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MU210\4\1059035.v1 <br />ee 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 /> <br />02/23/2026 CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />ITEM 08A <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: February 17, 2026 <br /> <br />TO: Mounds View City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Joseph L. Sathe, Legal Counsel <br /> <br />RE: PUBLIC HEARING: Proposed Amendments to the Mounds View City Charter <br />Regarding Appointments – Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 1050 <br /> <br /> <br />The Mounds View Charter Commission recommends that the City Council amend the Mounds View <br />City Charter by ordinance to address the process for making appointments in the case of a mayoral or <br />councilmember vacancy. The amendment includes a set process, timeline, and eligible appointees. <br />Additionally, the amendment provides that a person appointed as mayor would not preside of council <br />meetings or give the state of the City address – these functions could be performed by the <br />councilmember designated as Acting Mayor at the first meeting of the year. <br /> <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, and it is identical to the amendment presented in the fall of <br />2025 but has been presented again for adoption due to a timing error. <br /> <br />AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 4 <br /> <br />The proposed appointment process is slightly different depending on the timing of the vacancy: <br /> <br />365 Days or More Remaining in Unexpired Term – Section 4.05, subd. 1 <br /> <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 Tuesday <br />after the first Monday in November). <br /> <br />Less than 365 Days Remaining in Unexpired Term – Section 4.05, subd. 2