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Honorable Mayor and City Council, <br />This letter is a response to your recent request of the Mounds View Charter Commission in <br />regards to our interpretation of Chapter 6, Section 6.02, Subdivision 3. <br />We would like to note that although you have asked the Commission for its opinion on such <br />matters, it is the City Council and its legal counsel that have the authority to interpret the charter. <br />This was affirmed by Duke Addicks, an attorney with League of Minnesota Cities, in his <br />presentation before our Commission. <br />It is the Commission’s opinion that the spirit of the charter section in question is one of public <br />accountability and information. It is not the intent of the Charter Commission to impose upon <br />the City Council or its staff in the execution of their duties. <br />We are including an explanatory attachment. <br />Respectfully Submitted, <br />Jonathan Thomas, Chair <br />Mounds View Charter Commission