1992-04-30 Agenda1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of January 14, 1992, Minutes
4. Review of March 26, 1992, letter from Richfield
Cite Attorney and enclosures thereto.
5. Old Business
a-Charter Commission Search
6. New Busine,~~s
7. Adjourn
I obtained the
Judge Levy's clerk: following information about Commission member terms from
Name Term Expires Eligible for Reappointment
Doebler 3 / 1 / 92 Yes
Starleaf 3 / 1 / 92 Yes
Larson 5/1/92 No
Lindberg 5 / 1 / 92 Yes
Little 5 / 1 /82 ~
~ No
Lewis 5/1/92 No
Mabone 5/1/92 Yes
Palm
Bjornhom ~. 5/1/92
5 / 1 / 92 Yes
Norquist
10 / 3 / 94 Yes
Yes
Peterson 10/3/94 Yes
Severe 4/6/94 No
Ticen
10/3/94 .
Yes
Johnson 2 / 25 / 95 Yes
Kennedy 2 / 25 / 95 ~ yes
Sharon said that if those persons whose terms are expiring (or have expired)
who re eligible wish to be
i
needs.. reappo
nted a letter to that effect from them is all she
She does not have a copy of the By-laws .
DJlC31785
1~~05-3
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TO• RICHFIELD CHARTER COMMISSION MEMBER
FROM: TOM TICEN ..n:_:. _ .: _ ,,.: ` _...
DATE: APRIL 2, 1992
A special meeting of the Richfield Charter Commission is
necessar~~ to pass a formal resolution to the Richfield
City Council with regard to the proposed Charter changes
we discussed at the January I4, 1992 meeting. -_
Our proposed changes have been reviewed by City Attorney and
Staff and have been put in ordinance form. Attached hereto
you will find a letter to me from the cit1 attorney, with
attachments.
The special meeting to consider the above will be held at
7:OO P.M., April 30, 1_992, in the Council chambers at thee:
Richfield City Hall.
I have also obtained a copy of the Court's records concerning
membership, which is attached. I need to know who wants
reappointment and how vacancies should be announced for those
who car_'t be or who do not want to be reappointed.
Your presence at the meeting is important and if lTou are
unable to be ere please call me at 869-1333.
O
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y
Tho as E Ticen
President
Richfield Charter Commission
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Tc:>: C.1lariei' {,:C~)t11i111S.;iC>i1 ~ttelilt)et's
Fr{rn1: fiol) I)s:~ebier •
Date: .lanuai•v l C~, l'3~2
The revisions of the prapcrsed changes the charter have been made and a copy is
inclosed. Plea; e revier~.~ file changes and cc?I11act n1e if sonletllillg is omitted or
incc>rrect.
:'ill c1lallges were included except the revision of Sec. 5.()7. I ct_~iltacted the Cite
Attorney, Jahn Dean about the changes we have illade grid he ;vas iI1 agreetueilt
exce~rt for the change in Sec. 5.t:)7. 'T'his were his reasons as I undersiac)d t,jerl~.
1. The ether revisions, except the change it'I Sec. 5.02, refer t!.> the same sul)jet:t
illatt~r, file rLplacel11el1t of a Council ~1~IeI1lt~er ar 1~Iayor. This i.s expe~:ted to
be apprr_?~-ec9 k)y the Council t7y ordinance without. gcaing tc~ the voters.
2. The "at .least two" phrase in Sec. .07 refer°s io passing an ordinance anti
wou}d riot cover the intended purpose i.~l' tl~e use oi' pui)tie hearings for such
things as file parr referendum. He suggested a new section play be needed
tc_r act~.~mplisll the intent cal' this change, possibly in Chapter 3 as Sec.:~.13.
~Iter laokillg at file charter I see there are other possit~le k~catians far such an
addition, Chapter g c>r Chapter 7. ~t~'e may I1eed to study this anti propose a
revision tc~ one of these Chapiers. Jahn Dean gave me a statenleni that can be
developed for this purpose.
''Sec. ,i.I 7 Issuance cfl debt lcfr ces'taiil capita! projects not witllstanciing
prc~visians of this (:1larter to the ccalltrai`y, file City Council play not authorise
the issuance of debt, whether by banding ar atherzvise for file canstruciit~I1 of
certain capital projects witllc~ut first hat-iilg held at least t~°o public hearings
with each bearing proceeded by at least two weeks published notice in the
City 's official newspaper."
