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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-04-2010 Charter Comparison ResearchCharter Research 1. Does your charter provide residents with the right to petition against local improvement projects? 2. If yes, is this right limited to only those projects which involve special assessments? 3. Does your charter provide residents with the right to petition FOR a local improvement project? 4. If yes, is this right limited to only those projects which would involve special assessments? City Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Alexandria Yes No Yes No Arlington No Yes No Blaine No No Brooklyn Center No No Brooklyn Park No No Cannon Falls No No East Grand Forks No No Excelsior No No Lino Lakes(1) Yes Yes Yes Yes Morris Yes No Yes No Mounds View Yes Yes Yes Yes New Ulm Yes No Yes (2) No Plymouth No No St. Cloud Yes Yes Yes Yes Windom No No 1 In Lino Lakes, every local improvement involving special assessments must be considered by residents via referendum, unless 100% is paid via assessments and connection fees. As with Mounds View, if an improvement does not involve special assessments, it would seem the referendum requirement would not apply. 2 Valid petitions require signatures from 35% of residents within a project area.