br />- The City Council may appoint an individual using the new appointment process. <br />- The appointee serves until the term expires. <br />MU210\4\1059035.vl <br />