111 this case, the '~ceriaill" should be identified as to the type of expenditures
it is to cc>ver.
I ha~-e talked tc1 Shirley Johnsen, whc brought this to the Commission and Tam
Ticen and they are ~x~•illing tc~ handle this as a separate item.
if I dc~ nat. hear cif ~hatiges, ether than my typing errors, I ~~iil give a copyl of file
• re~?islC~rls tS7 t-ilE' I;it~:r Manager in E~tirl~~ l~el~ru~tryT.
{'~i:itSv-x-rri~-tmzc-~iiz:«~-it ~ t S~~ -•rt-r.cra:t fwr.w~ .~-~G-~3.~.~}~
I}Citt~cl. u~1~i~rline ,cr~p4° i.s tc> 1~~.. aclci_ect...
Frc~pose~i Revisions to City C1~arl:er, January 1992
Sections Revision
$e~_, ~~.-(~ ~ ~'I~~t1t. r evi£i~~n ict reniave procedure far getting to tl~e faun-
. near term electie~a~s -See Copy
SLc. ~.p~ ElEcti;~~~Ufficers. The Council shall b:e coaip~sed of a'~1ay~or and
fclur Council members, all of ~vhc7m shall be registered voters. 4:a-t-~~:ing-~~-1~1}
~.h~-~~a.~.f-~~~~,t-ion 'the c:~l'fices c~l~ ~'tlay<~r an~~ at-large ~c~tincil member shall l;~e billed
ny- election at large. E~{nmLn~ing w-i~h-~1~--1~?-~le~ien `I~he offices of the three
ciistric:t. cis~tn~:il mt'mt~erS shall he ele~;tt'ct fratn appr.~rtic~ned Cc?i~ncil c9istric:ts in
~-hich they' restde. T-h~-i~ak-or-~h;~~~-r~-€-c~r a--~r-m-al--t~u~ ~-~-a~=s~~--t-h~ -atyla~g
a~:l-~-f~ac;t-~~-ne;il~~m~~-mill -~e-r-x=~~-a-t~ t~~f--t-hr~~-~~r-s.--~am~~n~i-E~g
~:-itl~-1-;~-~l.~a~4~n-t~l~,~l~ayc~r-.~~afl-rte' , , . T21e. ILlayc~r
~n~i t.h~:_,f'c~unctl,1.rl~mb~rs.shalleac:h.be.~l~cteil tu_a_Egos_-year-~term_~utth.i~~ayc~r ail~i
tYt~ Cv~-nc~1 '~~~.tnb~ r sat...-larg~_n_.l ~}~?. t_ and ~ac;.h.-s~ic.c<~ecing. fc~tlr..-.y~~rs. an~~ the
~lstrlct..tc~ullc.tl mecnti~rs,ei~cted.i~_.1t~~3.2_~nd._~a~.h..succ~~E~c~ing.fc~ur.y°~~rs.
~m~~ng- w=~it-1~-~h~e--I--~i~-~lc~~~i~a-; ~th~-Ada-yr-~anc1-~h~-a~-~larg~-~eu~tl-~'l~ m#~f
~h;~l~-~~~~~-;~--t~~n~€-f4~.a-~-~-~~r~:--~~~ng ~t-1~-z-h~-I-~le~t-ice; t-h~~fs~-it,=t
• ~~,~.n~.}.~'~fe-~~~.s-s-13~~~~~~~-~a-t-er-c~-ef-f~~r~: ~I~ha reg~-lar term of office •
r.{~mrrYences on ~anttary I n~:~.t following the genertli election at which balloting fc~r
the full terra of c_~lfice occurs. A candidate fot' the office of district Council
1~~ietnber rnt~st reside, ~Thile seeking election and while serving in office, within the
district from which he or she is elected. 1~~ ithin t«'o Years after each United States
Census, the City- Council shall by' ordinance establish compact and contiguous
districts to be appart.ioned by population as nearly equal as practicable. 'she tllr~e
I:7istr~~t~.~h~ill.k~e Ea~ter_n, Central,.an~~_~~~'est~rn_R~hf~~lc~.«rath-~ii~~c~ng lines
geFY~r~llly. nc~rtll_~~t7d su,utll.__~i1f-~~~.~4-4-1.-'-pas~~~-t~-F~~~n~a~-t„ ' i==-:~~~~~~-.
