Minneapolis Charter Commission Agenda

January 4, 2012 - 4:00 p.m.
Room 317 City Hall, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Commissioners Present:  Clegg (Chair), Cohen, Connell, Dolan, Gerdes, Johnson, Kozak, Lazarus, Metge, Peltola, Rubenstein, Schwarzkopf, Sandberg
Commissioner Excused:  Ferrara
Commissioner Absent:  Lickness
Also Present:  Burt Osborne, Assistant City Attorney

Coordinator:  Peggy Menshek (612) 673-2287  peggy.menshek@minneapolismn.gov

   

  1.  Roll Call

  2.  Adopt Agenda
       Action Taken:  Adopted.

  3.  Approve minutes of regular meeting of December 7, 2011
       Minutes of December 7, 2011
      Action Taken:  Approved.

  4.  Chair's Report 

Election of Officers

  5.  Election of Officers:
       Elect Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary.
      Officers elected as follows:  Chair - Clegg;  Vice Chair - Lazarus;  Secretary - Sandberg.

Discussion

  6.  Plain Language Charter Revision:
       Update.
       Side-by-Side Comparison;  2009 RPT;  City Attorney Office RCA;
       CAO Response to Bd of Business Agents;  Plain Language Charter Revision - Rev 10/2011;
       Plain Language Charter Revision - Rev 10/2011 - Redlined
      Action Taken:  None.

  7.  Proposed Charter Amendments:

Discussion of the following summary language to be circulated with a proposed Charter amendment petition, as submitted by “Power by the People”:

“An amendment to the Minneapolis City Charter providing for the election of Chief of Police and City Attorney to a term of four (4) years; creating the office of City Coordinator; providing for the election of City Coordinator for a term of four (4) years; providing for the election of city Mayor to a term of four (4) years; reducing the number of wards from thirteen (13) to seven (7); providing for the election of a Council Member from each ward to serve a two (2) year term; limiting the offices of Mayor and Council Member to two (2) terms; providing for the election of members of the city Planning Commission; providing that the election of the Planning Commission shall be two (2) members per ward, allowing for a total of fourteen (14) members; providing for two (2) year terms for members of the Planning Commission; and limiting membership of the Planning Commission to two (2) terms.”
Proposed Amendments;  Letter from Charter Commission to Power by the People
tion Taken:  The summary language was not approved due to the fact that the changes submitted were less than 1,000 words.

Receive and File

  8.  Charter Commission 2011 Annual Report:
       Receive and file the 2011 Annual Report, and direct the Clerk to submit the report to the
       Chief Judge of District Court.
       2011 Annual Report
      Action Taken:  Received and filed.

Public Commentary

 

 

Next Regular Charter Commission Meeting:  February 1, 2012
Charter Commission Website
Minneapolis Redistricting in 2012 Website 

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