HomeMy WebLinkAbout1986 01-22 CHCA BROOKLYN CENTER CHARTER COMMISSION
ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA
JANUARY 22, 1986
8:00 P.M. CITY HALL
1. Call to order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of October 23, 1 985, Minutes
4. Approval of 1 985 Annual Report
5. Audit Report Jean Schiebel
6. Correspondence
7. Nominating Committee Report Jean Schiebel, Chair
8. Election of Officers for 1986:
a. Chair
b. Vice Chair
c. Secretary
9. Committee Appointments by Chairs
a. Audit
b. Public Relations
c. Rules/Parliamentarian
10. Old Business
a. Elections Amendment Publicity Plan
b.
11. New Business
a. 1986 Salary for Secretarial Assistant
b.
12. Next Meeting Date
1 3. Adjournment
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BROOKLYN CENTER CHARTER COMMISSION
ANNUAL REPORT
1985
The Charter Commission met three (3`) times during 1985. The
annual meeting was held on January 30, 1985, with the following
officers elected:
Chair: Donn H. Escher
Vice Chairs Dennis Kueng
Secretary: 'Barbara'Sexton
The following Committee appointments were made by the Chair:
Public Relations: Ernest Erickson
Audit: Jean Schiebel
Rules /Parliamentarian: Neil Smeaton
During the year, there was one (1) resignation: Michael Beauchane;
two (2) new appointments were made: Allen K. Anderson (2/14/85-
2/14/89), and Marie A. Castle (2/14/85 2/14/89); and one (1) reap-
pointment to a second full four (4) year term was made: Mary Heitzig
(12/1/85- 12/1/89). The Charter Commission currently has thirteen (13)
Commission members, which is two (2) short of a full complement.
During calendar 1985, the following business was accomplished:
On January 28, 1985, the Elections Amendment, amending Sections
2.03 and 4.01 of the City Charter to provide for even year elections
by ordinance and a change in the length of Council Members and
Mayoral terms was defeated by the City Council on the second read-
ing by a vote of 2 -3 and remanded back to the Charter Commission
for future study.
On March 27, 1985, the Chair appointed an Elections Amendment Sub
Committee: Dennis Kueng (Chair), Ed Commers, Jean Schiebel,
Michael Beauchane, and Barbara Swart. The Sub Committee was charged
to study all aspects of the proposed amendment and to report back
to the full Commission with a recommended course of action on Octo-
ber 23, 1985.
The Elections Amendment Sub- Committee met twice. On April 25, 1985,
the Sub- Committee developed a survey questionnaire which was mailed
to mayors and council members of nearby communities. On September
23, 1985, the Sub Committee met again at which time the survey re-
sults were evaluated and a recommendation developed for full Charter
Commission action.
On October 23, 1985, the Charter Commission adopted by Commission
Resolution the Sub Committee'§ motion on a 10 -2 favorable vote to:
Change from odd year elections to even year elections;
Change Council member terms from three (3) years to four (4) years;
Change the Mayor's term from two (2) years to four (4) years;
Submit the amendment to the people of Brooklyn Center for vote at
the General Election in November, 1986; and
Direct the Chair to forward the amendment to the City Clerk after
June 1, 1986, with instructions to prepare the necessary wording
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for the ballot to effect the Commission's action in Sections
2.0 and 4
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Respectfully submi tted,
Donn H. Escher, Chair
BROOKLYN CENTER CHARTER COMMISSION
CITY
OF 6301 SHINGLE CREEK PARKWAY
ROOKLYN BROOKLYN CENTER, MINNESOTA 55430
TELEPHONE 561 -5440
C E �T �R EMERGENCY- POLICE -FIRE
1° 911
January 7, 1986
Mrs. Jean Schiebel
2120 70th Avenue North
Brooklyn Center, MN 55430
Dear Mrs. Schiebel:
At your request as Audit Chairman of the Brooklyn Center Charter Commission,
I listed below the expenditures charged to the Charter Commission budget
appropri -ation in 1985.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES:
Date Payee Amount Purpose
02/11/85 Carole Blowers 84.60 Secretarial Services
04/22/85 Carole Blowers 47.25 Secretarial Services
05/13/85 Carole Blowers 47.25 Secretarial Services
06/10/85 Carole Blowers 54.00 Secretarial Services
10/15/85 Carole Blowers 47.25 Secretarial Services
11/12/85 Carole Blowers 75.00 Secretarial Services
01/13/86 Carole Blowers 40.50 Secretarial Services
07/18/85 City of Brooklyn Center 73.92 Envelopes and postage
04/22/85 Ernst Erickson 48.76 Awards Plaques
10/22/85 City of Brooklyn Center 7.26 Envelopes and postage
$525.79
The Commission expended $525.79 of its 1985 appropriation of $1,500, leaving
an unexpended balance of $974.21.
Sincerely yours,
Paul W. Holmlund
Director of Finance
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