Agenda - Charter Commission - 01/20/2005

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01×1J×2005 14:59 LAW OFFICE 2140 4T~ AUE ~ 42?5543 N0.902 P03 of interest t'o the cIty~ or to perform quasi-judiciat"functions; member of =he council ~d ~ employee of the city shall be a of any board or com~%sSion'so ~=m5limt~ except as an ex officio member. Seccion 2.03 'Ele=tive Of{leers. The council shall ~e o~ ~ mayor and fou~ co,moil members who shall be residents of the City of Anoka and are eliglblm to ~ote in the City of Anoka, and shall be elac~ed at la=ge. TWo ~ou~cLl members shall 5e elected at each regular city e~eetiOm, a~d each council member shall serve for a term of fou~ yea=s.~ Thc mayor shall serve for a ter~ of two years. Each elected officer shall hold.office until 5is suc- , cess~r has been elected ami qualified. The council shmll be judges of the eleotion of che mayor and co.oil members. Section 2.04 Imcompattble Offices. During the term for which he was elected, no elected officer of the city ~kall he appointed city manager nor be co, enacted for any mumici~al officm or em~loy- men~ other ~han chat for which he was elected. Until oma year after the ~xpira~ion of hisl term no former elected officer shall be appointed ~o any paid appointive office or employment under the city whick was crea~ed, or the compensa:ion of which was in- creased during his term ae an elected officer. Section 2.05 Vacancies in Elected Offices. A vacancy in an elected office shall be deemed to exist in case of the failure of any person elected thereto to qualify on or before the date of the second regular meeting of the council following his or by reason of his death, resignation, removal from office, re- moval from the eity~ continuous absence from the city' for mor~ than ~hree months, or conviction of a felon~ before or after his qualifi£ation, or by reason of his failure ~o perform any .of 'b_is duties for a period of ~hree montha. In each such case the coun- cil shall by resolutio~ declare a vacancy to exist and shall forth- with appoint an eli§lble personco fill the same u~til the regular city alection,'wNem the office shall be filled-for the expired term. If the council is unable to agree on an appointment co fill [he vacancy within ~hirty dams from the occurrencm of the facu giving rise to the vacancy, the mayor shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy. Section 2.06 The Mayor. The mayor shall be the presiding o~ficer of the cou~cil~ The cott~cil shall choose from its-members an acting mayor who shall hold office at thc pleasure of the council and shall serve as mayor in the absence of the mayor or in the event of the ~ayor's,disabilit~. The mayor shall have a roue on all matters before the council. The mayor shall exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred and imposed upon him by'chis charter, the ordinances of the city, a~d laws of the state. The mayor shall be reco~ized as the official head of cha city for all'ceremon/al purpopeS~.by,th~ourts for the purpose of serving civil process, and by~ the governor for.'thepurpos~s"ofmargial 'law. '17-