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~~ ~ Seg.. 2.()~ ?~-1aj~~r rep-isi~~rt t.~~ clarify- the ref~lacemNnt of a cottncil tTTetTTber
~~hE~n ~~ vacatnc;v «cc~t.ars.
Sec, 2 Q,~__ _i~'acan~:ics_in the Cc~unc.~l A ~ra~anL~~ in the Cuttnc.ll shall ~atet in
case taf. the failure.of.an~l_per5etl.~lectecl_therete to ~ualtf~T_c7n__c~r:t?efure.the_ date cif
i.he,.Gec.t~nc!_regular.mc~~t.ing.of.th~, il~~r c.~unc,l,.c~r t?~r_reaSC~n_c~f..c~~atht.~r
resignatien,__.. Th.~e.Ce~tincil.~halt,_by-,resc~ltjtte~n_ciec.lare._~i_~-ac.anc~r_to ekist_at_the_
regLRl~~r_cu+tTlCil_trl~t'tiTig ~iS ~s~t?t2 a~ 1t tti determined that a cc~uilc,il member„is
zt~el~gible l~ec.aif~e.uf__vne ~i inure uf..t..h~_fc~llu~v~ng. rt~5v..rt~._.__~_Cvunc,il_?t~em.!?~r's
reniw~~l.frum_thw_Cit~:.t <<~nt~nt~<7u~_at~G~nc~_,frt~m_th~ _CitS~, fur m~~r~_thart,.three
mytithS,._c,~~n~..zt_tic~n cif a_fE~l~~n~T_uf_~~ncT_~uch persun._~c~heth~r.l?efr~re er_~ifter
clu:al~frcation,_c~r,b~. re~TSc~n of the._faiture._ef ~ncF,~c~uncil .member,without gaud cause
t.c~_perfc~rtn„and .of.the tlut~es ~~s.a,nt~mber. of the Cv.unc.t.f'c3r,~.._p_~rc~c~..uf_three
m«nthG,__. ln.eac.h, ~«c.li c.ri~~~,_{.r_n thE~ c.as~ cif cl~.ath, resign~3tian,__or__l~~~ilure_tc}
qual~f~,,_the vacan~,~, shalt ~e fiileci.in_t.he_foll~«rng manner.:
I1' le~G,than Gib nYC~ntll5,anci mc~r~.th.an_tlliee inr,nthG...retnain i~_i.lze C:~unc:il
1~~~emliei-_.~.te.rm_ c~f'.c~flice,. after ,a Council itilem.l~ers death, resignatic~~~,._vr a cieclare~i
~~_acanc~.T., the__Cuunc~t ~llall.al~potnt an_elgil~le.~ei soil te_fill_ille vacancy, fc~r the.
unexl~ireci, term, ..__.If tlle_(.eut~cil f.ails __to..__a~ree_.upUn._an_.appdintee tc~ fil tlle_vacancy~.
within.. tl~~rt~~_.(~U_!._rlay s_aiter a.v..ac.anc.~r, h_as k~eet~_cietern~iileci .the._N1a.yc}r slzail
appoint a person. tc~ fill._tl~e ~c~ac;.ancy.
