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Extract of Minutes of Meeting
of the City Council of the City of
• Mounds View,Ramsey County,Minnesota
Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota, was held at the City Hall in said City on August 28,
2006, commencing at 7:00 p.m.
The following members were present: Mayor Marty, Councilmember Stigney,
Councilmember Flaherty, Councilmember Gunn and Councilmember Thomas.
and the following were absent: None
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The following resolution was presented by Councilmember Roger Stigney who moved its
adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 6921
111 RESOLUTION RECEIVING A PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENT FROM THE CHARTER COMMISSION
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota
(City) as follows:
1. The City Council hereby finds and determines that:
a) The Mounds View Charter Commission by Resolution No. 2006-06A has
proposed an amendment(Amendment)to Chapter 7 of the City Charter.
b) In accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 410, the Amendment is to
be submitted to the voters of the City at a special election to be held in
conjunction with the general municipal election on November 7,2006.
c) The City Council has approved the use of electronic voting machines by the
affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members and has complied with the 60-
day notice and six week demonstration requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
Section 206.58, Subdivision 1, and has adopted special rules and instructions
for use of the electronic voting machines which have been approved by the
. Secretary of State.
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• d) The City Clerk-Administrator has certified to the Secretary of State that an
electronic voting system will be used in the City and the date of
commencement of the use thereof.
2. The proposition for the adoption of the Amendment will be submitted to the voters
of the City at the general election to be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The election will be
held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Minnesota relating to municipal
elections.
3. The City Clerk-Administrator is directed to cause a notice of election in substantially
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A to be posted and published as required by law as follows:
(a) The notice of election will be published once in the official newspaper of the
City at least two weeks prior to the election;
(b) The notice of election and a sample ballot will be posted in the office of the
City Clerk-Administrator, and in at least one public place in each ward, if
applicable, at least fifteen days prior to the election; and
(c) The sample ballot will be published in the official newspaper at least one
week prior to the election.
• (d) The City Clerk-Administrator has provided or will provide written notice of
the election to the County Auditor of Ramsey County at least 53 days before
the election, including the date of the election and title and language for the
ballot question.
4. The polling places, hours of election and the respective judges for the election will
be those established by the City for general elections. The polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. until
8:00 p.m.
5. (a) The City Clerk-Administrator is authorized and directed to prepare the ballot in
substantially the following form, subject to the terms of Section 5(b)hereof:
CITY QUESTION BALLOT
SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
November 7, 2006.
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS: To vote for a question, fill in the oval next to the word"YES"for
• that question. To vote against a question, fill in the oval next to the word"NO"for that question.
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• CITY QUESTION NO. 1:
CHARTER AMENDMENT
Should Chapter 7 section 7.03 of the City Charter be amended by adding
new language to limit annual property taxes, levies and specified fees for
City services to a maximum increase of 5%, or the CPI (Consumer Price
Index) plus 2%, whichever is less, and to restrict the ability of the City to
increase specified fund balances beyond set limits, with any increase in
excess of these limits being subject to voter approval?
YES
NO
(b) The City Clerk-Administrator is authorized and directed to prepare separate
ballots, ballot strips, or ballot booklets for the elections for use in conjunction with the electronic
voting system, on blue paper with black ink pursuant to the requirements of Minnesota Statutes,
• Section 206.61. The City Clerk-Administrator will provide each polling place with at least two
sample ballots which are facsimiles of the card to be voted on in that precinct, in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes Section 206.62.
6. The City Council will meet in the City Hall on Monday, November 13, 2006, at
7:00 p.m., C.S.T. to canvass the results of the election and to declare the results thereof.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member
Sherry Gunn, and upon vote being taken thereon,the following voted in favor thereof:
and the following voted against the same:
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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EXHIBIT A
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
RAMSEY COUNTY,MINNESOTA
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in and for the City of
Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota, on Tuesday, the 7th day of November, 2006, at which
the following proposition will be submitted to the voters of the City for their approval or rejection:
CITY QUESTION NO. 1:
CHARTER AMENDMENT
Should Chapter 7 section 7.03 of the City Charter be amended by adding new
language to limit annual property taxes, levies and specified fees for City services to
a maximum increase of 5%, or the CPI (Consumer Price Index) plus 2%,
whichever is less, and to restrict the ability of the City to increase specified fund
balances beyond set limits, with any increase in excess of these limits being subject
to voter approval?
YES
• NO
The polling places for said election are as follows:
5394 Edgewood Drive, Mounds View, Minnesota
The polls for said election will be open at 7:00 a.m. and will remain open until closing at
8:00 p.m.
Any qualified registered voter of the City is entitled to vote at said election at the polling
place of the precinct in which the voter resides, and any resident of the City not previously
registered as a voter may register on election day.
BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Kurt Ulrich, City Clerk-Administrator
Dated: August 28, 2006.
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• STATE OF MINNESOTA )
COUNTY OF RAMSEY ) SS.
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW )
I, the undersigned, being the duly qualified and acting City Clerk-Administrator of the City
of Mounds View, Ramsey County, Minnesota, do hereby certify that I have carefully compared the
attached and foregoing extract of minutes of a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held
on August 28, 2006, with the original thereof on file in my office and the same is a full, true and
correct copy thereof, insofar as the same relates to the calling of a special election on the adoption of
an Amendment to Chapter 7 of the City Charter.
WITNESS My hand as such City Clerk-Administrator and the corporate seal of the City this
7th day of September, 2006.
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Kurt Ulrich, City Administrator
City Clerk-Administrator
City of Mounds View,Minnesota
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