Agenda - Charter Commission - 05/05/2010

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Case #3: 2007 Council Organization Mayor Gamec noted resolutions are included in the Council packet relating to Council organization and designations for 2007. Motion by Councilmember Strommen, seconded by Councilmember Jeffrey, to adopt Resolution #07-O1-012 for 2007 Council organization. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councihnembers Strommen, Jeffrey, Dehen, Elvig, Look, and Olson. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Couneihnember Strommen, to adopt Resolution #07-O1-013 designating financial institutions as official depositories of City funds for 2007. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Strommen, Dehen, Elvig, •Look, and Olson. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Councihnember Strommen, to adopt Resolution #07-O1-014 designating Village Bank as official financial institution for the City of Ramsey banking services for the year 2007. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Strommen, Dehen, Elvig, Look, and Olson. Voting No: None. Motion by Councilmember Jeffrey, seconded by Councilmember Olson, to adopt Resolution #07-01-O15.authorizing signatures for financial transactions. Motion carved. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Councilmembers Jeffrey, Olson, Dehen, Elvig, Look, and Strommen. Voting No: None. Case #4: Status of Ordinance to Amend City Charter Section 2.1 City Attorney Goodrich indicated this case does not require Council action; it is informational. He reviewed that the Charter Commission met on December 5, 2006, to consider an amendment to the Charter. The amendment would change Section 2.1 of the Charter and provide that the City be governed by the Council-Manager Form of Government. Currently, the City is governed by the Mayor-Council Plan. At its December 5 meeting, the Charter Commission recommended that the City Council enact an ordinance to amend the Charter to the Council-Manager Form of Government. The Charter Commission recommended that the amendment be effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Goodrich reviewed that the Council introduced the recommended ordinance on December 12, 2006, and held a public hearing on December 28, 2006, after properly advertising the hearing: The December 28, 2006 City Council motion was as follows: To adopt Ordinance No. 06-12-_ amending Section 2.1 of the City Charter requiring that the City be governed by the Council-Manager Form of Government with the following change: an effective date of January 2, 2011, contingent on approval by the City Council /January 9, 2007 Page 9 of 24 -33-