HomeMy WebLinkAbout2007 06-27 CHCM(Draft) MINUTES OF JUNE 27, 2007
BROOKLYN CENTER
CHARTER COMMISSION
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 7:00 PM.
Roll Call Secretary Gary Brown called roll; Gary Brown, Stan Leino, Bruce Lund,
Harold Middleton, Mary Nierengarten, Eileen Oslund, Richard Phillips, Richard Theis
were present.
Excused Absence: Ed Nelson
Absent: Anthony Mills
Guests: Mayor Tim Willson and City Manager Curt Boganey
Approval of Minutes The draft Minutes of the April 25, 2007, meeting were reviewed.
Brown made a motion, seconded by Theis to approve the minutes as submitted.
Passed unanimously 8- 0.
Old Business
Proposed Charter Chanizes: Chairman Leino handed out correspondence from the City
Clerk regarding an error that was made in the recent city council packet regarding Section
4.04 FILE BY AFFIDAVIT FEE OR BY PETITION. Unfortunately, when the item was
prepared for City Council consideration, the strike through and underlining was not
included, so that the title of 4.04 read "FILE BY AFFIDAVIT FEE OR BY PETITION
Not knowing what was the Charter Commission's intent, the City Council approved the
first reading as "FILE BY AFFIDAVIT Both the Mayor and City Manager explained
to the Charter Commission that the City Council would be okay with either title of the
4.04 section; "FILE BY AFFIDAVIT" or "FILE BY FEE OR PETITION After a brief
discussion, a motion to suggest that the City Council have the second reading of the
ordinance to modify the Charter Section 4.04 title, be changed to "FILE BY FEE OR
PETITION" was made by Theis, seconded by Lund. Passed unanimously 8- 0.
City Manager Boganey indicated that the City would be bringing a request to have the
Charter be modified to allow for administrative fines. Currently all of the citations and
fines have to go through Hennepin County court system and it is very expensive process
for the amount of fines collected.
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New Business
Next meetiniz October 24, 2007 It was decided to that commissioners should continue to
monitor State Statutes as they relate to Eminent Domain.
Future Meetina Dates and January 23, 2008.
Adiournment Motion by Oslund, seconded by Middleton, to adjourn the meeting at 7:47
PM. Motion passed unanimously 8 -0.
Submitted for consideration,
Gary E. Brown
Secretary
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