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ORDINANCE #04-47 <br /> <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE RAMSEY CITY <br />CHARTER. <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. AMENDMENT <br /> <br />S ubdi vision 1. Section 3.1 of the City Charter is amended to provide as follows: <br /> <br />Section 3.1 Council Meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once each <br />month at such times and places as the council may designate by ordinance. The mayor <br />any three members of the council may call special meetings of the council upon at least <br />twenty-four hours notice to each member, and such reasonable public notices as may be <br />prescribed by council rule in compliance with state statutes. The twenty-four hours <br />notice shall not be required in an emergency. A state of emergency shall be deemed to <br />exist when the public peace, health, morals, safety or welfare are in immediate jeopardy. <br />To the extent provided by state statutes, all meetings of the council and its committees <br />shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and records of the <br />council at all reasonable times. During any of its public meetings, the council shall not <br />prohibit, but may place reasonable restrictions upon citizens' comments and questions <br />and citizen input shall be provided for at the beginning of each council meeting. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Section 3.4 of the City Charter is amended to provide as follows: <br /> <br />Section 3.4 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions. <br /> <br />3.4.1 Except as otherwise provided in this charter of state statutes, an affirmative <br />vote of four or more members of the council shall be required for the adoption of <br />all ordinances, resolutions and motions. The votes of councilmembers on any <br />action taken shall be recorded in accordance with state statutes. <br /> <br />Subd. 3 Section 4.5 of the City Charter is amended to provide as follows: <br /> <br />Section 4.5 Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office. <br /> <br />4.5.5 When a vacancy in an elected office of the city occurs within 120 days <br />prior to a regular municipal election date, the special election to fill the vacancy <br />shall coincide with the regular election. If the vacancy occurs within sixty days <br />prior to the regular election date, the notice of such vacancy shall be published as <br />soon as is practicable. If, within the 120 day period before a regular municipal <br />elections, the vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor or in the office of any <br />councilmember whose seat is to be decided in the election, said vacancy shall be <br />considered not to exist for the purposes of the election. However, if such vacancy <br /> <br /> <br />