If ,tht ee mc~nths,ur, less. remain.rn the_Ccruncil_~rlet~ibers term, tl~e.une~pirec
term.,.no ap.pc~i~~tn7ent_sll~ll_.lae_made__.The._remaning._nieml~ers„of the_Citv__CUUnci.l
sliall_fulfill_tl?e ciutie.~.ct_eat~cf..by._thevacancy_unt~l_it_~a„t~~le~._
if.. si~._ nlvnths_c~t. iuc~s_e re.nTan in the_Cc~utlcil _Vlember's term cif office, the_(cu3~~e1
shall ca11_a 5pet,,ial,electsc~ll_t~.fil!_t11e ~:Taca~lc~ rcir._thz,.l?alance c~f:tt~e.Cc?i~~zcil
~~Ienlber s_teriv _ such sf~ecal._elect~crn_Ghall,_be._catled..at the. saute .cc~unc_neet~ng
tlle_yarancy..,s ciete.~_ntined__tc~ exist__eliller k~y._c~uncl.actc>n.or by_the,Councl
~~Ie_tiit~ei_ ~._cieatiz,_ re5igi~attc~n,._c~r_ i_enlc~val. rc-m office.. The .special election ,shali_be
held. nut le5sv than thirty,.(-,Q~__nUr, tnc~re_tl~an_sixt~°._((iU 1, _ciay_s. after the ,m~eting,at
wh~c.h the electicm.wa~_calleci,. Caild~ciates.ttl.fill,tlZe_uYle~pirec.term._shall„17~,
eiectecl ac.ccu~~iing tg the pt_c~viSions in Sec.. 4 03 _except..that there shag! be. nc~
prnl.ai y..electt~n alci_i.he c._anclclate receving_the. highest, nu.mtaer_cyf ti°cites._si~al!_be_
electei.ta.iulfiil.tfle ui~exl~ireci term...
The_ter.m vl' the,c,andidate, selected by ihe_~t~ters__at..the_regular_c~r__special_electic~n
to„full.il! tkie .u~7e~}~it ~~i,tet u_.sls.all.stat t, as sutri~ a~_.tl~e. eleyt~c}~~ las heen. ~,eltil.leci
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` Sec. ~.tl(, t~,ellcier Change ~,"as n11SGeri. First ~vc~rcl can lire ? "hint" tc~ ~~~}
replaced with "tire office". ~.lso, a neu~ pa[•agraph added to
prop°ide re171aceinent cif Z~aYUr when c,l'fice is vacated.
Sec. Z.aC,. The ~.~Iayor. The 1liayor shall be the. presiding officer of the
Council, etce!?t that the Council shall chUC,se from its. members a president prc> te[i~
who shall bald office at the pleasure of the t.;ouncil and shall serve as president in
the ll~layor's absence and as 1-Tayor in case of the A~layor's disability or absence i~ronY
the City. 1'he Mayor shall have a vote as a member t,f the Council and shall
exercise all powers and perfc,rm all duties conferred anti imposed upon the office
by this Charter, the ordinances of the City and the laws of the State. The ~Iay~c,[-
shall be recognized as the official head of the City far all ceremonial purposes, by
the courts far the purpose of serving civil process, and b'y' the governor for the
purpose oi' martial Iaw. The ~~ayor shall study the operation t,f the Cit'y''
Government and shall report to the Council any neglect, dereliction cif .duty, or
uaaste oIl the part of any officer or department in the City. In time of public
flange:• c,i• emergency the a'~Iayc,r iziay, with the consent c,l~ the Council. take
command of the police, -maintain c,rder and enforce the Ian'.
In the event tlle._;Vi.ayui-.'~ pffice,.SY~all, t?e ~,acatect because. af_rleath,
resig~lation, c7i ciisclu.allf'icatc~n of the 11~Iay°c~r fcu . any.:.c,f tl~e l.easc,ns_~3sscrit~ed _ii~
Sectic,~?_2 US._fc?~. cfi5.cfualtcatic~n uf:a t,r~uncil.__h!rem.l~er,t~e._presdent_.prU.t~:.n~ s~~all
as_su_n~e__the ciuties_af'1!I_atic~r_[antzl a_1~~Ia}~c~t__can_he_elected,,...If less..than.six_mc?nths
r~inain,_in,_tlie. ?~Iaycfr s_lerm. cif office,.the l.?[ escietYt .prq teta~ Shall,.serve as_?1~Iayor. iv
fill the. exi5tii~~..te[ ni_.._If..~?~c nicli~th~ ur.._~c,i_~_~ e.main_ln. the uilexf?irec! te_tn_,.a
special electtc}n,.~llail l7e.,c.ailec!_at.tl~e_next 1 egular cc,uncil,tiieet,in~.after_.t11e tiacany,
c,ccurs ancf_tl~e_special e_lectit~n shall be._helci nUt..le~s.than_thi[:ty.(_30~_nUr -nyre.tllan
sixty ~.6.U~_ctays .aftei .tl~e_ meeting. at_~vl~ell. the_electic,n was called.., : ,,Cancficl.ates_tc~
fl~~_.t~le_UIIeX.~I[ 2d_:L~i [ll..Sh~l1..b~..elG'.G~,eta...aCi,UCdlllg._~.c?.1I1~..~?I.Uv'1SiU11S 111_S~C.,...~,Q.~
eXCe.pt_lllat_t,hele_S~l~ll__k7~ Il~a_pCi_II2~I;~ PlectlGfl_di2~l 1h~,cal~ct.i.cfate receiti'ing_t7~e
highest.number,of_;yc~tes_shall.be.elected..tc~ fulfill _lhe..unexpreci_.term..,
Tlxe._ter_tn._uf.tlYe.caliciti,ate__s.electeci._try_the,yt~ters_at._the_i°eg_ular ar__s~ecial .electiGn
t~_f ulfill, the. uile?-pireci, term. shall, sta~t._a~. s~tm_as._the_electpil_has keen certified.
