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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 />