1989-01-17 Minutes/,/~
RICHFIELD .CHARTER COMMISSION
JANUARY 17. 1989
Call To Order: President Ron Larson called the members to
.order at 7:13 P.m. in the Richfield City Hall
conference room.
Roll Call: Present were Cerny, Collins, Severe, Louis,
Palm, Starleaf, Doebler, Little, Tjornhom,
Larson, Lindberg
Excused: Butler
Absent: Treichel, Selland, Mabone
New members Palm and Lindberg were introduced.
Little moved, Doebler .seconded,. that the chair present .the bill
for the plant for Bud Long's funeral be presented to Jim Prosser
to be paid-from Charter Commissions budget.
Cerny. furnished some material to help clarify the issues to be
discussed.
• Starleaf raised a question about who brings topics to Charter
Commission; saying-that what he found was .the Council could and
by petition, others could.. It was clarified that under the IV
Division (Charter Amendments) of Information for Municipal
Officials from the League of Minnesota Cities, there are five
methods.
The Nominating Committee gave their report.
Jan Cerny - President
Gary Butler- Vice President
Secretary
Since no other nominations were forthcoming, a unanimous ballot
was moved and seconded. Passed.
It was moved and seconded that the President and Vice President
appoint a rotating Secretary. Passed.
It was moved and seconded that the Charter not be changed in
regard to the selection process of the City Attorney. Withdrawn..
It was moved and seconded the Chair contact the City Manager and
Council Member Sandahl and have a meeting that deals only with
that issue. Passed. Chair will try to schedule a meeting soon.
It was moved and seconded. that the Charter. Commission recommend
the City Registrar develop a candidate information package with
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guidelines as to the meaning of eligible and registered voter.
Passed. '
It was moved and seconded that the Commission leave it, that
registered voters sign petitions. Passed.
It was moved and seconded that we leave the City Charter as it
now stands in regard to a requirement that a candidate be a
registered voter. Passed.
Adjournment: Motion was .made, seconded and approved to adjourn
the meeting at 8:59~P.M.
Margaret Severe
Acting Secretary
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