2013-01-29 Agenda
Richfield Charter Commission
Annual Meeting Agenda
January 29, 2013
Richfield City Hall
Heredia Conference Room
7:00 p.m.
Call to order
Roll call
Old business –
Approval of minutes from January 30, 2012
New business –
Discussion of Work Plan and Schedule – Corrine Heine
Report from the Nominating Committee
Election of Officers
Adjournment
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�H{��: Garrii��A. Heine,City Attorney
DATE: J:anuary 29,201.3
��; �'ossible Gt3�er,t�rnend-ments
}, �1Znendrncnt re affective date a��onin�ordlnances• U�der 3.0.9, ordi�ances dc�n't
b�come effective uis�til 30 day5 after public�tion_ "1'he pr.upose ofthe 30-d�y waiti�g period is to
�lloyv tirne for a referendum�etition. But under coxu�t decisions,re�'erendum�s not a�ailable for
non-le�;i:slative acts or far zc>ning orclinan�es.. Ainendments to 3:Q9 �d 5.�1 wou�d znake the
charter cansistent wiT��state Iaw.
:2. �rr�endment ta Chanter 5. VJhen the gest Buy pro}eei was propos8d, some resi.dcnt�'
ci�a[l�n�ec1 th$•r.onin�;ardinanoe by referendum. Uitimately,th�cnurt decide�that referei�dum
c�u�ld not be us�d on zan.ing c�rdinances be�ause state law preempted the ck�arter. But durin�the
ref'crendum process,ttae City clerk and cii�a�torney identified a nt�3mber of provisior�s that needed
clari�cation or stren�t3�enin�. Th�chat-ter commissior�c�i:scussed those chan�;es several years
a�o but did nt�t procc;ed with them. I recomcnend thaE the coznmission tak�axzotkter liialc:
3. Ame�adnxent#a 8.04, T'l�e charter requires-that capifal i�grovements on city-os�vned
property must be ap�rpved a1�er public hearin�;and by orcli�ance,if the cost of�he impr�ve�nent
exceeds$SOO,U(l0 or'the design and:en�ine�ring c�sts exceed�575,0€�0: City sta�'f recomznends
that the cc�znmission consider incr�asi�z�those rnoinetary�maunts:
fi. C;laritic�ti4n of public puz�sE�xL�e�dituxes. 1`he City's;auditar recently r.aise;d an issue
rclated to certain cziy expenditures. It may be advisable to make a mir��r ch�n�;e#.c>cla.�ii'y the
city cauz�ciI's authQrity related to pubtic pu�pase exPenditur�s, aiihough I have nUt yet
c�etermi�ied wl�at the speci�ic change might be.
7. �,zza�ndrnenc�•e election limetine. The Minnes�t�Ie�;islature has made several zecent
c:hai}�;es to state election laws. Tl�is needs further review,but if ther.e are inconsistencaes with the
charter, wc may wa�Yt io amend thc chart�r to conforrn to s�tate law.
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