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BILL NO. 2003-20
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY GOVERNMENT;
AMENDING SECTIONS 2.03 AND 3.01 OF THE RICHFIELD
CITY CHARTER
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Backqround; findinqs; authority.
1.01. The City of Richfield (City) is governed by home rule charter adopted pursuant to
the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 410 (Act).
1.02. The Charter Commission of the City has proposed the adoption of an Amendment
to change council meeting requirements and clarify provisions regarding council member
terms of office and has recommended to the City Council that the Amendment be adopted
by City Council ordinance in the manner prescribed by Section 410.12, Subdivision 7, of
the Act. The form of the Amendment is set out in Section 2.02.
1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on November 12, 2003 by the City
Council after two weeks' published notice containing the text of the Amendment as
required by the Act. The notice contained a brief description of the nature and scope of
the Amendment. All persons desiring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were
heard at the public hearing.
1.04. The Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City and its
inhabitants that the Amendment be adopted.
Section. 2 Adoption; effective date; filinq.
2.01. The Amendment as proposed by the Charter Commission is adopted.
2.02. Section 2.03 of the Richfield City Charter is amended to read as follows:
Section 2.03. Elective Officers. The Council sh::lll bo is composed
of a Mayor and four Council Members, all of whom sRaU must be registered
voters. The offices of Mayor and at-large Council Member sRaU must be
filled by election at large. The offices of the three district Council Members
sRatl must be elected from apportioned Council districts in which they reside.
The Mayor and the Council Members shall each be elected to a four-year
term with Mayor and the Council Member at-large in 1994 and each
succeeding four years and the district Council Members elected in 1992 and
each succeeding four years. The regular term of an office commences Em at
the first regular or special council meetinq in January -+ next following the
general election at which balloting for the full term of office occurs, and office
holders must serve until their successors are elected and qualified. A
candidate for the office of district Council Member must reside while seeking
election and while serving in office within the district from which he or she is
elected. Within two years after each United States Census the City Council
shall by ordinance establish compact and contiguous districts to be
apportioned by population as nearly equal as practicable. The three Districts
shall be Eastern, Central and Western Richfield with dividing lines generally
north and south.
2.03 Section 3.01 of the Richfield City Charter is amended to read as follows:
Section 3.01. Council Meetinqs. On tho firet bucincee d::lY of J::lnu::lry
following ::l rogul::lr municip::l1 oloction, tho Council eh::lll moot ::It tho ucu::l1
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pl:Jco :Jnd timo for the holding of Council meetings. At thic timo tho newly
Newly elected members of the Council sHaU will assume their duties at the
first regular or special meetinq of the Council in January followinq a reqular
municipal election. Thereafter, the Council sHaU will meet at &t::H:7R the times
each month as m:JY bo proscribed established by ordinance or resolution.
The Mayor or any two members of the Council may call special meetings of
the Council upon at least twelve hours notice to each member of the Council.
~ The notice sHaU must be delivered personally to each member or be
left at the Member's usual place of residence with some responsible person.
All mootings Meetings of the Council sh:J11 be are public, except as otherwise
permitted or required by law. :Jnd :Jny citizon sh:J1I h:Jve :Jccess to Any
person may inspect the minutes and records thoreof of the meetings at aU
reasonable times.
2.04. This ordinance is effective ninety (90) days after its publication, except that if within
sixty (60) days after publication a petition requesting a referendum on this ordinance,
signed by the number of registered voters of the City required by the Act is filed with the
City Clerk, this ordinance will not be effective until approved by 51 % of the voters voting on
the question of its adoption at the special election called by the Council for that purpose.
2.05. On the effective date of the Amendment, the City Clerk is authorized and directed to
file copies of the Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, the
Hennepin County Recorder, and the City Clerk's office together with the certificate required
by Section 410.11 of the Act.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minresota this 12th day of
November, 2003. ;?;liJh~/-:1 ~A
Martin J. Kirsch, Mayor
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Nancy Gibbs\ City Clerk
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r City of Richfield
I BILL NO. 2003.20
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AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY GOVERN-
MENT; AMENDING SECTIONS 2.03 AND 3.01 OF
THE RICHFIELD CITY CHARTER
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Backrrround- findinrrs' authority.
1.01. The City of Richfield (City) is governed by home rule
charter adopted pursuant to the Constitution of the State
of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 410 (Act).
