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<br /> <br /> <br />Councilmember Heinrich introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: <br /> <br />RESOLUTION #20-134 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION ACCEPTING RESIGNATION OF THE WARD 1 COUNCILMEMBER, <br />DECLARING A VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF THE WARD 1 COUNCILMEMBER <br />AND CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, <br />City Councilmember Nadine Heinrich, who represents the City in Ward 1, <br />has submitted her written resignation from said office effective July 14, 2020; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> pursuant to the City Charter, Section 2.5 a vacancy in the Council exists <br />upon the resignation in writing of a Councilmember filed with the City Clerk; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br />pursuant to City Charter Section 2.5, when a vacancy occurs on the Council <br />with 365 days or more remaining in the term of the vacated office, the Council shall, by resolution, <br />declare the vacancy to exist and such vacancy shall be filled by Special Election according to City <br />Charter requirements.; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, <br /> Councilmember Heinrich’s term of office expires January 2, 2023, which is <br />more than 365 days from the July 14, 2020 vacancy date. <br /> <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows:\\ <br /> <br />1) That Councilmember Nadine Heinrich’s resignation from the City Council as the Ward 1 <br />representative, effective July 14, 2020, is accepted. <br /> <br />2) That the City Council publicly declares that a vacancy exists in the City Council – Ward 1 <br />elective office. <br /> <br />3) That as a result of the vacancy in the Ward 1 office, and because more than 365 days remain <br />in the term of the vacated office, pursuant to City Charter requirement, the City Council <br />hereby directs that a special election be held. <br /> <br />4) That if three or more candidates file for such office, a Primary Election will be held on <br />November 3, 2020. <br /> <br />5) That State Statutes now dictates uniform election dates for Special Elections and the first <br />authorized date for a Special Election would be Tuesday, February 9, 2021. This date <br />allows all regular election timelines to be followed with no compressed periods. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />