HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 994ORDINANCE NO.994
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 4.02 OF THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
CHARTER PERTAINING TO FILING FOR OFFICE
THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS:
Section 1. Background; findings; authority.
1.01. The city of Mounds View ("City") is governed by a home rule charter (the "City Charter"),
adopted pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, chapter 410
(the "Act").
1.02. The Mounds View Charter Commission has proposed the adoption of an amendment to section
4.03 of the City Charter (the "Amendment") and recommended to the City Council that the Amendment
be adopted by ordinance in the manner prescribed by section 410.12, subdivision 7 of the Act.
1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on November 14, 2022 by the Mounds View City
Council after published notice containing the text of the Amendment, as required by the Act, and all
persons desiring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were heard at said public hearing.
1.04. The Mounds View City Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City
and its inhabitants that the Amendment be adopted.
Section 2. Adoption; effective date; filing.
2.01. Section 4.02, subdivisions 1-4 of the Mounds View City Charter is hereby amended by adding
the double -underlined language and deleting the stake language as follows:
Subdivision 1. Pursuant to Minnesota Statute 205.13, subd. la, as amended, an affidavit of
candidacy for a city office must be filed within the time frame specified and in accordance with the
Statute with the exception that the fee portion of the Statute shall be superseded by the following: Any
resident of the City qualified under state law for elective office may, by filing an affidavit and by paying
a filing fee of $20 or by filing a petition in compliance with MN Statute 205.13, subd. 4, as amended,
to the City Administrator, have their name placed on the municipal election ballot. (Amended by
Ordinance 736, Adopted May 10, 2004, Filed May 19, 2004; Amended by Ord. 759, Adopted June 13,
2005, Filed June 22, 2005; Amended by Ord. 878, Adopted Feb 11, 2013, Effective May 12, 2013.)
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Subdivision 24. Severability. If any part of this section shall be declared unconstitutional by
court, all others shall remain in full force and effect. (11-8-94 Election, Effective 12-8-94, Filed 2- 21-
95)
2.02. This ordinance is effective ninety (90) days after its publication, except that if within sixty (60)
days after publication a petition requesting a referendum on this ordinance, signed by the number of
registered voters of the City required by the Act is filed with the City Clerk, this ordinance will not be
effective until approved by 51 % of the voters voting on the question of its adoption at an election called
by the Council for that purpose.
2.03. On the effective date of the Amendment, the City Clerk is authorized and directed to file copies
of the Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, the Ramsey County Recorder,
and the City Clerk's office together with the certificate required by section 410.11 of the Act.
First Reading and Adoption: December 12, 2022
Date of Publication: December 20, 2022
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: March 20, 2023
Carol A. Mueller, Mayor
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