2017 Administration Department Annual Report

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2017 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 5 The St. Anthony Village City Council has both legislative and quasi-judicial powers. An example of a legislative action is the adoption of a zoning plan for the community. An example of a quasi-judicial action is approval of a rezoning of a specific parcel of property. The City Council deliberative process includes proclamations, resolutions and ordinances. A proclamation is a public announcement of support. A resolution is a formal motion and requires a simple majority vote of Council members present constituting a quorum of the Council to pass on one reading. An ordinance is a legislative act in most instances, quasi- judicial or administrative in others, and requires a majority vote to pass on three readings. Items placed on a consent agenda can be approved by Council with a single vote without further discussion. 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Ordinances 2 6 13 5 7 6 5 5 Resolutions 90 84 95 85 88 82 91 90 In 2017, the City Council held: • 23 regular meetings • 1 special meeting • 8 work sessions • 1 joint meeting with the Parks Commission • 1 joint meeting with the Planning Commission • 3 joint meetings with St. Anthony-New Brighton School Board The City Council passed 90 resolutions and adopted 5 ordinances, which overall is consistent with the past eight years. (see graph below)