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Questions asked about Charter Commission recruitment and application process: <br />1.What has been the practice of submitting Charter Commission applications to the judge? <br />2.Are they submitted at one time? <br />3.After the deadline? <br />4.If so, was that done here? <br />5.Was there even a deadline? <br />6.Did the city adhere to it? <br />7.Who was responsible for creating the deadline? <br />8.Was the deadline an internal decision by staff? <br />9.Was the deadline legally required? If so, please provide the statute or other documentation that it was <br />a legally required date. <br />10. The city clerk stated that she failed to meet the deadline to publish the advertisement for Charter <br />Commission vacancies in the Nov./Dec. Ramsey Resident. What was that deadline and when was she <br />aware of having missed it? <br />11. What was the deadline for publication in the Jan/Feb Ramsey Resident? <br />12. What was the initial date of vacancy of Charter Commission positions and the subsequent 60 day <br />mark by which they were required to be filled? <br />13. When did staff begin discussions with a councilmember regarding the possibility of applying for the <br />Charter Commission? <br />14. Did staff seek legal advice from anyone regarding this and if so, approximately what date(s)? If so, <br />who did they reach out to for legal counsel? If staff did not consult the city attorney, why not? <br />15. Please list all dates, locations and duration of publication for the vacancies. <br />16. What was the initial date that the openings were listing as available opportunities along with the <br />application on the Charter Commission page of the city website? <br />17. Did staff discuss bringing the state statute allowing Councilmembers to apply and the Charter's <br />silence on the matter to the attention of the council, or charter commission? If so, when? What was the <br />outcome of that discussion? <br />18. Were all six applications provided to the judge?" <br />