Agenda - Council Work Session - 06/11/2019

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■ Nr---------MNM--- MIN —I—r—MIN NMMIM■■■ aME N—■ ■ • • • • • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ • • • • • ■ ■ ■ • ■ • ■ • ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ OFFICIAL BALLOT JUDGE JUDGE GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT CITY OF RAMSEY RAMSEY, MINNESOTA NOVEMBER 6, 2001 INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS To vote, completely fill in the oval(s) next to your choice(s) like this: CI To vote for a question, fill in the oval next to the word "YES" for that question. To vote against a question, fill in the oval next to the word "NO" for that question. RAMSEY CITY QUESTIONS QUESTION NO. 1 ADVISORY QUESTION NO. 1 Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of Ramsey be amended to require that four Council Members be elected from wards and two elected at large? Q YES Q NO QUESTION NO. 2 Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of Ramsey be amended to require a primary election for the selection of two nominees for each elective office at the regular municipal election, unless two nominees or fewer file for each elective office? Q YES Q NO By vote of the electorate in 1996, the Mayor's term was increased from two years to four years. Pursuant to an advisory question in 2000, the electorate recommended that a majority of the City Council be elected every two years. Under State law, Council Member terms can only be four years; however, the Mayor's term can be either two years or four years. Do you now favor reducing the Mayor's term to two years in order that the majority of the City Council is elected every two years? Q YES Q NO ADVISORY QUESTION 2 QUESTION NO. 3 Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of Ramsey be amended by the adoption of Chapter 15 which permits the City Council by Resolution to adopt and amend the City's Comprehensive Plan by a majority vote of all its members, as opposed to a 2/3 vote of all its members? Q YES Q NO The current Comprehensive Plan Draft proposes a bridge crossing over the Mississippi River between the cities of Ramsey and Dayton. Do you support the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River? ,Q YES Q NO ADVISORY QUESTION NO. 3 QUESTION NO. 4 Shall the Home Rule Charter of the City of Ramsey be amended to provide that the required number of signatures for initiative and referendum petitions be increased from at least ten percent to at least twenty percent of the registered voters at the time of the last citywide election? Q YES Q NO Do you want a Town Center with restaurants, shopping and other amenities along the Highway 10 Corridor? Q YES Q NO ■ - ■■i ME FRONT Card 19 RptPct 160 "Ramsey P-1" VOTE FRONT AND BACK OF BALLOT ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ • ■ ■ • = - ■i■ ■