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Brooklyn Center Charter Commission
Meeting Minutes
October 16, 2014
Called to order by Chairman Stan Leino at 6:35 p.m.
Roll Call: Secretary Mary O'Connor called the roll. Present were Stan Leino, Jody Brandvold,
Mark Goodell, Gary Brown, Myrna Kragness Kauth, Robert Marvin, and Mary O'Connor.
Excused were Zachery Marko, Gail Ebert, Judy Thorbus and Mark Yelich. Not present was
Harold Middleton. Renita Whicker has resigned.
Approval of minutes: A motion was made by Brown and seconded by Brandvold to approve the
July 16, 2014, minutes. Goodell made a correction. He said we decided that Brown and Leino
would review past minutes and send approved Charter changes to members before the next
meeting. The motion passed with the correction.
Old Business: Chairman Leino said he talked to City Manager Curt Boganey about the Charter
change in 2008. He received correspondence about that Charter change from Boganey. Leino
gave members a copy of Charter Commission minutes from April 25, 2007, which showed two
Charter changes clearly written. Leino and Boganey agreed that Charter changes should be
formally presented to the City Council. Boganey wanted all Charter changes sent at the same
time if possible.
O'Connor said it would be difficult for the City Manager and City Council to pick the Charter
changes out of her past minutes.
Goodell suggested we hire a secretary. Leino said the Charter Commission has discussed that
idea in the past but found it to be too expensive.
We should use the format on the April 25, 2007, minutes to communicate Charter changes.
Marvin said we should get our minutes promptly and a copy should go the City Clerk and the
City Council.
Brown made a motion and Brandvold seconded it that Brown will work with O'Connor to write
Charter changes in the proper form for the City Council. The Charter Commissioners will get a
copy and if they don't object Leino will send it to the City Manager and the City Clerk.
Brandvold called the question. That motion passed and the original motion passed.
New Business:
Marvin suggested that Charter minutes should be sent to the Commissioners. Any of their
corrections should be sent to the Secretary. Final approval would be made at the next meeting.
O'Connor said it would take about a week to do the minutes. O'Connor asked Leino to send out
an updated list of the Commissioners.
Leino talked about legal correspondence and asked us to consider if we want to put our Charter
into a different format.
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Meeting was adjourned at 8:08 p.m. with a motion by Kauth and a second by Brandvold which
passed.
Submitted by Mary O'Connor
Secretary