HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1300ORDINANCE NO. 1300
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 7 AND CHAPTER 4,
SECTIONS 28 AND 28a OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PERTAINING TO EVEN YEAR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1:
Chapter 2, Section 7, of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which
currently reads as follows to wit:
Section 7. ELECTIVE OFFICES. The Council shall be composed of a mayor and
four council members who shall be qualified electors, and who shall be elected at large in the
manner hereinafter provided. The four council members shall serve for a term of four years
and until their successors are elected and qualified, except that at the first election held after
the adoption of this charter, the two candidates having the highest number of votes shall
serve for four years, and the two candidates having the next highest number of votes shall
serve for two years. The mayor shall serve for a term of two years and until a successor is
elected and qualified. The council shall be judge of the election of the mayor and council
members.
Is herewith amended to read as follows:
Section 7. ELECTIVE OFFICES. The council shall be composed of a mayor and
four council members who shall be qualified electors, and who shall be elected at large in the
manner hereinafter provided. The four council members shall serve for a term of four years
and until their successors are elected and qualified, except that for council members elected
in 1995, one council position term shall expire on the first Monday in January of 1999. The
other council position term shall expire on the first Monday in January 2001. The temxs of
any council members elected at a general election in 1998 will expire on the first Monday in
January of 2003. For council members elected in 1997, one council position term shall
expire on the first Monday in January 2001. The other council position term shall expire on
the first Monday in January 2003. The mayor shall serve for a term of two years and until a
successor is elected and qualified, except that the term of the mayor elected in 1995 shall
expire on the first Monday in January 1999. Thereafter, the Mayor shall serve for a term of
two years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The council shall be judge of the
election of the mayor and council members.
Section 2:
Chapter 3, Section 16 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which
currently reads as follows, to wit:
Section 16. COUNCIL MEETINGS. At the time of the first regularly scheduled council
meeting in January following a regular municipal election, the council shall meet at the usual
place and time for the holding of council meetings. At this time the newly elected members
of the council shall assume the duties of such membership. Thereafter the council shall meet
at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, except that they shall meet not
less than once each month. The mayor, or any two members of the council, or the city
manager, may call special meetings of the council upon at least (12) twelve hours notice to
each member of the council. Such notice shall be delivered personally to each member or
shall be left with some responsible person at the member's usual place of residence. All
meetings of the council shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes and
records thereof at all reasonable times.
Is herewith amended to read as follows:
Section 16. COUNCIL MEETINGS. At the time of the first regularly scheduled council
meeting in January following a regular municipal election, the council shall meet at the usual
place and time for the holding of council meetings. At this time the newly elected members
of the council shall assume the duties of such membership, except that for council members
elected in 1998, 2000, and 2002, the newly elected members shall assume the duties of such
membership on the first Monday in January following that regular municipal election.
Thereafter the council shall meet at such times as may be prescribed by ordinance or
resolution, except that they shall meet not less than once each month. The mayor, or any two
members of the council, or the city manager, may call special meetings of the council upon at
least (12) twelve hours' notice to each member of the council. Such notice shall be delivered
personally to each member or shall be left with some responsible person at the member's
usual place of residence. All meetings of the council shall be public, and any citizen shall
have access to the minutes and records thereof at all reasonable times.
