Agenda - Charter Commission - 01/11/2001 - 2000 Annual Report

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January 11, 2001 The Honorable Joseph Quinn Chief Judge Tenth Judicial District Anoka County Courthouse 325 East Main Street Anoka, Minnesota 55303 Re: City ofRamsey, Anoka County, Minnesota, Charter Commission Annual Report Dear Judge Quinn: In accordance with Minnesota Statutes 410.05, the following is an annual report reflecting the activities of the City of Ramsey Charter Commission during 2000. Members of the Charter Commission are as follows: Keith Kiefer (Chair), Barry Childs, Dennis Donovan, Marguerite Henke, Hannah LaMere, Richard Netzloff, Kathy Rosenow, Virginia Spain-Brist and Timothy Vogt. The Commission met on July 6, 2000, July 31, 2000, August 22, 2000, September 6, 2000, and October 4, 2000. At the July 6, 2000 meeting, the Commission considered revisions to Chapter 6: Administration of City Affairs, Section 6.3 of the City Charter, Creating the Separate Position of City Administrator and City Clerk. They recommended that staff draft the proposed revisions for review at the next meeting. A joint meeting with the City Council was requested. The Charter Commission met on July 31, 2000, and reviewed the proposed language for the Charter revision separating the positions of City Administrator and City Clerk. Consensus of the Commission was that the City should establish the City Clerk format and meet again to review the final language. The Commission discussed agenda items and issues for a joint meeting with Ramsey's City Council. The Charter Commission met on August 22, 2000, and accepted the language for a Charter revision to separate the positions of City Administrator and City Clerk. They voted to recommend this language to Council. Following this brief meeting of the Charter, they were joined by the City Council for a joint meeting. Items of discussion were Wards versus Precincts, a City primary election, number of Council seats, and Section 6.3 of the City Charter. Consensus of this meeting was to move forward with a seven person Council, secondly continue to consider adding a Primary election, and then possibly consider a Ward system.