CHM 10/24/2005 - 00027106CITY OF FRIDLEY
CHARTER COMMISSION MEETING
October 24, 2005
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Jorgenson called the Charter Commission meeting to order at 7:05 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Members Present: Braam, Findell, Hoiby, Holm Jorgenson, Linder, and Soule
Members Absent: Borman, Fitzpatrick, Gerrity, Gorgon, Johnson, Reynolds, and Van Dan
Others Present: Deb Skogen, City Clerk/Staff Liaison
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Commissioner Soule MOVED and Commissioner Findell seconded a motion to approve the agenda.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON JORGENSON DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 26, 2005, CHARTER COMMISSION MINUTES:
The Charter Commission minutes were presented at the Charter Commission for the Commissioners to review. A
few changes were pointed out to Ms. Skogen who said she would change the minutes and provide copies at the neat
meeting.
Commissioner Braam MOVED and Commissioner Hoiby seconded a motion to approve the September 26, 2005
Charter Commission Minutes as recommended.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON JORGENSON DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
1. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
Ms. Skogen noted that there was still one opening on the Commission and at the next meeting they would discuss
the 2006 calendar.
2. Mission Statement
The mission statement was again tabled due to the absence of Commissioner Van Dan
3. Update on Citv Council ProDosed Charter Amendment
Ms Skogen gave an election update to the Commissioners letting them know the status of what was going on. She
noted that the City has provided information to its citizens through the utility bill, cable television and the city
newsletter. At this time the election is scheduled for November 8t'.
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4. Mail Ballot of Special Election
At this time the Commission concluded that it would most likely be as expensive to do a mail ballot as it would be
a regular election. The cost of the mailing would be the same cost as the salaries of the election judges. This item
was tabled for future discussion.
5. Appointment of Election Judges
Ms. Skogen said that the city attorney recommended the Charter Commission to review the appointment of
election judges due to the differences between the state and city charter. The Charter recommends election judges
be appointed in the precinct they live in, whereas the state allows election judges to be appointed statewide. Ms.
Skogen said that sometimes it is hard when scheduling election judges to keep them in their precinct due to the
requirements of state law. She said it would be much easier if the language in the charter requiring them to be
appointed in their own precinct could be removed to make it easier to schedule the election judges as needed. She
provided language from the state statutes as well as the city charter.
The Commissioners discussed the language and recommended the following language to Section 4.05 of the city
charter:
The Council shall at least twenty -five (25) days before each municipal election appoint two (2) eligible FegisteFed
voters for each voting precinct to be election judges of elections the and one (1) registered voter of the same
pFeeine to be the head election judge; or as many election judges moFe oF less as may be determined by the
Council. ....
Ms. Skogen will prepare a draft ordinance and a memo for the next meeting.
ADJOURNMENT:
Commissioner Findell MOVED and Commissioner Braam seconded a motion to adjourn the meeting.
UPON A VOICE VOTE, ALL VOTING AYE, CHAIRPERSON JORGENSON DECLARED THE MOTION
CARRIED AND THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 8:00 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Debra A. Skogen,
City Clerk/Staff Liaison
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Kathleen Linder, Secretary