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Chair
Jonathan J Thomas
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Vice Chair
Bill Doty
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2nd Vice Chair
Jean Miller
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Secretary
Barbara Thomas
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Michael Haubrich
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Carol Mueller
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Thai W Vang
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Resolution No. 2007-01
Mounds View Charter Commission
Final Version Dated March 14, 2007
Whereas, the Mounds View Charter Commission is reviewing the lists of past requests for housekeeping and clarification updates to sections of the Mounds View Charter that have caused
confusion or seem to be semantically incorrect.
The Mounds View Charter Commission acting under Minnesota Statute 410.12 Subdivision 7, recommends the following amendments by the addition of the bold and double underlined language
and by the deletion of the bold and stricken language. The Mounds View Charter Commission requests the City Council adopt this resolution by ordinance by the required unanimous vote.
We also request a response within 60 days with recommendations for modifications to any item that the City Council deems not acceptable as presented.
Charter Commission Objectives:
Response to request made by the City Council to provide both marked up and proposed version of the text for Chapter 5 while maintaining original powers and authority granted.
Improve and clarify the readers’ ability to understand the process, required steps, and time line for circulating and submitting a petition to the City for Initiative, Referendum or
Recall.
Improve the Chapter’s time elapse definitions to calendar days and including appendices charting time allowed for each procedural action.
Chapter 3, Section 3.05, 3.07, and 3.09 clarifications of ordinance process to allow time for Referendum petitions.
Section 5.01 define the term “voter”, clarify the use of appendices, and clarify voter authority for petitions.
Section 5.02 defines committee as “Sponsoring Committee”, its size and membership requirement, petition signer requirement, and city staff responsibilities.
Section 5.03 clarifies the process and requirements for petition sufficiency.
Section 5.04 clarifies the process for insufficient petitions.
Section 5.05 new section to specify and clarify procedure and time allowed for voter requested ballot issues.
Section 5.06 clarify the process for Initiative and process time line.
Section 5.07 correct Council and staff procedure and correctly align ordinance process to voter requested referendum procedure.
Section 5.08 clarifies requirements for “Recall”, time line for actions of Clerk-Administrator and Council.
Through-out the Chapter change Clerk/Administrator to “Clerk-Administrator” .
Section 5.09 (moved from old section 5.06) correct “electors” to “voters” and reference MN Statutory authority for Charter amendments.
Throughout the Chapter clarify Mounds View resident terminology usage so that references are more consistent rather than having references to “people of Mounds View”, “registered voters”,
“citizens of Mounds View”, and “voters”.
Respectfully submitted,
Jonathan J Thomas, Chair Barbara Thomas, Secretary