Sec. ~.(~9 "be" on fourth .line should be "by"
Sec. ~.0 i Add "even numbered" on third line to read "each even
nua~~bered year at such place or places....... "
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Sec. ~.0 i. The Regular 4'~lunicipal Election. The regular municipal
election. s.i~all be held c~[t the first Tuesday after the first ~Ianday in ti'avembe[- of
each eti'e11 11utllberet{ year at such place c,r places as the City Council may designate.
'The City Clerk shall give at least twc~ weeks previews notice of the •
Sec. 4.~? Third line, change "affic.ial" to "office" to read "....... fc}r each
elected office at the"
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\ Sec. 4.04 Change si~acle !7y'll3e C<ui~cil fttl~ 23, 199E1.
Sec 4.04. tiominations by Petition. All candidates for elective office
prc~~:ideci 1'ar by this t~harter slxall lie ncrn~inated by petitic~r~. The name of any
registered voter of the City shall be printed upon the ballot as a candidate for an
office tivhenever a petition signed by at least ten registered voters has been filed
with. the City Clerk in the candidate's behalf ~^t n,^r° t',.,,, r'v r~r,r lace thy„ fniir
. •c~oU_~~~~_thc. m~~*~:r•:r,oi~ ,~~~or~ c~~o~~~~p~,n~~ir#.~r# for in Car•tinn G Ci?
within .the time periad,~7ravided by State law for such filings. No registered v~~ter
shall sign petitions far mare candidates far any office than the number i>f persons
to be chosetl for that office at the election. Should this be done, the signature shall
be void as to the petition or petiti<~ns last filed. Each petition presented shall be
accompanied by a twenty-fig°e dollar ($Z5.U0) filing fee. tR~~t ~ ~Q ~ -x~' ''' ~"~ rR'
Sec. 5.02. Change "~2CIE).t)tY' to "$400.Ot1" and remove''(Bill 1981-34)
12/28/81.
Sec. ~. l 9 Re-~~c3ve "as near as may. be"
Sec. 5.20 Change second sentence tc, read:
Such election shall be called within ten (10) days after such recall or
resignation, and floe special elect.icx~ shall be held no less than thirty (30) days nor
tiac~i~e klliill tii~ly ~.bi)) uavs ai per one iiieeiin~ ai wnicn ine e~ecuon is caiieu.
• ~t'•c;. 5.2 ! 'iV~St% ac't~ti<3!1 c3t:~C~eC~.
Sec... >.21._ ,_The t~rc~ ~~f th~_ c.anc~ic~ate stl~ci~,c~ thy. the.~~t~rs_t~ the r~g_~~lar_pr
sp~c.ial el~:c.tic~n tc~ fulfill the un~?~pirec~_term,shall.start.as,sopn..aa_the, election has
bi~en certified.
This ordinance is effective ninety day°s after its publication. subject to the
provisions of l4linnesvta Statutes, Sec 410.12, Subdivision 7.
Sec. 6.01 l~inth line gender change was omitted. "when he" was replaced
with "of'".
Sec. C~.03 "be" on Iine G should be "by".
Sec. 7.E)Ci Line t~ "actin°cIy'~ should be "activit~t"
Sec. 9.()2 Third line add `pt~ssible" tc) r~~ad "... as near as may be
possibly and.."
Sec. 1 l .0 ~ Typing er.rar. Change capital C in electricity.
Sec. 13.00 i.,ine 7 "anti.' should be "and".