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PROCEEDINGS OF CITY (DUNCIL <br /> FOBLIC HEARING <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br /> ANOKA GOUNTY <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a public hearing on Tuesday, June 25, 1985 at <br />the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Ncwthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota <br />regarding City Charter amendment. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Mayor Gary Heitman <br />Councilm~mber A1 Sorteberg <br />Councilm~mber Gary Reimann <br />Councilm~mber Arnie Cox <br />Councilme~ber Jean Schlueter <br /> <br />City Administrator Lloyd Schnelle <br />City Attorney William Goodrich <br />City Engineer Peter Raatikka <br />Director Of Technical Services Clayton Berg <br />Chief Accountant Jeanne Haapala <br />City Planner Anne Norris <br />Reporter Angela Flint <br /> <br />Mayor Hei~an called the public hearing to order at 9:15 p.m. <br /> <br />City Attorney Goodrich stated that pursuant to State law, the proposed <br />ordinance to amend the City Charter was published in the Anoka Union on June 14 <br />and June 21 and this public hearing is being conducted. City Attorney Goodrich <br />stated that if the City Council adopts the ordinance, it will be published <br />again and does not become effective for 90 days. The amendment will r~ove the <br />Charter requirement that resolutions and ordinances be read prior to adoption <br />unless there is a unanimous consent of Council not to do so; ordinances and <br />resolutions will still have to be presented in writing prior to adoption. <br /> <br />Mayor Heit~an explained that during charter formation, Council adopted an <br />ordinance that was presented at the last minute; as a result, the Charter <br />Commission had written the reading requirement into the Charter to prevent a <br />similar situation fr~m happening again. The requirement has proved to be <br />an unworkable situation as one councilm~mber contends that requiring a reading, <br />unless Council goes through the motions of dispensing with each reading, is a <br />reverse procedure. Mayor Heitman stated that the change to the Charter is very <br />minor; if the Gouncil majority wants a resolution or ordinance read, it will be <br />read. <br /> <br />Councilm~mber Schlueter noted that ordinances still cannot be adopted the same <br /> June 25, 1985 <br /> <br />Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />