Agenda - Charter Commission - 12/18/2024

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Sec. 12.9. Existing ordinances and resolutions continued. All ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the municipality in force when this Charter takes effect, and not inconsistent with the provisions thereof, are hereby continued in full force and effect until amended or repealed. Sec. 12.10. Officers to continue for present terms. All elective and appointive officers of the city holding office on the effective date of this Charter shall continue in office for the terms to which they were elected or appointed, and until their successors shall have been elected or appointed and have qualified. Sec. 12.11. Pending condemnations and assessments. Any condemnation or assessment proceeding in progress when this Charter takes effect shall be continued and completed under the state statutes under which such proceeding was begun. All assessments made by the municipality prior to the time when this Charter takes effect shall be collected, and the lien thereof enforced in the same manner as if this Charter had not been adopted. Sec. 12.12. Ordinances to make Charter effective. The council shall by ordinance, resolution, or other appropriate action make such regulations as may be necessary to carry out and make effective the provisions of this Charter. Sec. 12.13. A newsletters. A newsletter) shall be published by the city at regular intervals at least six times each year. The postal role for the city shall be used for the distribution. Sec. 12.14. [Effective date.] This Charter becomes effective 30 days after adoption. CHAPTER 13. POLICE DEPARTMENT Sec. 13.1. Department created. The existing police department for the city shall forthwith be established as permanent and shall consist of a chief of police, and such other officers and members as may be provided for by the council. (Ord. of 12-13-1988) Sec. 13.2. Appointments. The chief of police shall be appointed by the council. All other appointments to or promotions within the department shall be made as provided by law. (Ord. of 12-13-1988) (Supp. No. 13, Update 3) Page 22 of 25 Created: 2024-10-04 12:02:16 [EST] Commented [BH9]: Question for the Charter Commission: Do we need 6 newsletters plus 2 recycling newsletters? The annual budget is $63,000 for six Ramsey Resident Newsletters. The recycler is funded through Anoka County Grant Funds. Commented [BH 10]: Question for Fritz, newsletter is not defined. Could one argue that we can count the 2 recycling newsletters as 2 of the 6 required by Charter? Commented [FK11 R1 O]: If it's not defined, then the definition would be the City's usual and ordinary practice. If you use the recycling newsletters for topics other than just recycling, it should fit the bill if you want it to.