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MOUNDS VIEW
Charter
Commission
Chair
Russell Warren
763-786-3591
Vice Chair
Rebecca Scholl
651-503-3999
2"' Vice Chair
Jerry Peterson
612-607-3953
Secretary
Brian Amundsen
763-786-5699
Assistant Secretary
Karen Mills
952-913-7774
Edeth James
763-443-5655
Matthew Meehan
763-221-1436
Gary Quick
763-786-4631
Amber Urlacher
612-859-9082
CHARTER COMMISSION of MOUNDS VIEW
Annual Report
Honorable Chief Judge Sara Grewing
1350 Courthouse
15 West Kellogg Boulevard
St. Paul, MN 55102
Summary of Commission Activity: January 2025 to November 2025
January 21, 2025, Adopted motions to approve agenda and previous meeting
minutes. Continued discussion of potential charter amendment for council vacancy
appointment allowance. Motion approved to invite the City Council to a joint
meeting on March 18. Election of charter commission officers to two year terms as
required by commission bylaws, and names reported to the Court.
March 18, 2025, Joint meeting with City Council to discuss the council's perspective
on need to amend the Charter with an allowance for temporary appointments until a
special election can be held to fill a council position becoming vacant.
During regular meeting adopted motions to approve agenda and previous regular
meeting minutes. Commission continued discussion of vacancy appointment methods
and for mayoral duties to be limited during a temporary appointment.
May 20, 2025, Adopted motions to approve agenda and previous meetings minutes.
Discussion and review of city attorney recommended language to address council
vacancy appointment process. Adopted motions approving various city attorney
recommended optional language choices for the amendment drafting.
July 15, 2025, Adopted motions to approve agenda and previous meeting minutes.
Discussion continuation on vacancy appointment process and new topic of financing
street and park reconstruction funding.
September 16, 2025, Adopted motions to approve agenda and previous meeting
minutes. Adopted Resolution 2025-01 Resolution Recommending Amendment of the
Mounds View Charter by Ordinance to Chapter 2 and 4 related to making
appointments to fill vacancies in elected office.
November 18, 2025, Adopted motions to approve agenda and previous meeting
minutes. Adopted resolution 2025-02 for the commission's 2026 meeting dates.
Adoption of the 2025 Annual Report to the Court. Discussion of various funding
methods for street and park reconstruction programs, which might require charter
1 age amendme�ntss. Discussion of council salary setting process.
Russell Warren, Chair V Bfiundsen, Secretary