Laserfiche WebLink
<br />Mayor Kuzma asked if it has to be unanimous. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied the only time it has to be unanimous is when the Charter Commission <br />suggests something to the Council and the Council accepts it. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma asked if it comes back to the Council and someone doesn’t vote for it, then it <br />becomes a referendum. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied if the Council approves it and sends it out for a vote. <br /> <br />Mayor Kuzma replied it seems like an extra step to him. <br /> <br />Councilmember Riley commented he liked the easy way and doing it with the Charter Commission <br />proposing it and the Council approving it, then they are done. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman asked if they did it that way but it doesn’t pass the Council, would it <br />go on the referendum. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied no, then they have to pass the ordinance which makes it longer and <br />is a chance they take. <br /> <br />Councilmember Heineman stated the only way to ensure it goes to referendum is to propose an <br />ordinance to the Charter Commission, which is what he thought they should do. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell asked if there would be anything against voters starting to collect <br />signatures for a petition. <br /> <br />City Attorney Knaak replied not at all. He stated that with the system of having a first reading and <br />second reading, even if they were in the process of formally adopting the ordinance, if they were <br />to come to the council in the meantime and it was something they liked, it could be passed and not <br />have to go to a referendum. <br /> <br />2.06: Discuss Ordinance Governing Commission Member Appointment Process <br /> <br />City Administrator Ulrich stated he will take comments and noted that if the Council wanted to <br />introduce the ordinance tonight, it would need to be added to the agenda. He stated it could be “as <br />discussed at the Work Session.” <br /> <br />Councilmember Woestehoff commented he would be comfortable if it was limited only to <br />Councilmembers and felt it would be a more comfortable decision for the Charter Commission to <br />make and would most likely pass. <br /> <br />Councilmember Howell commented she would like to keep both of them because if the idea is to <br />keep the Charter Commission separate from everything else, it would be nice to have both come <br />back to the Council. <br />City Council Work Session / March 8, 2022 <br />Page 11 of 13 <br /> <br />