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<br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The Ramsey City Council conducted a City Council Work Session on Tuesday, March 9, 2010, <br />at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 7550 Sunwood Drive NW, Ramsey, Minnesota. <br /> <br />Members Present: <br /> <br />Members Absent: <br /> <br />Also Present: <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Mayor Bob Ramsey <br />Councilmember David Elvig <br />Councilmember Matt Look <br />Councilmember Colin McGlone <br />Councilmember Jeffrey Wise <br /> <br />Councilmember John Dehen <br />Councilmember David Jeffrey <br /> <br />City Administrator Kurtis Ulrich <br />Deputy City Administrator Heidi A. Nelson <br />City Attorney Bill Goodrich <br />Public Works Director Brian Olson <br />Parks Supervisor Mark Riverblood <br />IT Manager Dean Busch <br />Management Intern Jessica Hendricks <br /> <br />Mayor Ramsey called the City Council Work Session to order at 5:30 p.m. <br /> <br />COUNCIL TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION <br /> <br />1) Consider an Ordinance to be approved by the Voters Repealing the City Manager <br />form of City Government <br /> <br />City Attoniey Goodrich reviewed his report. He explained that the current City Charter is <br />scheduled to change effective January I, 2011, to go from a City Administrator form of <br />government to a City Manager form of government. He stated that, based on his research, the <br />original recommendation from the Charter Commission had an effective date of January I, 2008 <br />but the City Council did not approve that effective date and approved an amended version with <br />an effective date of January 1, 2011, which the Charter Commission subsequently approved. He <br />indicated the ordinance was published and it was determined at that time that both the <br />constituency of the Charter Commission and the City Council was usurped and if nothing further <br />is done, the ordinance will be effective January I, 2011. He further explained if the proposed <br />new ordinance is passed by a majority vote of the City Council, and after the Charter <br />Commission reviews the ordinance, it can be presented to the voters on the November 2,2010 <br />general election ballot. He stated that under consideration tonight is whether the City Council, <br /> <br />City Council Work Session I March 9, 2010 <br />Page 1 of7 <br />