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Charter Commission
Chair
Jonathan J Thomas
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Vice Chair
Bill Doty
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2nd Vice Chair
Roger Stigney
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Secretary
Jean Miller
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Mary Amirahmadi
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Brian Amundsen
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Daniel Freimuth
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Bradley Jahnke
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Daniel Sach Le
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Sharon L Linke
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Dana Ray Mandoza
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Duane McCarty
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William Mori
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Michele Sandback
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William Werner Sr
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The Mounds View Police Civil Service Commission
At our last regularly scheduled Mounds View Charter Commission meeting, Nov 14, 2002,
A member of the Charter Commission that is also a member of the Police Civil Service
Commission presented an issue relating to the interpretation of the Mounds View Charter in
section 2.02. There appears to be a conflict with the validity of the Police Civil Service
Commission providing an administrative function for the city under the current wording of
the Charter.
We would like to note for the record that although the Charter Commission can provide an
opinion on such matters, it is the City Council and its legal counsel that has the authority to
interpret the charter, not the Charter Commission. This fact was previously confirmed by the
League of Minnesota Cities charter expert in his testimony before our commission.
It is the Charter Commission's opinion that the section in question does appear to be in
conflict with the existence of any appointed commission that would serve in an
administrative role. It was also noted that the Police Civil Service Commission was formed
and has served continuously since prior to the Charter and that in over twenty years it has not
been challenged.
It was requested by a motion that passed 6 to 4 that the Charter Commission request the
Police Civil you consider a 30 day delay in the process of forwarding the results of the
interview committee to the City Council. The Charter Commission intends gather more
information and will try to recommend a resolution to the situation at our next meeting in
December 2002.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan Thomas, Chair
Mounds View Charter Commission
CC: Kathleen Miller, City Council