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CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
ORDINANCE NO. 73-10
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY CHARTER
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Chapter 2 of the City Charter is amended as follows:
Section 2.05. VACANCIES IN THE COUNCIL. The office of Mayor or
Councilman shall become vacant upon his death, resignation, removal from
office in any manner authorized by law or forfeiture of his office. The Mayor
or Councilman shall forfeit his office if he (1) lacks at any time during his
term of office any qualification for the office prescribed by this charter or by
law, (2) violates any express prohibition of this charter, (3) is convicted of
a crime involving moral turpitude, or (4) fails to attend three consecutive
regular meetings of the Council without being excused by the Council. A
vacancy in the Council shall be filled temporarily by the Council and then by
the voters for the remainder of the term at the next regular election unless that
• election occurs within [ sixty (60)] one hundred (100) days from the occurrence
of the vacancy, this period being necessary to allow time for candidates to
file. The Council by a majority vote of all its remaining members shall appoint
a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected to serve the
remainder of the unexpired term takes office. If the Council fails to fill a
vacancy within thirty (30) days, the election authorities shall call a special
election to fill the vacancy. The election will be held not sooner than ninety
(90) days and not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the
occurrence of the vacancy and to be otherwise governed by the provisions of
Section 4.03, special elections. The quorum of the Council consists of three
(3) members; if at any time the membership of the Council is reduced to less
than three (3) the remaining members may by unanimous action appoint additional
members to raise the membership to three (3) .
Section 2.07. SALARIES. The Mayor and the members of the Council
shall receive payment as set by ordinance. [which may be amended only by a
four - fifths vote of the Council; but shall not be increased during the current
term of office of the Councilmen or Mayor at the time of enactment of such
ordinance] No chancre in salary shall take effect until the Tanuary 1 following
the next succeedincr creneral municipal election. The City Manager and all the
subordinate officers and employees of the City shall receive such salaries or
wages as may be fixed by the Council.
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Ordinance No. 73 -10
Section 2: This ordinance shall become effective after adoption and
upon ninety (90) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 9th day of Tuly 19 73 .
Mayor
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ATTEST:
Clerk
Published in the official newspaper May 24, 1973
Effective Date Auaust 22 Y 197
(Brackets indicate matter to be deleted, underline indicates new matter)
(Published in the Brooklyn Center Post May 24, 1973)
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• NOTICE OF HEARING
ON PROPOSED CHARTER
AMENDMENTS
City of Brooklyn Center,
Minnesota
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held on the 21st of
May, 1973, at 7 :30 p.m., at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle Creek Parkway, to
consider proposed Charter Amendments in the following form:
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE CITY CHARTER
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Chapter 2 of the City Charter is amended as follows:
Section 2.05. VACANCIES IN THE COUNCIL. The office of Mayor or
• Councilman shall become vacant upon his death, resignation, removal from
office in any manner authorized by law or forfeiture of his office. The Mayor
or Councilman shall forfeit his office if he (1) lacks at any time during his
term of office any qualification for the office prescribed by this charter or by
law, (2) violates any express prohibition of this charter, (3) is convicted of
a crime involving moral turpitude, or (4) fails to attend three consecutive
regular meetings of the Council without being excused by the Council. A
vacancy in the Council shall be filled temporarily by the Council and then by
the voters for the remainder of the term at the next regular election unless that
election occurs within [ sixty (6 0)] one hundred (10 0) days from the occurrence
of the vacancy, this period being necessary to allow time for candidates to
file. The Council by a majority vote of all its remaining members shall appoint
a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the person elected to serve the
remainder of the unexpired term takes office. If the Council fails to fill a
vacancy within thirty (30) days, the election authorities shall call a special
election to fill the vacancy. The election will be held not sooner than ninety
(90) days and not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days following the
occurrence of the vacancy and to be otherwise governed by the provisions of
Section 4.03 , special elections. The quorum of the Council consists of three
(3) members; if at any time the membership of the Council is reduced to less
than three (3) the remaining members may by unanimous action appoint additional
members to raise the membership to three (3) .
• Section 2.07. SALARIES. The Mayor and the members of the Council
shall receive payment as set by ordinance. [which may be amended only by a
four - fifths vote of the Council; but shall not be increased during the current
term of office of the Councilmen or Mayor at the time of enactment of such
ordinance] No chancre in salary shall take effect until the Tanuary 1 following
the next succeeding general municipal election. The City Manager and all the
subordinate officers and employees of the City shall receive such salaries or
wages as may be fixed by the Council.
Allen S. Lindman
City Clerk
CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER
Dated: April 23, 1973
(Published in the Brooklyn Center Post May 3, 1973)
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