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Mounds View Charter Commission Minutes — DRAFT <br />Tuesday, January 20, 2026 <br />1.Call to Order. Regular meeting came to order at 6:37 PM. <br />2.Roll Call. Present: B. Amundsen, E. James, K. Mills, J. Peterson, R. Scholl. <br />Excused:G. Quick, A. Urlacher, R. Warren. <br />Absent: <br />Also present: City Administrator Nyle Zikmund, Council Liaison Gary Meehlhause. <br />3.Review Agenda and Minutes . <br />a. Review Agenda. <br /> Vice Chair R. Scholl introduced the Preliminary Agenda. Discussion was requested. City <br />Administrator Zikmund indicated a financial report on park financing would be available in April if that <br />item was to be delayed. <br />MOTION made, by B. Amundsen, and seconded, by E. James, to adopt the Agenda as amended, <br />removing item 7a.MOTION adopted 5-0 <br />b. Review Minutes of Regular Meeting. <br /> Vice Chair R. Scholl asked for review of the Secretary's November 18, 2025, draft Meeting Minutes. <br />MOTION made, by J. Peterson, and seconded, by K. Mills, to approve the Meeting Minutes as <br />presented. MOTION adopted 5-0. <br />4.Citizen's Comments from the Floor. <br /> No citizens present made comments. <br />5.Reports of Chair. <br /> Vice Chair made no report. <br />6.Reports of Members. <br /> Secretary B. Amundsen reported that Matthew Meehan had resigned from the Commission. In <br />conversations with the Court the opening will post in newspapers with a March 23, 2026, application <br />deadline. Pioneer Press will have the listing. <br /> E. James reported that he had received a phishing email in the past month, which he reported to the <br />Chair, Secretary, and the City Administrator. He wanted everyone to be aware of the issue and to check <br />the real sender of emails. Secretary B. Amundsen and City Administrator N. Zikmund will discuss offline <br />if commissioner phone and emails need to be on the website. <br />7.Unfinished Business. <br />b. Chapter 2 Form of Government, Section 2.07 Salaries. <br /> Vice Chair R. Scholl asked status of council salaries language. City Administrator and K. Mills found <br />Blaine's charter language for the commission to consider. Discussion from all commissioners occurred on <br />various ways to set or review the council's salary. It was suggested that other charter's language be <br />collected for review, which gathering task E. James accepted. City Administrator N. Zikmund agreed to <br />gather other city council compensation information for comparison to current council salary. <br />8.New Business <br />a. Review of Commission Bylaws. <br /> Vice Chair R. Scholl asked what action was necessary this evening. Secretary B. Amundsen, reported <br />that the Bylaws require the commission to review the bylaws every even numbered year and if <br />amendments were needed they would be introduced at a meeting and approved at a second meeting. This <br />evening's purpose was to review the bylaws. Vice Chair R. Scholl asked if any amendments were <br />CharterCommMinutes_20260120_BA_Draft Page 1 of 2 <br />5 <br />10 <br />15 <br />20 <br />25 <br />30 <br />35 <br />40 <br />45