Ramsey City Charter Updated April 2023

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4.5.3 The procedure at such election and assumption of duties of elected officers following such election shall conform as nearly as practicable to that prescribed for other municipal elections under this Charter. 4.5.4 In the case of a vacancy where there remains less than 365 days in the unexpired term, the council shall, by a majority vote, appoint a successor to serve for the remainder of said term. In the case of a tie vote of the council, the mayor, or acting mayor if the office of mayor be vacant, shall make the appointment from the candidates involved in the tie vote. 4.5.5 Office vacancy when less than eight weeks prior to primary election. 4.5.5.1 Special election. When a vacancy in an elected office of the city occurs when there is less than eight weeks prior to a primary election there shall be no primary election, except as provided in section 4.5.5.3 below. The special election to fill the vacancy shall coincide with the regular Municipal Election and the notice of such vacancy shall be published as soon as is practicable. 4.5.5.2 Vacancy in offices to be voted on in the regular Municipal Election. If a vacancy occurs less than eight weeks prior to the primary election, in the office of the mayor or the council members whose seats are to be voted on in the regular Municipal Election, said vacancy shall be considered not to exist for the purpose of the regular Municipal Election. The person elected to fill the vacancy in the regular Municipal Election, if approved by unanimous vote of the sitting council, may assume the duties of the office to which elected on the first business day following the city clerk's issuance of a certificate of election to said person. 4.5.5.3 Vacancy in an office not to be voted on in the regular Municipal Election. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor or a councilmember not standing for election in the regular Municipal Election, a special primary election and a special election shall be held in January of the subsequent year following the vacancy to fill said vacancy. The election procedures for the special primary election and the special election shall be those election procedures for municipal office candidates as prescribed in Minnesota Statutes and this Charter. Notwithstanding section 2.3.1 of this Charter, which provides for a four-year term for the mayor and council members, the term of the mayor and/or a councilmember elected pursuant to this subsection will be for the remainder of the vacant term. 4.5.6 If there are insufficient numbers of candidates in a regular or special election to fill expiring or vacated municipal offices, the city council shall fill said offices by appointment until the next regular municipal election. In the case of a tie vote of the council, the mayor shall make said appointment from the candidates under consideration. (Ord. of 1-24-2001; Ord. No. 04-47, § 1(Subd. 3), 11-23-2004; Ord. No. 09-18, § 2, 12-8-2009) CHAPTER 5. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL Sec. 5.1. Powers reserved by the people. The people of the City of Ramsey reserve to themselves the powers in accordance with the provisions of this Charter to initiate and adopt ordinances, to require ordinances passed by the council to be referred to the electorate for approval or disapproval, and to recall elected public officials. These powers shall be called the initiative, the referendum, and the recall, respectively. Sec. 5.2. General provisions for petitions. 5.2.1 Petition for initiative and referendum. A petition for initiative and referendum provided for under this chapter shall be sponsored by a committee of five registered voters of the city whose names and addresses (Supp. No. 12, Update 1) Created: 2023-04-26 15:53:30 [EST] Page 8 of 25