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Commissioner Buchanan withdraws his motion to recess and Commissioner Sieber <br />withdraws his second. <br /> <br />Mr. Dorn stated that he would present the Charter Commission with sample <br />charters from other cities for review. <br /> <br />Commission consensus is that the next Charter Commission meeting will be <br />June 23, 1983. <br /> <br />Commissioner Buchanan withdraws his motion to retain the services of Mr. Bill <br />Dom. <br /> <br />Mr. Dorn stated that at the meeting on June 23, 1983 he would make the <br />following presentation: <br /> <br />a. How a charter can be amended <br />b. What a charter is <br />c. Comparison of a statutory and charter form of government <br />d. Revisions to the charter <br /> <br />Mr. Dorn stated that this meeting will take some time and recommended limiting <br />the agenda to his presentation. <br /> <br />Chairman Heitman inquired if it was proper to limit the meetings, what if <br />there were a large public showing? <br /> <br />Mr. Dorn stated Commission meetings are for the members, they are open to the <br />public for observation and the public has no right to participate unless the <br />Commission gives the public that right. Mr. Dorn stated that the public does <br />not have the right to demand participation unless it is a public hearing. <br />Mr. Dorn stated that an alternative solution would be an open forum prior to <br />the meeting. <br /> <br />Darryl Fults - Stated that all persons who signed the petition for a charter <br />commission should be attending the meetings of the Commission and that a number <br />of people who signed the petition were under the assumption they were signing <br />a petition opposing sewer and water, not the advent of a Charter Commission. <br /> <br />Mr. Dorn recommended that the Charter Commission familiarize themselves with <br />the concept of a charter prior to encouraging public participation. <br /> <br />Much discussion followed regarding length of time involved in obtaining <br />presentations from Bill Dorn, various Commission sub-committees and public <br />input. At the initial meeting it was decided that all this input would be <br />obtained prior to making a decision whether or not a charter was needed in <br />Ramsey. <br /> <br />Commissioner Buchanan stated that a decision to write a charter should be <br />made prior to public input, that the public would most likely have more of <br />an input to provide if they could review the porposed charter first. <br /> <br />Mr. Dorn stated that there is no time limit, that eventually the Commission <br />has to decide whether or not to write a charter and if not the District <br />Judge abolishes the Charter Commission. <br /> <br />CC/June 9, 1983 <br /> Page 7 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />