Agenda - Council - 05/07/2013 - Special

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Councilmember adoption: RESOLUTION #13 -05- introduced the following resolution and moved for its A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING SPECIAL ELECTION PROCEDURES AND CALENDAR FOR FILLING THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF WARD ONE COUNCILME MBE R WHEREAS, By City Resolution #13 -05- the City Council has declared a vacancy to exist in the elected office of Councilmember for Ward One; and WHEREAS, City Charter, Section 4.5.1 requires that when a vacancy in an elected office of the City occurs with 365 days or more remaining in the term of the vacated office, there shall be a special election held within 90 days after the vacancy occurs to elect a successor to serve for the unexpired term of the office vacated; and WHEREAS, the term of the vacant Ward One Councilmember elected office expires December 31, 2014 and thus more than 365 days remain in the term of the vacated office; and WHEREAS, because of the time requirements of City Charter Section 4.5.1, the required Special Election must be held on or before August 5, 2013; WHEREAS, City Charter Section 4.5.3 provides that for special elections required within 90 days of an elected office vacancy, "...the procedure at such election... shall conform as nearly as practicable to that prescribed in other municipal elections under this charter "; and WHEREAS, City Charter Section 4.1.1 does not require a Primary Election be held for Special Elections; and WHEREAS, because of the 90 day time requirement within which to conduct the Special Election, it is not practicable to conduct a Primary Election; and WHEREAS, the Special Election calendar as specified on attached Exhibit A does follow as closely as possible the State Statutory and City Charter election schedule requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Anoka County, State of Minnesota as follows: 1. That the Special Election calendar attached as Exhibit A hereto is adopted for the Special Election to select a successor for the vacant Ward One Councilmember office. The City election Clerk is given the authority to make minor variations in the calendar in order to accommodate the mandatory 90 day election deadline. 2. There shall be no Primary Election for this Special Election as the City Council finds that due to the 90 day election timing constraint, conducting a primary election is not practicable or feasible. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was fully seconded by Councilmember