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• prepared for the change. Mayor Gamec asked if the City is able amend the Charter this way or if <br />it must come from the Charter Commission to the Council. City Attorney Goodrich replied in <br />this particular form of amendment it is to be recommended from the Charter Commission to the <br />City Council with an affirmative vote of all councilmembers. Within 60 days after passage and <br />publication of the ordinance a petition requesting a referendum on the ordinance can be filed <br />with the City Clerk. The problem with this proposal is that there is not a recommendation from <br />the Charter Commission. Secondly, the proposed effective date of January 1, 2011 is different <br />from the effective date of January 1, 2008 that was advertised. Mr. Goodrich indicated he will <br />need to research whether this motion is legal. He advised his recommendation would be to pass <br />the amendment contingent on approval by the Charter Commission and contingent on the City <br />Attorney determining it will be an effective ordinance. <br />Motion on the floor amended as follows: To adopt Ordinance No. 06 -35 amending Section 2.1 <br />of the -City Charter requiring that the City be governed by the Council - Manager Form of <br />Government with the following change: an effective date of January 1, 2011, contingent on <br />approval by the Charter Commission and contingent on the City Attorney determining it. will be <br />an effective ordinance. <br />r� <br />Further discussion: Councilmember Elvig stated the Charter Commission did come forward and <br />initiate this Charter amendment. The Council could not get the recommendation passed in its <br />entirety, only from the standpoint of the date. However, the essence of the Charter Commission <br />recommendation is the change to the City Manager Form of Government from several <br />standpoints outlined in Mr. Frederick's letter. The Council is not wavering from that direction; it <br />is only the timeframe they cannot agree on. Councilmember Strommen requested input from <br />Ms. LeMere. Ms. LeMere explained these are the same discussions the Charter Commission <br />had. It is difficult to come up with a date. A future date will run into the same issue as 2008 <br />with an incumbent in the position and a change in the position; she does not know how this is <br />addressed in the Human Resources rules. The . Commission considered future dates and <br />population thresholds. Ideally the change would be effective immediately. Mayor Gamec <br />commented there will be new councilmembers coming on, and there is also the possibility of a <br />referendum. The incoming councilmembers will now have time to study this more as <br />Councilmember -Elect Dehen had requested. Ms. LeMere noted that the current. Council is in <br />support of changing to a City Manager Form of Government; however, they run the risk if that <br />will be the consensus of the Council when new members are added. The Charter Commission <br />has been studying this for many years and is in support of this type of managerial government; it <br />just seems they are stuck on a date. <br />A roll call vote was performed by the Recording Secretary: <br />Mayor Gamec: <br />• <br />Councilmembers Cook: <br />Councilmember Elvig: <br />Councilmember Jeffrey: <br />Councilmember Olson: <br />Councilmember Pearson: <br />Councilmember Strommen: <br />aye <br />aye <br />aye <br />aye <br />aye <br />aye <br />aye <br />City Council / December 28, 2006 <br />Page 11 of 27 <br />—119— <br />