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HomeMy WebLinkAboutECM Ord. 1723 Feb. 9, 2026 PH re Charter AmendmentAFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA ss COUNTY OF ANOKA I do solemly swear that the notice, as per the proof, was published in the edition of the BSLP Col Hght Frid Life with the known office of issue being located in the county of: ANOKA with additional circulation in the counties of: RAMSEY and has full knowledge of the facts stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifica- tion as a qualified newspaper as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02. (B) This Public Notice was printed and pub- lished in said newspaper(s) once each week, for 1 successive week(s); the first insertion being on 01/30/2026 and the last insertion being on 01/30/2026. MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033 relating to the publication of mortgage foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies with the conditions described in §580.033, subd. 1, clause (1) or (2). If the newspaper's known office of issue is located in a county adjoining the county where the mortgaged premises or some part of the mortgaged premises described in the notice are located, a substantial portion of the newspaper's circulation is in the latter county. By, &&/-- Designated Agent Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me on 01/30/2026 —liall,4 Notary Public Minnesota Grnttftlar`nit frr I;r , JCrt. 31, 7.0?0 Rate Information: (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space: $999.99 per column inch Ad ID 1516332 CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Columbia Heights, Anoka Coun- ty, State of Minnesota, will hold a public hearing on February 9, 2026, at approximately 6:00 P.M. at the Columbia Heights City Council Chambers in City Hall, 3989 Cen- tral Avenue NE, Columbia Heights, Minnesota, related to the order of business as follows: ORDINANCE NO. 1723, BEING AND ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 AND CHAPTER 5, SECTIONS 41, 44, 47, 50, 52 OF THE CITY OF CO- LUMBIA HEIGHTS CITY CHAR- TER. CHAPTER 2 - FORM OF GOV- ERNMENT Section 9. VACANCIES IN THE COUNCIL. A vacancy in the coun- cil shall be deemed to exist in case of the failure of any person elected thereto to qualify on or before the date of the second regular meeting of the new council, or by reason of the death, resignation, removal from office, cessation as a resident of the city, continuous absence from the city for more than three months, conviction of a felony of any such person whether before or after qualification, the failure of any council member without good cause to perform any of the duties of membership in the council for a period of three months or for any other cause as may be provided for in Minnesota Statutes, as amend- ed. In each such case, at the next regular meeting following receipt of notice by the council of one of the foregoing conditions, the coun- cil shall by resolution declare such vacancy to exist unless further in- vestigation is required. Notice of said vacancy shall be posted at city hall for a period of two (2) weeks from the date of the adoption of the resolution declaring said vacancy. Notice shall also be published in a designated city newspaper for a period of two (2) weeks as soon as possible after the date of the adoption of said resolution, with the publication being completed no later than thirty (30) days from said date, Applications shall be sought and accepted from individuals interested in filling the vacancy, which applications shall be submit- ted to city hall, to the attention of the City Clerk, within 45 days from the date of said resolution. The council shall interview each of the applicants within 30 days from the close of the application period, and shall conduct said interviews in an agreed upon uniform manner as a council. After said 30 day period, the council shall make its appoint- ment from the pool of applicants within 15 days, whether done so at a regular council meeting or a special meeting. The individuals so appointed shall fill said vacancy un- til the next regular municipal elec- tion, when the office shall be filled for the unexpired term by an eligi- ble person elected at large in the manner hereinafter set forth; pro- vided, however, that if a vacancy is declared by resolution after March 31 st in the year of a regular munic- ipal election, then the appointment process as set forth herein shall not take effect and any such vacancy shall continue to exist until said election, at which time the vacan- cy shall be filled for the unexpired term by an eligible person elected at large in the manner hereinafter provided. Notwithstanding any- vocancy-resuking-Imm a roteN feltowing-theiiling-o a race" pe- tition shelf be filled in the -manner Provided in such c CHAPTER 5 - INITIATIVE, REF- ERENDUM AND RECALL Section 41. ACTION OF COUNCIL ON PETITION. When- ever the petition shall be found to be sufficient, the city clerk shall so certify to the council at its next meeting, and the council shall at once read the ordinance and re- fer it to an appropriate committee, which may be a committee of the whole. The committee or council shall thereupon provide for public hearings upon the ordinance, after the holding of which the ordinance shall be finally acted upon by the council not later than sixty-five days after the date upon which such ordinance was submitted to the council by the city clerk. If the council shall fail to pass the pro- posed ordinance, or shall pass it on in a form different from that set forth in the petition and unsatisfactory to the petitioners, the proposed or- dinance shall be submitted by the council to vote of the