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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-08-1995 MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES 1111 REGULAR MEETING; 11-8-95 1 . Call to Order - By Chair Russ Warren at 7 :00 p.m. 2. Roll Call - Present: Len Burger, Jerry Linke, Dave Long, Jean Miller, Richard Oman, Rhonda Smeija, Roger Stigney, Bill Werner, Bill. Wilson, and Ruth White. Motion by Ruth White to approve the absences of remaining members; motion approved. 3. Approval of Minutes - Discussion of approved changes in redline document, by Ruth White, which are recorded in the minutes of meeting 10-19-95. Motion by Jerry Linke and second by Julie Trude to approve the minutes of meeting 10-19-95 as written. Motion approved. 4 . Chair Report - Chair Russ Warren presented his annual report, and discussion followed with the recommendation that Commission officers and members be listed and to note that no member terms expire this year. Motion by len Burger and second by jerry Linke to approve the annual report as amended. Motion approved. 5. Review of Redline - Discussion of City budget process whereby the 11111 Council can amend the adopted budget without public notice or public hearing, issue raised. by Richard Oman in relation to the water meter replacement project which was approved by the Council . The difficulty for the Charter Commission in dealing with this issue is the exemption in State Law which bars petition/initiatives on matters which appropriate money. No solution is evident . Further discussion ensued on the problem of errors & omissions, etc. , in the Charter redline document . Julie Trude stated that she was not interested in continuing the correction of all the errors. It was again pointed out that Charter draft. 94-3 was available and contained none of the problems present in the redline document . Given the difficulties in proceeding with the review of the redline document: Motion by Julie Trude and second by Dave Long to submit the updated Charter to the Council for approval . This updated Charter would consist of draft 94-3, Ruth White #2 (8 . 04 & 8. 05) , and the four approved motions of meeting 10-19-95 (2.02, 2 . 06 sub. 1, 3 .05, :3 .07)) . Discussion followed which included: the fact that we are only partially through the review of the updated Charter; and whether or not we should include Term Limits, and Primary Elections. Motion by Richard Oman to table the approval motion and produce Charter draft 95-1 which would include the additional elements as stated above, and to produce a corrected redline document for the benefit of those who wished further review. As members were tired of the frustration of the process which we had been laboring at, the meeting was abruptly ended. 6. Adjournment: - Motion by Jerry Linke and second by Bill Werner to II/1 adjourn at 8 : 50 p.m. , motion approved. Next meeting date is 11-30-95 at 7 : 00 p.m. RDO To: Mounds View Charter Commiacion 41111 From: Russell A. Warren, Commission Chair Date:November 8, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT One of my duties as chairman of the Charter Commission is to submit to the commission an Annual Report in which I report our activities and accomplishments for the past year. This is my report for the period of January, 1995 to November, 1995. We have gathered as a Commission a number of times in the past year to continue our in depth review of the Charter. We have identified three areas of specific concern which various members have drafted amendment language: namely, in Article V., which we have called"Burden of Proof'; in Article VIII., in which the Commission appears to be in agreement about changes in procedures for special assessments; and finally, a general rewrite of the Charter which we continue to the present in which we identify individual instances of vagueness of wording or"legalistic" language. My opinion is that we are drawing near to a conclusion of the issues before us. I recommend that we continue our rewrite. I recommend,however,that when an area of concern is discovered,that a specific suggestion be forthcoming from the person or group voicing the concern so that the Commission can discuss the two or three choices. We should, in my opinion,be oriented toward proposals. I further think that we ought to work toward putting before the electorate any changes we choose. A general election in 1996 may seem to us to be a long ways away; however, when one thinks of hearings, filings, and other electoral necessities, we really have only six or seven months to get our work done in time. I look forward to continue working with all of you. Commission Officers and Members: Chair Russ Warren, Vice Chair Laurie Schley, 2nd Vice Chair/Secretary Richard Oman, Virgil Beyer, Len Burgers, Jerry Linke, Dave Long, Duane McCarty, Jean Miller, Rhonda Smeija, Roger Stigney, Julie Trude, Bill Werner, Ruth White, Bill Wilson. No Commission Members term expires in 1995. Respectfully Submitted, S RAW:ro TO: MOUNDS VIEW CHARTER COMMISSION FROM: RUSSELL A. WARREN, COMMISSION CHAIR DATE: NOVEMBER 8, 1995 ANNUAL REPORT One of my duties as chairman of the Charter Commission to submit to the Commission an Annual Report in which I report our activities and accomplishments for the past year. This is my report covering the period from my chairmanship to October, 1995. We have gathered as a Commission a number of times in the past year to continue our in depth review of the Charter. We have identified three areas of specific concern which various members have drafted amendment language: namely, in Article V., which we have called "Burden of Proof,"; in Article VIII., in which the Commission appears to be in agreement about changes in procedures for special assessments; and finally, a general rewrite of the Charter which we continue to the present in which we identify individual instances of vagueness of wording or "legalistic" language. My opinion is that we are drawing near to a conclusion of the issues before us. I recommend that we continue our rewrite. I recommend, however, that when an area of concern is discovered, that a specific suggestion be forthcoming from the person or group voicing the concern so that the Commission can discuss the two or three choices. We should, in my opinion, be oriented toward proposals. I further think that we ought to work toward putting before the electorate any changes we choose. A general election is 1996 may seem to us to be a long ways away; however, when one thinks of hearings, filings and other electoral necessities, we really have only six or seven months to get our work done in time. I look forward to continue working with all of you. 410 CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 1995 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AGENDA 1 . CALL TO ORDER 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 11) 3. ROLL CALL 4. EXCUSED ABSENCES 5. CHAIR'S REPORT 6. CHARTER COMMISSION BUSINESS . Continued Review of Redlined Charter(Please remember to bring your copy with to the meeting.) 7. ADJOURNMENT The next meeting is scheduled for NOVEMBER 16, 1995 at 7:00 p.m.