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HomeMy WebLinkAboutJuly 19, 2007, Charter Comm MinutesOFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE CHARTER COMMISSION THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2007 7:00 P.M. GAUVITTE ROOM MURZYN HALL Call to Order The meeting was called to order by President Mike Hartel at 7:10 p.m. Roll Call Members present: Barb Gertsema, Mike Hartel, Jim Johnson, Nancy King, Katy Korday (7:17 p.m.), Scott Kyseth, Carolyn Laine, Lori Ritzko, Joe Sturdevant, Joseph Sturdevant, Dan Vogtman Members absent and excused: Bob Buboltz, Mike Patiuk Members absent and unexcused: None Council Liaison, Tami-Ericson Diehm, was absent. Councilmember Bruce Nawrocki attended for Tami. Carole Blowers, Recording Secretary was present. Jim Hoeft, City Attorney, was present. Approval of Minutes of April 19, 2007: Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Sturdevant, to approve the minutes of April 19, 2007, as presented. Motion passed unanimously. Correspondence The Recording Secretary advised that since the April meeting, the only correspondence was the agenda and minutes. There will be correspondence from the City Attorney handed out tonight later in the meeting regarding review of Chapter 3 of the charter. Status of Membership The Charter Commission still has two vacancies. The Recording Secretary was not aware of any applications pending at this time. Old Business -None New Business Continued Review of the City Charter by the City Attorney The City Attorney stated that at the April meeting, Chapters 1 and 2 of the charter were discussed with commission members. He stated he worked with the Recording Secretary and prepared a comparison of Chapter 3 (charter vs. statutory) for commission members tonight, which was handed out at this time. The City Attorney provided the following comments on Chapter 3: Section 16: Councilmembers assume duties on the first Monday in January, not at the first regular council Charter Commission July 19, 2007 Page 1 meeting on January. Special, not emergency, meetings may be called with 3 days' notice. Emergency meetings do not require a posting or published notice. Section 17: The council shall provide a means (not may) to compel absent members' attendance. Section 18: Remove one sentence completely. A majority vote (not simple majority) of elected council members is required to pass ordinances, resolutions, and motions. The Charter is different than a statutory city in this section. Section 19: Appropriations over $500 must be posted or published in a newspaper. Section 20: No additions or changes. Section 21: Resolutions require a 4/5 approval, not unanimous consent. It was noted that in our city charter, Section 21 still reads unanimous consent, not 4/5. The Recording Secretary will check on this. There was discussion on emergency ordinances and when would such ordinances occur. The City Attorney stated that when the city needed to put a moratorium on vehicle sales, zoning, lot size/duplexes, an emergency ordinance was prepared. Section 22: No additions or changes. Section 23: No additions or changes. Section 24: No additions or changes. Section 25: No additions or changes. Section 26: No additions or changes. Section 27: No additions or changes. The City Attorney stated we would continue discussion of the charter, starting with Chapter 4 next time. Next Meeting Date The next regular Charter Commission meeting date is October 18, 2007, at 7 p.m. at Murzyn Hall. Continuation of review of the charter (Chapters 4 and 5) will be an agenda item. The Recording Secretary will double check whether there was a charter change to Section 21 when there was a previous charter change to Section 19 regarding the 4/5 vs. unanimous passage of resolutions and ordinances. Adjournment Motion by Commissioner Sturdevant, seconded by Commissioner Sturdevant, to adjourn the meeting at 7:47 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Carole J. Blowers, Charter Commission July 19, 2007 Page 2 Recording Secretary Charter Commission July 19, 2007 Page 3