HomeMy WebLinkAboutPacket Materials for June 22 Meeting (2) MEMORANDUM .
410 TO : CHARTER COMMISSION
FROM : Secretary Julie Trude
DATE : June 187 1993
RE : Enclosures , Next Meeting
• Our next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday , June 22
at 7 p .m. The agenda is.:
1 . Discuss Term Limits
2 . Begin Review of Draft Charter Language , 1 - 12
3 . Discuss Summer Recess
Enclosed you will find the Minutes from the June 8th
meeting . I provided fairly detailed descriptions of the
discussions so that all of the absent members would be
fully informed of the decisions made .
41OEnclosed you will also find the corrected Minutes
from the last meeting in May .
MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES
JUNE 8 , 1993
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I . Call to Order
Chair Len Burgers called the meeting to order at 7 : 10 p .m .
in the Mounds View City Hall .
II . Roll Call
Present : Len Burgers , Virgil Beyer , Jerry Linke , Richard
Oman , Pat Rickaby , Laurie Schley , Julie Trude , Arlene Werdien ,
Ruth White and Ray Vandeveer .
Absent (excused ) : Lloyd Bardwell , Sue Hankner , Duane McCarty
and Bob Toborg . Absent ( unexcused ) : Dave Long .
III . Approval of Minutes
Motion by Jerry Linke , second by Virgil Beyer , to approve
the Minutes of the May 25 , 1993 meeting as submitted . Passed
unanimously .
IV . New Business
Pat Rickaby presented the legal opinion of the Briggs and
Morgan law firm, dated 1/15/93 , from attorney Bill Burns ,
that advisory elections are not permissible unless authorized
by a city ' s charter . This opinion was given to the Senior
Center Advisory Commission . Chair Burgers noted that the
consensus of this commission ' had been to leave the authorization
for advisory elections in the charter .
Laurie Schley reviewed her proposed draft of chapter 7 and
made notes of offered suggestions . Commissioners discussed
whether there was adequate notice and opportunity for public
involvement in the budgeting process and whether more specific
action should be required to involve the community. The
city ' s practice of providing a budget summary to the public
which does not specify dollars raised and dollars spent was
discussed . The commission consensus was that this practice
did not meet the charter requirements of §7 . 06 , subd . 2 and
that perhaps an advisory letter should be sent to city staff .
Don Brager ' s memorandum of June 7 reviewing Chapter 8 and
comparing it to Minnesota Statutes , Chapter 429 was distributed .
The length of the material prevented a full discussion of
the issue . There was a concern by several members that a
municipal lawyer should be consulted in the revision of this
chapter . The advantages of financing upcoming road reconstruction
projects under state law and the availability of public notice
and public involvement were discussed . Jerry Linke offered
to re-draft Chapter 8 following state law . Further discussion
was postponed until legal advice could be obtained and Mr .
Brager ' s materials reviewed .
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Chapters 9 & 10 were not available yet for review.
411 Julie Trude reviewed her draft of Chapter 11 . There was
a consensus to re- insert the language in § 11 . 02 requiring
rates to be just and reasonable . The public notice required
in § 11 . 06 was also discussed and agreement reached that there
should be two forms of public notice and that one of them
could be a city newspaper and the other the city newsletter
or a special city mailing .
Pat Rickaby discussed her draft of Chapter 12 . The purpose
of § 12 .07 and its wording were discussed . The consensus
was to seek legal review of its purpose and then to simplify
the language .
The publication of the city newsletter directed in §12 . 13
was discussed . The consensus of the commission was to leave
the requirement at six newsletters per year . The newsletters
are viewed as serving an important role in communicating
with the public . The survey question regarding this issue
was reviewed and discussed at this time but did not change
the commission consensus because of the wording of the question .
The proposed draft of language requiring a primary election
for council candidates when more than 4 persons file for
a given position was discussed . The commission voted with
9 ayes and 1 abstention to put the issue to the voters on
a ballot .
411 The proposed draft setting term limits for elected city officials
was discussed . Several commissioners favored an eight-year
consecutive term limit for any office , others were undecided .
The need to hold a public forum on the several proposed issues
to go on a city-wide ballot was discussed . Some commissioners
wanted this forum held before a:_vote is taken on whether
any or all of the controversial issues (mayor ' s term , primaries ,
term limits ) would be put on a public ballot. Other commissioners
considered it important to either endorse a proposed idea
or at least provide the public with pros and cons .on each
of these issues . Further discussion was postponed to the
next meeting .
V . Agenda for Next Meeting : 6/22/93
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The following agenda was set for the next meeting to be held •
in the City Hall at 7 p .m. on Tuesday , June 22 , 1993 .
AGENDA FOR JUNE 22 , 1993
1 . Discuss term limits
2 . Begin Review of Chapter Re-writes , 1 - 12
3 . Discuss Summer Recess
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VI . Adjournment
4 Upon the motion of Virgil Beyer , seconded by Laurie Schley ,
the commission members voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting
at 9 : 55 p .m .
Respectfully submitted
ie Trude
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TO: All Charter Commission Members
DATE: June 28, 1993
SUBJECT:
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I want to thank everyone for their efforts this past year. It has been a time
consuming, laborious and painstaking task thus far, and I sincerely appreciate
the energy you have all put into the project.
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Too bad we can't say we are done yet. We have worked through the vast majority
of the difficult parts of the charter, however, and have even managed to agree
on'some things I;m sure some people never thought we could. The rest should be
easy (?).
I hope you have a wonderful, relaxing summer and will be well rested and ready
to go after the balance of the charter when we reconvene in September.
Len Burge/‘
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