City of

Mounds
View

Charter

Commission

Chair

Jonathan J Thomas

763-784-5205

Vice Chair

Bill Doty

763-786-3421

2nd Vice Chair

Jean Miller

763-786-3959

Secretary

Brian Amundsen

763-786-5699

Matthew Eenigenburg

763-783-7216

Carol Mueller

763-780-1251

Barbara Thomas

763-780-6226

William Werner Sr

763-784-3603

Mounds View Charter Commission Annual Report

December 31, 2005

Honorable Greg Johnson, Chief Judge

Ramsey County District Court

1010 Courthouse

15 W. Kellogg Blvd

Saint Paul, MN 55102

Honorable Judge :

SUMMARY OF COMMISSION ACTIVITY: December, 2004 - December 2005

December 9, 2004

Meeting cancelled due to lack of a quorum.

January 13, 2005

Review Charter Section 7.04 - 7.12. Review Section 4.02. Review Chapter 5.

February 10, 2005

Election of Bill Doty to fill vacant Vice Chair position. Review and Approval of Resolution 2005-01 setting Commission meeting schedule. Review and Approval of Resolution 2005-02 for Chapter 7, Sections 7.04 - 7.12. Review Chapter 11, Section 11.06. Continued discussion of Chapter 5.

March 10, 2005

Review and Approval of Resolution 2005-03 regarding filing fees for city offices. Review Resolution 2005-04 for Chapter 5. Review Section 7.10.

April 14, 2005

Report the appointment of Carol Mueller to the Commission. Review Resolution 2005-04 as corrected. Continued discussion of Chapter 5. Election of Jonathan Thomas as Chair, Bill Doty as Vice Chair, Jean Miller as 2nd Vice Chair and Brian Amundsen as Secretary. Review Section 8.04 and reference documentation. Review Section 7.10 regarding obligation bonds.

May 12, 2005

Review Resolution 2005-04 and Section 5.05 language. Discussion continued to next meeting. Review Section 8.04.

June 9, 2005 - 6:00 PM

Special joint meeting with City Council. Review Chapter 5 Process Diagrams as they pertain to language clarification. Review Section 8.04. Discussion of Section 7.03 for Systems of Taxation. Discussion of common goals.

June 9, 2005 - 7:15 PM

Regular Charter Commission meeting. Continued discussion of Chapter 5 Process Diagrams. Continued discussion of Section 8.04. Continued discussion of Section 7.10 regarding obligation bonds. Review Section 7.03 regarding Systems of Taxation.

July 14, 2005

Review Charter Commission Bylaws regarding election of officers. Continued discussion of Section 8.04 and Section 7.03. Review and Approval of Resolution 2005-05 setting regular meeting dates.

August 11, 2005

Review and Approval of Resolution 2005-06 updating the Commission By-laws. Continued discussion of revisions to Chapter 5.

September 15, 2005

Continued discussion of Chapter 5 revisions.

October 13, 2005

Continued discussion of Section 7.03. Review Time Line documentation provided for Chapter 5. Discussion of petition process requirements for publication and responsibilities.

November 10, 2005

Continued discussion of Section 7.03 guidelines. Continued discussion of Chapter 5 Time Line and Process Diagram documentation.

December 8, 2005

No meeting due to lack of quorum. Sub-group work session continued discussion on Chapter 5 and Section 7.03.

Respectfully submitted,

Jonathan J Thomas, Chair	Brian Amundsen, Secretary