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I I I I I I I I ! i I I I I I I I I I Chairman Heitman stated that if the Commission proceeds to get the charter voted on before Su~me~ and more changes to the charter do come about, they can be resolved arc,he!general election in November. Commissione~ Sigher noted that the U.S. Constitution gets revised all the time. Commissioner Go~lec stated that the impression should not be given that the Commission ils P~eparing a document that will be requiring changes all the time. Mr. Darryl ~ult~ stated that not even 5% of Ramsey's population will understand the cha~teN~and!the Commission is asking them to vote on something they don't understand. Councilme~bg~r S~rteberg stated that the people have to receive a copy of the char~er before ~hey can begin to understand it. Commissione~ BaUerkemper stated that the Commission has been told to keep 'it's costs doWn' ~and ~t would cost a lot of money to reproduce the charter and send it to everY?home. Mr. Darryl ~Ul? inquired if a 51% vote of the registered voters was required to put the ~har~er into effect. Commissione~ Ba~erkemper replied that in a special election it would be 51% of the people who voted. Mr. Darryl ~ul~s stated that in a special election, it could be a small minority of people ,that~ut the charter through. Chairman Heitman stated that the default position is that the minority will give the rights ~o ~Verybody. Commissione~ $~eber stated that if the majority of people who show up to vote at the special i ' are same ,~ ~elect~on the people who have been showing up at Charter Commission meetings, then he doubts the charter will go through. Mr. Jack IPPel ~stated that the way to guarantee a good turn out is %o vote on the charter atithe general election. Commissioner S!eber replied that the Commission would have to weigh doing it during the ~engral election against the disadvantages, if we wait, as we perceive them to be. CommissiOner B~chanan stated that most people do not vote on issues included on the gene~alielection ballot; they vote for the local, State and national candidates ~dlwalk away from any issues included on the ballot. Mr. Ippel .stated that the people did not walk away from voting on the race track issue. ~ Commissione~ Sieber replied that the people did walk away from voting on the initiative and [referendum issue. Mr. Darry~ ~ul~s inquired as to how soon after the charter is adopted will a re-election of ~officers be held. Commissio~ SSeber replied that there will not be a re-election of officers, those in of~fi~ at the time of charter adoption are in force. Sp CC/February 15, 1984 Public Meeting Page 10 of 12