02-23-2022 HRA Resolution No. 1424HRA Resolution No. 1424 1
HRA RESOLUTION NO. 1424
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE BYLAWS OF THE HOUSING AND
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield,
Minnesota (Authority) has established Bylaws; and
WHEREAS, from time to time it is appropriate for the Bylaws to be amended; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Minnesota State Statutes, the terms of the appointed
members of the Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Authority) are to be staggered; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the Authority do not currently include details of appointment
terms or the filling of vacancies to ensure staggered terms of its citizen members; and
WHEREAS, the Authority wishes to change the date of their Annual Meeting from
January to March; and
WHEREAS, the Authority wishes to identify the Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary
Procedure as the Rules of Order by which meetings shall be conducted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority
in and for the City of Richfield, Minnesota that its bylaws be amended as follows:
Article 1 – Section 5 is amended to read:
Section 5. Composition of Membership. The Composition of Membership of the
Authority shall be determined by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Richfield (City
Council). Until and unless further amended by the Mayor and City Council, this Composition
shall be as follows:
a. In making appointments to the HRA commission, the Mayor will appoint
commissioners with the approval of the City Council and shall designate two
positions as ex-officio with voting rights, to be filled by two members of the City
Council, which may include the Mayor. The term of office of an ex-officio
commission member shall be set to coincide with the member's term as mayor or
council member.
b. The remaining three members of the HRA commission shall be residents of the City
of Richfield and appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. The
citizen members shall serve five-year terms commencing on March 1, which shall be
staggered with citizen members being appointed on (i) March 1, 2022 for a two year
term expiring February 28, 2024; (ii) March 1, 2022 for a four year term expiring
February 28, 2026; and (iii) November 1, 2023 for a four and one-half year term
expiring on February 29, 2028. Thereafter, all terms of citizen members shall be five
years. Each vacancy of a citizen member unexpired term shall be filled for the
remainder of the term for which the original appointment was made.
c. No citizen member of the HRA commission shall be appointed to more than two
consecutive terms on the commission.
d. No citizen member, once appointed, may serve on any city advisory commission,
except the Charter Commission, during the term of the HRA appointment.
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Article III – Section 1 is amended to read:
Section 1. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Authority shall be held at the
regular meeting in March at 7:00 p.m. at the regular meeting place of the Authority.
Article III – Section 5 is amended to read:
Section 5. Rules of Order. The meetings of the Authority shall be governed by the latest
printed edition of “Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure.”
Adopted by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority in and for the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 23rd day of February 2022.
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Mary B. Supple, Chair
ATTEST:
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Maria Regan Gonzalez, Secretary