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CASE # CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE TO AMEND CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER By: Jo Thieling, City Clerk and William K. Goodrich, City Attorney Background: The Charter Commission met on September 30, 2004, and considered certain "housekeeping" or minor amendments to the City Charter. These amendments became necessary as a result of the Charter amendments increasing the Council size to seven members and adoption of the Ward System. An enclosed ordinance recommended by the Charter Commission enumerates the proposed changes. The Chapters 3 and 4 amendments are necessitated by the increase of the Council from five to seven members. The Chapter 5 amendments deal with the recall section and provide for recall to be conducted only within the ward represented by the subject Councilmember. A "redlined" version and "clean" version of the proposed ordinance were presented to Council on October 12, 2004. The City Charter can be amended by the ordinance procedure as provided in State statute. This procedure requires that the Charter Commission recommend the ordinance to the Council; that the Council conduct a public hearing preceded by two weeks publication of the proposed ordinance; that the ordinance be passed unanimously by the City Council and that the ordinance not become effective for a period of 90 days after publication in order to permit citizens to petition to have a referendum on the ordinance. Council voted to introduce this ordinance and schedule a public hearing for November 9 to consider adoption. Staff published the notice of public hearing and the entire ordinance that was introduced in the City's official paper Anoka County Union. The publication ran the required two weeks. Council Action: Motion to adopt Ordinance #04- amending certain sections of the City Charter. Reviewed by: City Attorney City Clerk City Administrator CC: 11 /09/04