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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008 05-22 CHCAMAY 22, 2008 MEETING OF THE BROOKLYN CENTER CHARTER COMMISSION AGENDA 1. Call to Order: 7:00 p.m. 2. Roll Call 3. Consideration of the Minutes of January 2008 Meeting(s) 4. New Business a. City Council's apparent failure to pass administrative fines Charter Amendment 1. Timeline presentation by Ms. Vickie Schleuning (a) Special Election- versus November election ballot 2. Terms required for authorization of Charter Amendment referendum Commissioner Eileen Oslund 3. Authorization of Charter Amendment referendum 5. New Business a. Any new business 6. Future Meeting Dates 7. Adjournment Tuesday, April 8, 2008 TO: Brooklyn Center Charter Commissioners FROM: Stan Leino, Chairman I attended the March 24, 2008 City Council Meeting and we received much gratitude from the Council for our work on the proposed Charter Amendment authorizing creation of an administrative fine system. The second reading of the Amendment was to be held that night, but when it become obvious that one Councilmember would not vote in favor of the Amendment and stated that she would not vote for the Amendment no matter what information was presented, the Council tabled the matter. As you will recall, any Charter Amendment must be passed by the City Council 5 -to -0. At our January Meeting, you authorized me to call a Meeting on an as- need basis. Regardless of how you feel about this issue, your attendance is vital at this Meeting. To authorize this issue to go on to a ballot requires a super majority of the Commissioners and a minimum of Commissioners must vote in favor of authorizing the referendum. On a historical note, since I have been on the Commission since 1997, our only consideration of a ballot referendum reached the super- majority, but did not reach the floor of minimum voters. My reason for setting this Meeting in May is that according to Vickie, if we want the matter to go on the November general election ballot, we have to take action by no later than August to allow publication requirements, for example. As you know, we do have the option of authorizing a referendum at any time, but the City would then incur the cost of a special election. As you probably know, special elections typically have tremendously low turnouts of voters. Thanks, Stan J. Leino Chairman