HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse to Jonathan re PCSC Charter Conflict - Mar 11, 2009Barb Benesch
From:
Jim Ericson
Sent:
Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:38 AM
To:
'JThomas'
Subject:
RE: Charter Commission Agenda etc
Hi Jonathan,
I reviewed the minutes from the last meeting and noticed that Brian had asked about the "conflict"
between the Charter and the EDC and the PCSC. While he may have stated EDC, I'm certain he
meant to say EDA. Regardless, we've addressed the Charter Commission's concerns about these
two bodies before, and we've had the City Attorney respond a couple times on this matter. The
attorney's response was and is as follows:
"According to the Minnesota Attorney General's office, if there is a conflict between any provision of a
city charter and any provision of the police civil service statutes, "...the provision of state law
controls." Op. Atty.Gen., 785-E-1, Feb. 28, 1950 & Op. Atty.Gen. 120, Oct. 5, 1978. Therefore, any
conflict between states statutes and a city charter would be resolved in favor of the statutes."
While this response was specific to the PCSC, the final statement is applicable to the EDA as well.
Hope this is helpful.
Jim
-----Original Message -----
From- JThomas [mailto:jthomas@usinternet.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 9:36 AM
To: Jim Ericson; Jonathan J Thomas; Desaree Crane; Michael Haubrich; Barbara Thomas; Bill Doty;
Jason Reiling; Brian Amundsen
Cc: Vanessa Van Alstine; Mary Springer
Subject: Charter Commission Agenda etc
Jim, Desaree, Vanessa, Mary & Mounds View Charter Commission Members
The attached files are the agenda, minutes & related documents for the Mar 12, 2009 MV Charter
Commission meeting.
Jonathan J Thomas
763-784-5205
jthomas@usinternet.com
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