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CITY COUNCIL <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a joint meeting with the Charter ion on <br />August 22, 2000, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthe~!~oui~:~:NW, <br /> <br />Council Members Present: Mayor Thomas <br /> Councilmember Sus~}E~J'Anders{ <br /> Councilmember <br /> <br />Councilmember <br /> <br /> Commission Members Present: Chairperson Keith Kieffer <br /> Commissioner Barry Childs <br /> ~ C~?'~issioner Marjorie Henke <br /> . ,~¢: 7 ~.:Comrmss~:oner~.Hanna LaMere <br /> ,..4;?i;;~': C.0~issi~! Spain Bri~ <br /> <br /> Also Present: Ci~i~dminis~'~i~} Jame~;;~$rman <br /> City ~fto~:~illiam GS~arich <br /> ,~,<,???,.~ ss~st~!;i:~ity Adnumstrator Kim Moore-Sykes <br /> · :' ?.;::':~;'*~;'~:';J~'i}}:i~:~ Deput,j:i~ Clerk Jo Thieling ' <br /> <br /> Mayor Gamec Called .thejorht' m~ngt6 ?ffer at 6:25 p.m. <br /> <br /> .,,,,'~-';STOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br /> Case #1: ':'"~}'~:;.. Ward Syst~ Prbposal/Primary Election/Number of Council Seats/Section <br />.... 'i'i?!&3 of the Ci~; Charter <br /> <br /> City Administrat0r..:.::~, Norman stated that the Charter Commission has actively discussed changing <br /> the current at-large Council election system to a Ward system during their meetings in 1993 and <br /> ":~?. 1994. The t0bi~ was revisited during the Charter Commission meetings through most of 1999. <br /> :~:i:He noted, ,~a~.. the Charter Commission reviewed what other Charter cities have done and <br /> aplYrox, imately 60 percent have gone to a ward system. The Charter Commission has also <br /> dis..5,us.s.ed the creation of a primary system in the past. A pr/mary election discussion took place <br /> in'1999,.~, and it was the consensus of the Charter Commission to continue studying the possibility <br /> <br />City Council/August 22, 2000 <br /> Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />-03- <br /> <br /> <br />