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2010-04-12 Agenda (3)Richfield Charter Commission Meeting Agenda April 12 2010 Richfield City Hall Heredia Conference Room 630pm Call to order Roll call Old business Approval of minutes from January 12 2010 New business Discussion regarding changes to the Richfield City Charter Sections 402 and 406 as it relates to elections Adjournment Richfield Charter Commission Meeting Minutes January 12 2010 Present Ruth Jensen John Easterwood Bill Bullock Bill Kilian Gordon Herboldt Marty Kirsch Reed Bornholdt Sidney Rehwaldt Gordon Hanson Mike Sandahl Donna Drummond Tom Ulmer The meeting was called to order by President Marty Kirsch at 630 pm Following the role call Marty Kirsch asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the January 13 2009 meeting Noting a correction needed on the spelling of Marty Kirschs naive a motion to approve the minutes was made by Mike Sandahl and seconded by Bill Kilian Motion passed There was no other old business New Business Reed Bornhold reported on behalf of the nominating committee Reed Donna Drummond and Gordon Hanson and moved the following slate of candidates Marty Kirsch as president Mike Sandahl as vice present and Bill Bullock as secretary The motion was seconded by Gordon Herrboldt There were no other nominations and the motion passed Marty Kirsch reported that the Minnesota State Legislature enacted changes in the tei7ns of charter corrunission members such that eight members of the Richfield Charter Commission are now being appointed to two year terms while the other seven members are being appointed to four year teens There was no other new business Motion to adjourn the meeting made by Tom Ulmer seconded by John Easterwood The meeting was adjourned at 636 pm Respectfully submitted Bill Bullock Secretary BILL NO AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AMENDING SECTIONS 402 AND 406 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CHARTER THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN Section 1 Background findings authority 101 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 102 The Charter Commission of the City has proposed the adoption of Amendments to two sections of the charter and recommended to the City Council that the Amendments be adopted by City Council ordinance in the manner prescribed by Section 41012 Subdivision 7 of the Act The form of the Amendments are set out in Sections 202 and 203 of this ordinance 103 A public hearing on the Amendments was held on 2010 by the City Council after two weeks published notice containing the tent of the Amendment as required by the Act The notice contained a brief description of the nature and scope of the Amendments All persons desiring to be heard with reference to the Amendments were heard at the public hearing 104 The Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City and its inhabitants that the Amendments be adopted Section 2 Adoption effective date filing 201 The Amendments as proposed by the Charter Commission are adopted 202 Section 402 of the Richfield City Charter is amended to read as follows Section 402 Primary Election On the frsf second Tuesday after ufborlYrlnnrr7incp August preceding 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 last 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 hilt failure to dive such notice shall not invalidate sh election 203 Section 406 of the Richfield City Charter is amended to read as follows 366370v2 CAH RCl A 517 Section 406 Withdrawal 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 zle f hr 500 pm two days after the fast 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 204 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 205 On fhe effective date of the Amendments the City Clerk is authorized and directed to file copies of the Amendments with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota the Hennepin County Recorder and the City Clerks office together with the certificate required by Section 41011 of the Act Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield Minnesota this day of 2010 Debbie Goettel Mayor ATTESTo Nancy Gibbs City Clerk 366370v2 CAH RCI4517