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I <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />! <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CHARTER COMMISSION <br />PUBLIC MEETING <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />A special ~e. et$ng/public information meeting conducted by the Ramsey Charter <br />Commission ~Was iheld on Wednesday, February 15, 1984 at the Ramsey Municipal <br />Center, 151~3 ~.Nowthen Blvd. N.W., Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members pr~sen~: <br /> <br />Members Absent.~ <br /> <br />Mr. Gary Heitman, Chairman <br />Mr. John Lichter <br />Mr. Dick Sieber <br />Ms. Brenda Bauerkemper <br />Mr. Stan Data <br />Mr. Tom Greenberg <br />Mr. Roger Buchanan <br />Mr. Tom Gamec <br /> <br />Mr. Curt Titterud <br /> <br />CALL TO O~RDER <br /> <br />Chairman Heit~$n called the special Charter Commission meeting to order at <br />7:58 p,m. <br /> <br />~UBLIC <br /> <br />Stan Data~- ~tated that over the last seven months the Charter Commission has <br />been work~~g o~ drafting up a charter at the citizens request. The Charter <br />Commission!haSiworked very hard and they have just reached a final draft <br />and are now lo~king for citizen input. There will be several more public <br />meetings &~hd t~ose citizens present tonight should encourage their neighbors <br />to attendthes~ public meetings. <br /> <br />Commissioner G~mec - Stated he is disappointed in the citizen turn out for <br />this publiq me'ting; that the charter is an important document and it will set <br />the rules fore'he City. The charter is the constitution and by-laws of the <br />City. <br /> <br />Chairman Heit~n summarized the charter, chapter by chapter, at this point <br />with respect to the way the City currently operates and the way the charter <br />is proposing i~ operate. <br /> <br /> Chapter!l -. No difference. <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 -! No real significant difference. Significant concern was <br /> e~9res~ed regarding board and commission membership. The Charter <br /> Co~mis~ion established a 2/3 residency requirement to be on boards <br /> an4 co~missions and total membership shall be no more than nine (9) <br /> ~ · <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 ~ Council Procedures - Concern was expressed regarding going to <br /> a war~ System; that it would provide area representation on Council. A <br /> major ~$sa~Vantage to this system is that a councilmember can only be <br /> recal~e~ f~m office by his particular ward. The Charter Commission <br /> <br /> ~ ' Rublic Meeting <br /> <br /> <br />