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MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES
OCTOBER 12, 1994
I. Call to Order
Chair Len Burgers called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. in the Mounds View City
Hall.
II. Roll Call
Present: Lloyd Bardwell, Virgil Beyer, Len Burgers, Sue Hankner, Jerry Linke,
Dave Long, Duane McCarty, Richard Oman, Laurie Schley, Bob Toborg, Julie
Trude, Russell Warren, Arlene Werdien, Bill Werner and Ruth White.
III. Approval of Minutes
Upon the motion of Richard Oman, seconded by Virgil Beyer, the Minutes of the
August 31, 1994 meeting were approved as amended. Vote: Ayes-10, Nays-0,
Abstentions-1.
Upon the motion of Richard Oman, seconded by Virgil Beyer, the Minutes of the
September 12, 1994 meeting were approved as presented. Vote: Ayes-9, Nays-0,
Abstentions-2.
Upon the motion of Richard Oman, seconded by Ruth White, the Minutes of the
September 27, 1994 meeting were approved as presented. Vote: Ayes-10, Nays-0,
Abstentions-1.
IV. Chair's Report
Chair Len Burgers read the Chair's annual report to the commission. A finalized
copy will be made available to the commission and the the District Court Judge.
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1111 Motion by Jerry Linke, second by Duane McCarty to approve the Chair's report.
Motion passed unanimously.
V. Review of Charter Draft "94-2"
The commission reviewed the second draft of the Charter. First, comments made by
attorney Kent Sulem of the League of Minnesota Cities in his letter of August 19,
1994 were discussed. Second, Jean Miller's comments on the document's grammar
and punctuation were reviewed. Finally, the comments in two separate memoranda
dated September 23, 1994 from the Commission's attorney Gregg Herrick of Barna,
Guzy & Steffen, on Chapters 5 and 8 were discussed. The discussion on Chapter 8
will be continued at the next meeting.
The agreed upon changes to the Charter will be incorporated into the next re-typed
draft, to be known as 94-3. The re-draft will be ready for review at the next
meeting; copies will be available at City Hall before the meeting. Duane McCarty
• offered to review Chapter 8 again and offer improvements to the commission at its
next meeting. In addition, the Commission will compare all provisions of the
Charter that refer to "state law" or "by law" to make sure the Charter is consistent.
VI. Agenda for Next Meeting/ Tuesday, November 15, 1994, 7 P.M.
AGENDA 11/15/94:
1. Distribute revised Charter, draft #3
2. Discuss Chapter 8
3. Discuss Burden of Proof language re petitioners in Chap. 5
Motion by Jerry Linke, second by Bob Toborg, to ask the court to delay the new
appointments until after the next meeting/November 15th. Motion passed
unanimously.
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0 VII. Adjournment
Upon the motion of Bob Toborg, seconded by Duane McCarty, the commission
voted unanimously to adjourn the meeting at 9:25 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Trude, Secretary
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AGENDA
CHARTER COMMISSION
OCTOBER 12, 1994
6:00 P.M.
1. Review of Charter (except for Chapters 5 and 8) -- this will
include a review against the League's letter of August 19.
2. Review of Chapters 5 and 8 -- including a review against the
Barna, Guzy memos dated September 23.
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