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RESOLt:TIO~ NO. 5557
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTy' OF RAMSE'{
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION REQUIRING CABLE BROADCASTING OF CITY BUSI~ESS
CONDUCTED AT OPEN PUBLIC MEETINGS AT :VIOUNDS VIE\V CITY HALL
\VHEREAS, the City of Mounds View desires its citizens to be fully apprised of all city
business conducted on their behalf; and
\VHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 471.705, Subdivision I, the Minnesota Open
Meeting LaY\', requires that "[e]xcept as otherwise expressly provided by statute, all meetings,
including executive sessions, of. . . the gO\'erning body of a . . . statutory or home rule city. . . or
other public body. and of any committee. subcommittee, board, department, or commission of a
public body must be open to the publie;" and
\VHEREAS, the City Council desires that. except for meetings o[thc Human Resources
Committee, and as otherwise expressly provided by statute. meetings of the City held at Mounds
View City Hall subject to the above-referenced Open Meeting Law are also subjcct to the
requirement. in furtherance of keeping the citizens of the City of Mounds View informed, o[
eable broadcasting whcn staff members are available; and
\VHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 5501. which set forth as a policy
of the City the cable broadcasting requirements [or open mcetings of the City; and
\VHEREAS, the City Council desires to modi fy and replace the provisions of Resolution
No. 5501 as to the cable broadcasting requirements lar open 111cctings of the City held at Mounds
View City Hall. and as such, desires to rescind Resolution No. 5501 in its entirety; and
\VHEREAS, the City Council desires that the cable broadcasting requirements for open
llleetings of the City held at Mounds View City Hall. except for meetings of the Human
Resources Committee. and as otherwise expressly provided by statute, apply to all entities ofthe
City and that such dcsire be set larth as a policy of the City.
NO''"', THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of the City of
Mounds View rescinds Resolution No. 550 I in its entirety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the City Council of
the City of Mounds View establishes the policy that all meetings held at Mounds View City Hall
by the City or any of its committees, subcolllmittees, boards, departments, or commissions which
are subject to the Open Meeting Law, except for meetings of the Human Resources Committee,
and as otherwise expressly provided by statute, are also subject to the rcquirement that the
meeting be broadcast via cable television, when sufticient sta[[is available to facilitate the cable
broadcasting of the meeting.
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Adopted this nnl day of April, 2001.
Attest:
(SEAL)
Motion by: Rob Marty
Second by: Rich Sonterre
Sonlerre: Aye
Quick: Aye
Stigney: Aye
Marty: Aye
Thomas: Aye
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Richard Sonterre, Mayor
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