electorate at the next eleetien-oec un*tg--not more than three rnentFn-after the date of-theiinelaction bytlro cou eil, and if no otherwise scheduled electJon is to -wMiin-lhres• months- fronrsuch date, 0 err " e council 9hsWeaWa-speeieF-election to -he held-not-less-ttien-thirty nor rnorethantorly-five-daysfrom such date soonest date that conforms with state law. In case the council passes the proposed ordinance with amendments and at least four - fifths of the committee of petition- ers do not express their dissatis- faction with such amended form by a certificate filed with the city clerk within ten days from the passage thereof by the council, then the or- dinance need not be submitted to the electorate. Section 44. THE REFEREN- DUM. If prior to the date when an ordinance of the council takes ef- fect a petition signed by registered voters of the city equal in number to ten percent of the total vote at the last regular municipal election or 700 signatures, whichever is greater, be filed with the city clerk requesting that any such ordi- nance, or any part thereof, be re- pealed or be submitted to a vote of the electorate, the said ordinance shall thereby be prevented from going into operation. The council shall thereupon reconsider the said ordinance at its next regular meet- ing, and either repeal the same, or repeal the sections thereof to which objection has been raised by the petitioners, or by aye and no vote reaffirm its adherence to the ordi- nance as passed. In the latter case the council shall immediately order a special municipal election to be held thereon ' days from the ac cil-cefling-it at the soonest date the .confomta_with_ slate._law. If a majority of the registered vot- ers voting thereon are opposed to the ordinance, it shall not become effective; but if a majority of the voters voting thereon favor the or- dinance, it shall go into effect im- mediately or on the date therein specified. SgatiQtL4i. THE -RECALL. Right of Recall. The people of the City of Columbia Heights hereby reserve to themselves the right and power to remove from of- fice at any time any or all of the elected officers of the City for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office in accordance with state law. For this purpose. the word 'malfeasance' means the per- formance of an act in their offi- cial capacity that is unlawful or wrongful, and the word 'nonfea- sance' means the failure to act where there was a duty to act. the exercise of this pgwer shall be designated as "the recall. Any five electors may form themselves into a committee for the purpose of bringing about the recall of any elected officer of the city. The com- mittee shall certify to the city clerk the name of the officer whose re- moval is sought, a statement of the grounds for removal in not more than two hundred and fifty words and their intention to bring about the recall. A copy of this certificate shall be attached to each signature paper and no signature paper shall be put into circulation previous to such certification. Section 48. RECALL PETI- TIONS. The petition for the recall of any official shall consist of a certifi- cate identical with that filed with the city clerk together with all the sig- nature papers and affidavits thereto attached. All the signatures need not be on one signature paper, but the circulator of every such paper shall make an affidavit that each signature appended to the paper is the genuine signature of the per- son whose name it purports to be. Signatures must be tram ejgible voters who are on active starts. on the Statewide Voter Re ti- tration System at the time of the petition verhieation. Each signa- ture paper shall be substantially the following form: Section 50. RECALL ELEC- TION. If the petition or amended petition be found sufficient, the city clerk shall transmit it to the coun- cil without delay, and shall also officially notify the person sought to be recalled of the sufficiency of the petition and of the pending action. The council shall at its next meeting, by motion, provide for the holding of a special recall election thatlf-any-other in nieipaFeleet an is Co-occur-witlmr sixtydays agar such nteeling; the council msyintfs diseretion-provide-foi the tsidingof the recall election "at tima_at the soonest date thatsonforms mlit Mate law. Section 52. FORM OF RECALL BALLOT. Unless the officer whose removal is sought shall have re- signed within ten days after the receipt by the council of the com- pleted recall petition, the form of the ballot at such election shall be as near as may be: "Shall A be recalled?" the name of the officer whose recall is sought being insert- ed in place of A., and the electors shall be permitted -to -vote sep- arately "Yes" or "No" upon this question. —The -ballot shell -also contain the names- of-the-can- didetes to -be voted-upon-to-M the vacancy, in case-the-roeelf is successful, under the -caption; "Candidates to fill the plece-of-A; if recalled:" But the officer whose recall is sought -shalt -riot -bey candidate upon-such-be%t. In case a majority of those voting for and against the recall of any official shall vote in favor of recall, such of- ficial shall be thereby removed from office, and in that ewe t the cart- didrite who receives the highest number of votes for that office balance of the unexpired term a vacancy ahall e--declared Ild Shall be f111ad a$_ set out in Sec- tion 9 of this aharter4"hevrricer sought-to-be-recefled sheWhave resignedwithin ten days afterthe receipt*y the council of lhecom- pleted-roeell petition, Ore -form of ballot at-fhe election sha -bethe same as nearly as may be; -es -the form in use at a regular municipal election. Published in The Life January 30, 2026 1516332