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]0: City of RAMSEY Charter Commission <br /> <br />From: Ben Deemer, Planning and Zonning Commissioner <br /> <br />Re{: HOME RULE CHARTER, draft 9/83 - Concerns in language <br /> <br />Chapter 1, Section 1.02,pg.l-1/2 <br /> <br /> It is the intention o¢ this ..... et.el <br /> <br /> This is like a NAMED EXCLUSION <br />policg, might be giving more power and/or <br />the citg than the people will understand. <br /> <br />unknown power to <br />Magbe the intent <br /> <br />wes something less than this., such as .... Everg power the <br /> <br />stmte grmnts a stmtuatorg c itg unless otherwise provide in <br />this charter. The other wmv could conceivembl~ give Rmmse~ <br />everg power thet rang other citg, regmrdless o{ government <br />tvpe hms unless stmted otherwise, mhd mmg not even be limited <br />to cities in Minnesotm. In mg opinion this is ~ gimnt <br />LOOPHOLE ...... <br /> <br />Chapter 5, Section 5.04,pg.5-2/2 <br /> <br /> The ¢inal. ~inding ~.. ' that the peri%ion is <br /> <br />i nsu~ i c i ant .... et. el .~ <br /> <br /> In view o¢ %he ver,d minor requirements~, end no time <br />limit ~or getting the origihml petition ~Ogeth-er, this would <br />allow m very smmll ~inori~ '~ ci'tizens ~o be~t the citg to <br />death with one subject. T'hJs-would cause <br /> <br />expence to the other 90+ Perc~n% o~' Ramseg..~. R~ising the 10 <br />percent to 20 percent. ~or'~he ini-tial petition,' it it is <br /> <br />'going to cause a special election, or m~k'i.~g ~he second trg, <br /> <br />20 percent or putting the one year limit on it ~ms gnu do to <br />the citg council in Section 8.04.04,pg'oSr4/2. This whole <br /> <br /> <br />