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WARD SYSTEM PROPOSAL <br />By: Ryan Schroeder, City Administrator <br /> <br />Case# 4 <br /> <br />In March, the Charter Commission met to discuss precinct liaison meetings. During the discussion <br />the Commission briefly talked to the issue of ward systems for elections versus the ctm'cnt at large <br />system. When the precinct liaison issue got to the Council table it was suggested that the Charier <br />Commission review the issue of an electoral system on the ward and precinct basis versus an at <br />large system. While there was not a position taken by the Council for or against either of thc two <br />systems, it was suggested that this issue is certainly within the purview of the Charter Commission <br />and should be addressed by this Commission. <br /> <br />I have received, from the League of Minnesota Cities, a list of cities operating under the Home <br />Rule Charter System including those elected by wards as well as those elected with at large <br />systems. You will note that the information I have received appears to be quite old in that it talks <br />of populations from 1960. However, it's reasonable to assume that there have not been wholesale <br />changes in the format from those the municipalities were currently using at this time. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Based on discussion. <br /> <br />Reviewed by: <br /> <br />City Administrator <br /> <br />Charter: 6/17/93 <br /> <br /> <br />