Section 3:
Chapter 4, Sections 28 and 28a, of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights
which currently reads as follows, to wit:
Section 28. THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. A regular municipal election shall
be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each odd numbered year
at such place or places as the city council may designate. At least fifteen days
previous notice shall be given by the city clerk of the time and place of holding such election,
and of the officers to be elected, by posting a notice thereof in at least the city's polling
places, or by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper, or both, as
the council may ordain, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
Section 28a. THE PRIMARY ELECTION. A primary municipal election shall be held
forty-two days before the regular municipal election in the year 1989 and biennially
thereafter at the same place or places as general elections are held and like officers shall
preside at such elections. The purpose of such primary election shall be to select candidates
to be voted for at the general municipal election. The candidates for nomination to each
office who shall receive the greatest number of votes in such primary election shall be placed
upon the ballot of the next general election in numbers not to exceed double the number of
vacancies to be filled, and no other name shall be placed upon the ballot for such general
election than the candidates selected at said primary election. When not more than twice the
number of individuals to be elected to a municipal office file for nomination to any municipal
office, no primary shall be held, and the names of those having filed shall be placed on the
municipal general election ballot as the nominee for that office. Any person desiring to
become a candidate for an elective office in the general municipal election shall file with the
city clerk at least forty-two days prior to but not more than eighty-four days prior to said
primary municipal election a statement of such candidacy as follows:
I, (), being first duly sworn, say that I reside at ( ) Street in the City of Columbia
Heights, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota; that I am a qualified voter herein; that I am a
candidate for nomination to the office of ( ) to be voted upon at the primary election on ( ) the
( ) day of ( ) 19 ; and I hereby request that my name be printed upon the official primary
election for said office.
Signed
Subscribed and swom to before me this ( ) day of (), 19__
Signed
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and shall pay to the City Clerk the sum of Five Dollars for which the City Clerk shall give a
receipt expressing the purpose of the payment. ;Such City Clerk shall forthwith pay all fees
so received to the City Treasurer. Upon compliance with the provisions of this section the
City Clerk shall place such name upon the primary election ballot as a candidate for the
office named. At least fifteen days notice shall be given by the City Clerk of the time and
place of holding such primary election and of the officers to be nominated, by posting a
notice thereof in at least three of the most public', places in each election district in the city or
by publication of a notice thereof at least once iii the official newspaper, or both, as the City
Council may ordain, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
Are herewith amended to read as follows:
Section 28.
Section 28a
THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. A regular municipal election
shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each
even-numbered year at such place or places as the city council may designate.
At least fifteen days previous notice shall be given by the city clerk of the time
and place of holding such election and of the officers to be elected, by posting a
notice thereof in at least the city's polling places, or by publishing a notice
thereof at least once in the official newspaper, or both, as the council may
ordain, but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
THE PRIMARY ELECTION. A primary municipal election shall be held on
the first Tuesday after the second Monday in September of any year in which a
municipal general election is to be held for the purpose of electing officers, at
the same place or places as general elections are held and like officers shall
preside at such elections. The purpose of such primary election shall be to
select candidates to be voted for at the general municipal election. The
candidates for nomination to each office who shall receive the greatest number
of votes in such primary election shall be placed upon the ballot of the next
general election in numbers not to exceed double the number of vacancies to be
filled, and no other name shall be placed upon the ballot for such general
election than the candidates selected at said primary election. When not more
than twice the number of individuals to be elected to a municipal office file for
nomination to any municipal office, no primary shall be held, and the names of
those having filed shall be placed on the municipal general election ballot as
the nominee for that office. Any person desiring to become a candidate for an
elective office in the general municipal election shall file with the city clerk at
least fifty-six days prior to but not more than seventy days prior to said primary
municipal election an affidavit of such candidacy as set forth in Minnesota
Statutes 204B.06 subd. 1, and shall pay to the City Clerk the sum of Five
Dollars for which the City Clerk shall give a receipt expressing the purpose of
the payment. Such City Clerk shall forthwith pay all fees so received to the
City Treasurer. Upon compliance with the provisions of this section the City
Clerk shall place such name upon the primary election ballot as a candidate for
the office named. At least fifteen days notice shall be given by the City Clerk
of the time and place of holding such primary election and of the officers to be
nominated, by posting a notice thereof in at least three of the most public
places in each election district in the city or by publication of a notice thereof at
least once in the official newspaper, or both, as the City Council may ordain,
but failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
Section 4:
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after ninety (90) days
after its passage.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
March 27, 1995
April 10, 1995
April 10, 1995
Offered by: Peterson
Seconded by: Jolly
Roll Call: All Ayes
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