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CASE # <br /> <br />CONSIDER ADOPTION OF <br />ORDINANCE TO AMEND CERTAIN <br />SECTIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER <br />By: Jo Thieling, City Clerk and <br /> William lC Goodrich, City Attorney <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Thc Charter Commission met on September 30, 2004, and considered certain "housekeeping" or <br />minor amendments to the City Charter. These amendments became necessary as a result of the <br />Charter amendments increasing the Council size to seven members and adoption of the Ward <br />System. An enclosed ordinance recommended by the Charter Commission enumerates the <br />proposcd changes. The Chapters 3 and 4 amendments are necessitated by the increase of the <br />Council from five to seven members. The Chapter 5 amendments deal with the recall section and <br />providc for recall to be conducted only within the ward represented by the subject Councilmember. <br />A "redlined" version and "clean" version of the proposed ordinance were presented to Council on <br />October 12, 2004. The City Charter can be amended by the ordinance procedure as provided in <br />State statute. This procedure requires that the Charter Commission recommend the ordinance to the <br />Council; that the Council conduct a public hearing preceded by two weeks publication of the <br />proposed ordinance; that the ordinance be passed unanimously by the City Council and that the <br />ordinance not become effective for a period of 90 days after publication in order to permit citizens <br />to petition to have a referendum on the ordinance. Council voted to introduce this ordinance and <br />schedule a public hearing for November 9 to consider adoption. Staff published the notice of public <br />bearing and the entire ordinance that was introduced in the City's official paper ~lnoka County <br />U~zio~t. The publication ran the required two weeks. Council held a public hearing on November 9, <br />but couldn't vote to adopt the ordinance as all Councilmembers were not present; therefore, the <br />ordinance is being presented this evening for adoption consideration. <br /> <br />Council Action: <br /> <br />Motion to adopt Ordinance #04-__ <br /> <br />amending certain sections of the City Charter. <br /> <br />Reviewed by: <br /> <br />City Attorney <br />City Clerk <br />City Ad~ninistrator <br /> <br />CC: 11/23/04 <br /> <br /> <br />