2011-03-22 Agenda
Richfield Charter Commission
Annual Meeting Agenda
March 22, 2011
Richfield City Hall
Heredia Conference Room
6:30pm
Call to order
Roll call
Old business –
Approval of minutes from April 12, 2010
New business –
Report from the Nominating Committee
Adjournment
Richfield Charter Commission
Meeting Minutes
April 12, 2010
Present: Ruth Jensen, Bill Bullock, Bill Kilian, Gordon Herrboldt, Marty Kirsch, Reed
Bornholdt, Gordon Hanson, Donna Drummond, Tom Ulmer
Excused: Mike Sandahl
Guest : Corrine Heine, Richfield City Attorney
The meeting was called to order by President Marty Kirsch at 6:33 pm.
Following the role call, Marty Kirsch asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the
January 12, 2010 meeting. A motion to approve the minutes was made by Ruth Jensen and
seconded by Gordon Hanson. Motion passed.
There was no other old business.
New Business
Corrine Heine reviewed sections 4.02 and 4.06 of the Richfield City Charter as well as recent
changes in Minnesota state law regarding primary elections and the requirements for a candidate
to withdraw from an election. Tom Ulmer asked whether the charter could simply be changed to
read that the charter would be compliant with Minnesota state laws regarding elections, and
Corrine stated that would be legal. After further discussion, Ruth Jensen moved, with a second
by Tom Ulmer, the changes as submitted by the City Attorney:
Section 4:02. Primary Election. On the second Tuesday in August receding the regular
municipal election there shall be a primary election for the selection of two nominees for
each elected office at the regular municipal election unless no more than two nominees
file for each elective office. The City Clerk shall give at least two weeks previous notice
of the time and place of holding such election and of the officers to be elected by posting
in at least one public place in each voting precinct and by publication at least once in the
official newspaper, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
Section 4.06. Withdrawl of Candidate. Any person whose name has been presented in
the manner provided for in the foregoing section as a candidate may, not later than 5:00
pm two days after the last day for filing, cause his or her name to be withdrawn from
nomination by filing with the City Clerk a request to do so in writing, and no name so
withdrawn shall be printed upon the ballot.
The motion was approved.
There was no other new business.
Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Bill Kilian, seconded by Gordon Hanson. The meeting
was adjourned at 6:45 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Bill Bullock
Secretary