1.02. The Charter Commission of the City has proposed the
adoption of an Amendment to change council meeting re-
quirements and clarify provisions regarding council mem~
ber terms of office and has recommended to the City. Coun- I.
cil that the Amendment be adopted by City Council ordI-
nance in the manner prescribed by Section 410.12, Subdi- ,
vision 7, of the Act. The form of the Amendment is set out. .
in Section 2.02.
1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on No- I
vember 12, 2003 by the City Council afWr two weeks' pub-
lished notice containing the text of the Amendment as re-
quired by the Act. The notice contained a brief description
of the nature and scope of the Amendment. All persons de-
siring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were
heard at the public hearing.
1.04. The Council finds and determines that it is in the best
interests of the City and its inhabitants that the Amend- .
ment be adopted.
Section. 2 Adootion' effective date. filin!!.
The Amendment as proposed by the Charter Commission
is adopted.
Section 2.03 of the Richfield City Charter is amended to
read as follows:
Section 2.03. Elective Officers. The Council ~ ~
composed of a Mayor and four Council Members, all of
whom ~ lIll!H be registered voters. The offices of Mayor
and at-large Council Member ~ l!ll.!lli be fiIled by elec- il
tion at large. The offices of the three district Council Mem- ~
bers ~ l!ll.!lli be elected from apportioned Council dis-
tricts in which they reside. The Mayor and the Council
Members shall each be elected to a four-year term with
Mayor and the Council Member at-large in 1994 and each'
succeeding four years and the district Council Members
elected in 1992 and each succeeding four years. The regu-
lar term of an office commences _ at the first repular or
special council meetin!! in January + next following the
general election at which balloting for the full term of of-
fice occurs, and office holders must serve until their suc-
cessors are elected and Qualified. A candidate for the office
of district Council Member must reside while seeking elec-
tion and while serving in office within the district from
which he or she is elected. Within two years after each.
United States Census the City Council shall by ordinance
establish compact and contiguous districts to be appor-
tioned by population as nearly equal as practicable. The
three Districts shall be Eastern, Central and Western
Richfield with dividing lines generally north and south.
2.03 Section 3.01 of the Richfield City Charter is amended
to read as follows:
Section 3.01. Council Me~tin[!s. O~ tlH~ f.ill~t B l€<JiflEi1L (Ie::
tiC TMlllL I.:, [Bile il g ( IEgMlll1 munieiflRI elct!tisFJ, tR01
Cl eil LilzRL 11 n rei at tlxlB MIXIMul plate III d tin. E f.'81 iRE helM
ing of CtlUll it I1H' ztil gE. \ t thi0 tim~ tl t: He I", Newlv .
elected members of the Council.w...l+ will assume their du- I
ties at the first rerolar or ~mecial meeting of the Council in I
Januarv followinu a regular municinal election. There- I
after, the Council .w...l+ ~ meet at ......It ~ times each ,
month as !l,' 0 lle jJl' "ille~ established by ordinance or I
resolution. The Mayor or any two members of the Council
may call special meetings of the Council upon at least
twelve hours notice to each member of the Council. g.,..ft I
:!:hJl notice.w...l+!1!.!llit be delivered personally to each mem-j
ber or be left at the Member's usual place of residence with ..
some responsIble person. . A II H f'l'tlI1g~ ~ of the'
Council ~ = public, excent as otherwise oermitted
orreouired bvlaw. ans A.I ~ eitiBt'Fl [tall kR 0 BelH~[J~ t88nY
Derson mav insoect the minutes and records ~ of the
~ at ~ reasonable times.
2.04. This ordinance is effective ninety (90) days afWr its
publication, except that if within sixty (60) days after pub-
lication a petition requesting a referendum on this ordi-
nance, signed by the number of registered voters of the City
required by the Act is filed with the City Clerk, this ordi-
nance will not be effective until approved by 51% ofthe vot-
ers voting on the question of its adoption at the special elec-
tion called by the Council for that purpose.
2.05. On the effective date of the Amendment, the City I
Clerk is authorized and directed to file copies of the.
Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State Of.'
Minnesota, the Hennepin County Recorder. and the City
Clerk's office together with the certificate required by Sec- .1
tion 410.11 of the Act.
Passed by the C. ity Council of the City of Richfield, Min-I
nesota this 12th day of November, 2003.
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