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Home My WebLink AboutMisc Documents Subject: Proposed Charter Section 3.07 Revision 0 Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 14:27:45 -0500 From: "Riggs, Scott J." <sriggs@Kennedy-Graven.com> To: "kathleen.miller@ci.mounds-view.mn.us" <kathleen.miller@ci.mounds-view.mn.us>, "jonathan j thomas" <jthomas@usinternet.com> Kathleen and Jonathan: Attached is the proposed language revising Charter Section 3.07 to allow publication of ordinances by title and summary. The new language inserted into Section 3.07 basically follows the same language set forth in Minn. Stat. § 412.191, subd. 4,which is applicable to statutory cities. Please let me know if you have any questions concerning the proposed language revision. Scott Riggs <<Draft Charter Section 3.07 language revision--summary publication.doc>> CHAPTER 3 COUNCIL PROCEDURE I. * * * Section 3.07. Signing, and Publication of Ordinances. Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall be signed by the Mayor, and attested to, filed and preserved by the Clerk-Administrator. Every ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper as soon as practicable and shall be preceded by a summary of its contents. In the case of lengthy ordinances or ordinances which include charts or ma•s if the Council determines that •ublication of the title and a summa of an ordinance would clearl inform the •ublic of the intent and effect of the ordinance,the Council may by a four-fifths vote of its members direct that onl the title of the ordinance and a summa be •ublish• • . ith notice that a •rinted _ i co• of the ordin.nce is available for ins•ection b an I erson durin' re'ular office hours at the office of the Clerk-Administrator and an other location which the Council desi'nates. A co• •f the entire text of the ordinance shall be •osted in the communi libra if there is one or if not in an other •ublic location which the Council desi'nates. Prior to the •ublication of the title and summa the Council shall a• •rove the text of the summa and determine that it clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. The •ublishin' of the title and summa shall be deemed to fulfill all le'al •ublication re•uirements as com•letel as if the entire ordinance had been •ublished. The text of the summa shall be •ublished in a bod._._•e no smaller than brevier or ei.ht-•oint •e. Proof of the publication shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance. To the extent and in the manner provided by law, an ordinance may incorporate by reference the following published S material, or part thereof,without publishing the material in full: (a) state laws, (b) state administrative rules or regulations, (c) state or municipal codes, or(d)municipal ordinances. .ii CHAPTER 3 COUNCIL PROCEDURE * * * Section 3.07. Signing, and Publication of Ordinances. Every ordinance adopted by the Council shall be signed by the Mayor, and attested to, filed and preserved by the Clerk-Administrator. Every ordinance shall be published at least once in the official newspaper as soon as practicable and shall be preceded by a summary of its contents. In the case of lengthy ordinances, or ordinances which include charts or maps,if the Council determines that •ublication of the title and a summa of an ordinance would clear' inform the •ublic of the intent and effect of the ordinance,the Council may by a four-fifths vote of its members direct that onl the title of the ordinance and a summa be •ubli hed with notice that a •rinted co• of the ordinance is available for ins•ection b an •erson durin' re'ular office hours at the office of the Clerk-Administrator and any other location which the Council designates. A co• of the entire text of the ordinan • shall be •o ed in the communi libra if there is one or if not in an other •ublic location which the Council desi'nates. Prior to the •ublication of the title and summa the Council shall a• •rove the text of the summa and determine that it clearly informs the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance. The •ublishin• of the title and summa shall ,e deemed to fulfill all le'al •ublication requirements as completely as if the entire ordinance had been published. The text of the summa shall be •ublished in a bod •e no smaller than brevier or ei'ht-o oint •e. Proof of the publication shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance. To the extent and in the manner provided by law, an ordinance may incorporate by reference the following published material, or part thereof, without publishing the material in full: (a) state laws, (b) state administrative rules or regulations, (c) state or municipal codes, or(d)municipal ordinances. 2_ Pce,),, it— yo ®sa ''o SCo % 4,5 J C7 h1(114"7 a 4110 Mission Statement for Mounds View Charter Commission The prime purpose of the Mounds View Charter Commission should be to serve as a watchdog over city council actions to: * see that charter provisions are being interpreted in the spirit of being in the interest of the citizens of Mounds View (example: quarterly reports by department heads) . *look for weaknesses in the charter provisions i .e. the present state law forbids the citizens from voting on council "resolutions" For large financial commitments, taxpayers may want to vote on such issues and should have the option to do so. Ways should be sought to give them this option. This should be a top priority for the Charter Commission! Also as part of its Charter-housekeeping function,the Commission should identify any provisions that are affected by changes in state or federal law. For this, it would not necessarily be desirable to make modifications to the Charter but rather make explanatory addendums for the benefit of clarity for residents. William Werner 1-29-02 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW • CITY COUNCIL AND CHARTER COMMISSION SPECIAL JOINT MEETING THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 2001 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. ROLL CALL: City Council: Qucik, Marty, Stigney, Thomas, Sonterre Charter Commission: Amirahmadi, Braathen, Coughlin, Doty, Feimuth, Jahnke, McCarty, Miller, Mori, Sach Le, Sandback, Schaefer, Stigney, Werner, Thomas 3. INTRODUCTIONS OF GUEST SPEAKERS Chairperson Thomas: Gary Gorman, Minnesota Human Rights Commission Mayor Sonterre: Sonja Peterson, Minnesota League of Human Rights Commission • 4. PRESENTATIONS BY GUEST SPEAKERS 5. DISCUSSION (questions and answers) 6. Adjourn From: Jonathan J Thomas Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 5:42 PM To: kathleenm@rcmnet.org Subject: Department Heads IIIcouncilorstaffon the I am looking for comments on what you may have discussed with the t e department heads reqirement to report in person once a quarter before the City Council in terms of what type of definition for that "report in person" seems reasonable. Jonathan J Thomas Subject: RE: Department Heads Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 09:49:07 -0500 From: kathleen.miller@ci.mounds-view.mn.us To: jthomas@usinternet.com Jonathan ... In answer to your question, the City Council is somewhat split regarding whether Department Directors should be required to appear before them on a monthly or quarterly basis. If the intent is simply to become better informed about the status of the various departments -- it could be positive. I would hate to see it degenerate into some kind of interrogation however. Philosophically I think some kind of discussion between the CC and the Departments may foster a better understanding of what each department is about. I think maybe once a year or twice a year my be sufficient. We do have Work Session to deal with ongoing issues in an formal context. More often could result in "meeting overload." I would think that if"this is ing to actually be useful we would want to put some clear definition to it. Just some of my oughts. Kathleen Miller III