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City Council. The following is the proposed language of the advisory question: "By <br /> electorate in 1996 the Mayor's term was increased fi.om two years to four years. <br /> in 200( the <br /> advisory <br /> question <br /> elected every two__~_a[_ss:_ you reducing the Mayor's term to tw in order <br />~~h~inaj°rity of the City elected every two ye~ _ <br /> <br /> son stated that residents do not understand that ~:,~,~,:~.,, law <br /> Councilmembers term to be four years and that a Mayors terms can b,,~;~o of' ears. <br /> <br /> Councilmember Hendriksen suggested adding language after.~Tword~!g~ery two years" the <br /> only wayto accomplish this under state law is to change the s term b'~k to two years. <br /> <br /> City Attorney Goodrich recommended the following:~age be indt~Sff~Ed: "Under State law <br /> Councflmember terms can only be four years, howe~e!~;fhe~;Magors te~' e reduced to two <br /> <br /> Mohon by Councflmember Hendnksen, seconded by Councflmem~i~[:~lmme~gn, to approve <br /> the advisory question to be placed on ~he ballot for the November 6~{ e} as amended <br /> by the City Attorney. <br /> <br /> Motion withdrawn. <br /> Councilmember Anderson noted that ~ears or four years. <br /> City Attorney Goodrich-replied that the d that the term is presently four <br /> <br /> Councilmember Anderson sh~ed that State Sta~:~s that the Mayors term could be two years <br /> or four years. She wanted tO make sure that t ~'" n,t lead a person in one direction. <br /> <br /> Mr. Kieffer stated' that less'than a'yea~.ggo;~hen he asked Mr. Hendriksen if it was his intent to <br /> change the Mayors: term back to a two year term he replied no. Mr. Kieffer felt that if Mr. <br /> ~endriksen had been. sficcessful in his Mayors run they would not behaving this discussion. Mr. <br /> K~i;ffer felt., that a:.,, May;rs'~erm iS m~portant,., and should be four years. <br /> Councilmember~Hendriksen:replied that he took great offense to the comments made by Mr. <br /> Kieffer. He e~plained that at the Charter Commission he presented an alternative that the <br /> Mayors term b~.ehanged to two years after the current Mayors term is up. <br /> <br /> Consensus o£the Council was to amend the advisory question to read as follows: "By vote of <br />":~:;.~the electorate,5'n 1996 the Mayor's term was increased from two years to four years. Pursuant to <br /> an. ad~,isOry question in 2000 the electorate recommended that a majority of the City Council be <br /> elected' ,every two years. Under State law Councilmembers terms can only be four years, <br /> ever the Mayors term can either be two years or four years. <br /> <br /> ~---___ Ci~ll, 2001 <br /> Page 17 of 22 <br /> <br />-35- <br /> <br /> <br />