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Charter Commission Meeting
February 2, 2026
7:00 PM
Fridley City Hall, 7071 University Avenue NE
Minutes
Call to Order
Chair Nelson called the Charter Commission meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
Present
Commissioners Smith, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Linton, Kranz, Gardner, Schmitz, Bremener, Seefeld,
Kisner, Rolstad (arrived 7:22)
Absent
Findell, Karnopp, Barre
Others Present
Melissa Moore, Assistant City Manager
Approval of Agenda
Motion to approve the agenda as presented by Commissioner Gardner, seconded by Commissioner
Kisner.
Commissioners Smith, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Linton, Kranz, Gardner, Schmitz, Bremener, Seefeld,
Kisner voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
Approval of Meeting Minutes
1. Approval of January 6, 2026 Charter Commission Meeting Minutes
Commissioner Smith noted her attendance at the meeting and asked for that to be corrected.
Motion to approve the January 6, 2026 Meeting Minutes with one correction by Commissioner Linton.
Seconded by Commissioner Bremener.
Commissioners Smith, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Linton, Kranz, Gardner, Schmitz, Bremener, Seefeld
and Kisner voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
Administrative Matters
2. 2026 Nominating Committee Report
Motion to approve the 2026 Nominating Committee Report by Commissioner Kranz. Seconded by
Commissioner Seefeld.
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Commissioners Smith, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Linton, Kranz, Gardner, Schmitz, Bremener, Seefeld
and Kisner voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
3. Resignation of Ted Kranz
Motion by Commissioner Linton to accept the resignation of Commissioner Kranz effective in April.
Seconded by Commissioner Bremener.
Commissioners Smith, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Linton, Kranz, Gardner, Schmitz, Bremener, Seefeld,
Kisner and Rolstad voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
4. Updated Member List
An updated Member List was distributed to the Commissioner. Commissioner Schmitz noted he has a
phone number change, which he will communicate to staff.
Old Business
5. Subcommittee to Document Changes to Chapter 5 Update
Commissioners Smith, Linton and Bremener shared their research into Chapter 5. They will provide their
final report in the March agenda packet for the Commission to review.
New Business
Future Meeting Topics/Communications
7. Future Meeting Topics
For the March meeting the Commission directed staff to add: topics to discuss with the City Council in
April, election of officers, Chapter 5 sub-committee report, candidate interview process and asked staff
to create a table of Charter chapters with the last date of review noted for each.
Other topics remain:
Candidate Interview Process and application
Next Chapter to Review
Commission Onboarding Manual
Meeting schedule cadence
Chapter 6
Updated response to Chapter 5.
Adjournment
Motion by Commissioner Reynolds to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Rolstad.
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Commissioners Smith, A. Nelson, R. Nelson, Reynolds, Linton, Kranz, Gardner, Schmitz, Bremener, Seefeld,
Kisner and Rolstad voting aye, Chair Nelson declared the motion carried unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 8:04 p.m.