CITY OF
FRIDLEY
(Legal
Notice)
PUBLIC
HEARING NOTICE BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL ON PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
Notice is
hereby given that there will be a public hearing of the Fridley City Council at
the Fridley Municipal Center, 6431 University Avenue NE, Fridley, Minnesota, on
Monday, February 13, 2017 at 7:00 pm for the purpose of conducting a public
hearing on the following amendment to the City Charter:
ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
CHAPTER
2. CITY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION
WHEREAS,
the City Council of the city of Fridley hereby finds, after review, examination
and recommendation by the Fridley Charter Commission and staff, that the
Fridley City Charter be hereby amended as follows:
FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
CHAPTER 2. CITY COUNCIL ORGANIZATION
SECTION 1: That
Section 2.02 of the City Charter be amended as follows:
Section
2.02. ELECTIVE OFFICERS.
1. The
Council shall be composed of a Mayor and four (4) Councilmembers who shall be
eligible voters as defined by Section 1.04.1 of this Charter. (Ref. Ord. 1252)
2.
The
Mayor shall be elected at large in each United States presidential election
year to a term of four (4) years. (Ref.
Ord. 1034.
3.
One
(1) Councilmember shall be elected at large in each United States presidential
election year to a term of four (4) years.
(Ref. Ord. 1034)
4.
Three
(3) Councilmembers shall be elected in each Minnesota gubernatorial election
year from three (3) separate Wards of the City to terms of four (4) years
each. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
5. The
first order of business at the first official Council meeting in each January
that follows an election year shall be the swearing in of the newly elected
members of the Council.
56. The term of
Mayor and of each Councilmember shall begin after being sworn in following
their election. Their term shall
end upon the newly qualified elected official(s) being sworn in. on the
first day of January following their election to office and shall end on
December 31 of the last year of the term.
The incumbent may shall remain in office until a successor
has been duly qualified and accepts the office.
The first order of business at the first official Council meeting in
each January that follows an election year shall be the swearing in of the
newly elected members of the Council.
(Ref. Ord. 1034)
6 7. The
Council shall serve as the canvassing board for city elections. (Ref. Ord. 1252)
SECTION 2: That
Section 2.03 of the City Charter be amended as follows:
Section
2.03. THE MAYOR.
1. The
Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the Council, except that a mayor pro
tem shall be chosen from the remaining Councilmembers to serve at the
pleasure of the Council the councilmember at large who shall act as
Mayor in case of the Mayor's temporary disability or absence from the
City. Should neither be available,
the mayor pro tem shall be chosen from the remaining Councilmembers to
serve at the pleasure of the Council.
2. The
Mayor shall vote as a member of the Council.
(Ref. Ord. 1034)
3. The
Mayor shall exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred and imposed by
this Charter, the ordinances of the City and the laws of the State. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
4. The
Mayor shall be recognized as the official head of the City for all ceremonial
purposes, by the courts for the purpose of serving civil process, and by the
Governor for the purposes of martial law.
(Ref. Ord. 1034)
5. At the
direction of the Council the Mayor shall study the operations of the City
government and shall report to the Council any neglect, dereliction of duty, or
waste on the part of any officer or department of the City. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
6. In time
of public danger or emergency the Mayor may take command of the police,
maintain order and enforce the law.
Council consent shall be obtained when practicable. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
SECTION 3: That
Section 2.04 of the Fridley City Charter be hereby amended as follows:
Section
2.04. THE COUNCILMEMBER AT LARGE
1.
The Councilmember at Large shall serve as the mayor pro
tem in the temporary absence of the Mayor.
2.
If the Mayor’s term shall be declared vacant, the
Councilmember at Large shall serve as the Mayor as required in Section 2.07.3.
Section 2.0405. WARD COUNCILMEMBERS.
1.
The City is divided into three (3) separate election
Wards designated as Ward 1, Ward 2, and Ward 3.
(Ref. Ord. 1034)
2. A Ward
Councilmember must be a resident of such ward. If the Ward Councilmember ceases
to be a resident of the ward, then that office shall be declared vacant. However, a change in ward boundaries during
the term of office shall not disqualify the Councilmember from completing the
term. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
3. The
boundaries of the three (3) wards shall be redetermined redistricted from
time to time by ordinances duly adopted by the Council, and based on the
findings of the Council that the wards so redetermined redistricted
are such that the population of any ward shall not deviate by more than three
percent (3%) from the average of the three (3) wards. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
4. After
each decennial census of the United States, the Council shall redetermine
redistrict ward boundaries when appropriate. This redetermination redistricting
of ward boundaries shall be accomplished within the deadlines established by
Minnesota law. If no deadlines are
established by law, then redistricting must be completed no less than one
hundred (100) days prior to the legally determined date of the municipal
primary of the year ending in the digit two (2). If further redistricting is necessary, as determined
by the Council, the adoption of the new boundaries shall be prohibited during
the time period from ninety (90) days before a primary election up to and
including the day of the general election in the same year. Any prohibitions stated in the Minnesota state statutes
pertaining to the adoption of the new boundaries shall also apply. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
SECTION 5. That
Section 2.05 of the City Charter be amended as follows:
Section 2.0506. DISQUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTIVE OFFICE.
No incumbent
member of the Council shall be appointed acting or permanent City Manager, nor
shall any member hold any other paid municipal office or employment under the
City; and no former member shall be appointed to any paid office or employment
under the City until one (1) year after leaving office. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
SECTION 6. That
Section 2.06 of the City Charter be amended as follows:
Section 2.06
07. VACANCIES IN THE COUNCIL.
1.
A
vacancy in the council shall be deemed to exist:
·
in
case of the failure of any elected person elected thereto to qualify on or
before the date of the second regular meeting of the new council;
·
by
reason of the death; resignation or removal from office;
·
continuous
absence from the City for more than three (3) months;
·
failure
to attend any council meetings for three (3) consecutive months;
·
conviction
of a felony of any such person whether before or after their qualification; or
·
by
ceasing to be a resident of the city or the ward from which elected.
In
each such case, within thirty (30) days the council shall by resolution declare
a vacancy to exist. (Ref. Ord. 1289)
SECTION 7. That
Section 2.07 of the City Charter be amended as follows:
Section 2.0708. SALARIES AND EXPENSES.
1.
The Mayor and each Councilmember shall receive
reasonable remuneration or salary, the annual amount and payment of which shall
be prescribed by ordinance duly adopted on or before November 1st of the year
preceding payment of the same. When
authorized by the Council, its members shall be remunerated for their
reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the City's business.
2. The City Manager and all subordinate officers and
employees of the City shall receive such reasonable compensation as may be fixed
by the Council. (Ref. Ord. 1034)
PASSED AND
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS __ DAY OF _____, 2017.
Scott J. Lund, Mayor
ATTEST:
Debra A.
Skogen, City Clerk
Published
in the Fridley SunFocus January 22, 2017.