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243860 , . • .�� . �. . � 2438�0 ;u}INAL TO C►TY CLqRK CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL NO. � " ""'� `�' OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK F�`E O CIL RESOLUTIO -GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY '� COMMISSIONE � C�� � c " � � � . (� ��{• � ��Wi�REAS, the City desires to underta co rehensive ��� g am to revitalize the Model Cities area defined herein, pur ant to Title I of the Demonstration Gities and Metro– politan Development Act of �.g66, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Saint Paul : ARTICLE I. Section 1. DEFINITIONS. As used herein, the term "City Demonstration Agency (CDA) " means the Mayor and Council, and staff appointed jointly by the Mayor� Council, and MNPC as provided in Article VII, responsible � together with the MNPC, for carrying out the St. Paul Model Cities - program; "Model Cities Area" means that area of the City of Saint Paul set out in the map attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference ; "Model Cities Districts" means the subdivisions of the Model- Citiss area set out on the map attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference, numbered conseeutively from one to six as provid�d therein; "Model Gities Program" means the program authorized by Title I of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 and administered on the -Federal level by the United �tates Department of Housing and Urban Development. In the City of Saint Paul, this program shall consist of all projects and plans developed pursuant to this resolution. � "Mode1 Neighb`orhood Planning Committee (MNPC)" means %'� the elective body of citizens established by this resolution; COUNCILMEN oR� Adopted by the Council 19— . Yeas Nays Carlson � at►ot► COy�se1 Dalglish Approve� 19—_ Meredith Tn Favor Peterson Sprafka Mayor Tedesco A gainst Mr. President, Byrne O i . ' • i. . ' � • � . •�' , ������ • , Page 2. "Proposal" means a measure adopted by the MNPC in which the MNPC requests that the CDA enact an ordinance, order, or resolution. It is to be distinguished from final plans in th at : (a) it is not designated as such by the MNPC ; (b) it is an emergency measure which the MNPC deems necessary to facilitate its preparing final plans and to protect the residents of the Model Cities area during the initial planning process from impending harm to land uses and speculation proposed or attempted by others . ARTICLE II. The MNPC is hereby created as an elected representative body to plan and assist in carrying out the St. Paul Model Cities program in accordance with the interests , preferences , and needs of the residents of the Model Cities area, and in partnership with the CDA. ART IC LE I I I. The MNPC shall be composed of thirty (30) members , each of whom shall have one vote . The thirty (30) mem bers shall be selected in accordance with Article V of this resolution. All members of the MNPC shall serve for terms of two years ; provided, however, that in the case of a vacancy as described in Article VI of this resolution, any MNPC member who has filled a vacant seat on the MNPC shall serve only for the remainder of the term of the member he has replaced. There shall be no limit on the number of consecutive terms which an individual may serve on the MNPC. A majority of the members of the MNPC then in office shall constitute a quorum of any meeting, and the actions of such a quorum sh all be the acts of the MNPC The MNPC may adopt its own rules of procedu re , and in case of matters not covered by such rules, the Sturgis Standard Code of Parliamentary Procedure shall govern. Properly advertised public hearings shall be held prior to submission of any final plan or amend— ment to the CDA. All meetings of the MNPC or any committee thereof shall be public . ARTICLE IV. Section 1. For the purposes of this resolution the term "voter" shall be defined as anyone who, on the date of the election in which he seeks to vote is sixteen (16) years of age or older, and who has lived within the Model Cities area and the district within which he wishes to vote for at least one month. f . i , �. • ♦ � . .. � � ` � � � � �� 24���� Page 3. Section 2. The MNPC shall consist of thirty (30) elected members , five (5 ) elected from each of the six (6) districts established herein. Youths : One member from each district shall be a youth; for purposes of this resolution a youth shall be defined as a natural person between the ages of sixteen (16) and twenty (20) inclusive as of the date of the election. Adults - Special : One member from each district shall be elected as a "Special Adult" mem ber. For purposes of this resolution a "Special Adult" is a natural person twenty- one (21) years of age or over, whose total family income for the previous calendar year does not exceed the low income maximum public housing occupancy limits set by the Housing and Redevelopment Authority. All such persons running in this category shall be adults and shall submit to the elec- tion officials, at the time of their filing their Petition for Candidacy, a written statement of their family income and family size . A person who meets the qualifications of the Adult Special category may, at his option, run as an Adult Special candidate or as an Adult General candidate , but no one may run in both categories at once . Adults - General : The rEmaining three members from each district shall be twenty-one (21) years of age or older, as of the date of the election. ARTICLE V. Section 1. The following procedu re shall be used in the election of inembers of the MNPC. The election of the first members of the MNPC shall take place the fourth Saturday in June , 1g69, and biennially thereafter. Members of the MNPC shall take office upon the certification of their election by the Election Committee and shall hold office until a successor is selected and qualifies . Section 2. The Election Committee, as defined in Section 6 of this Article, shall designate a clerk of elec- tions. The clerk shall bring and make available nominating petitions . In order for a candidate ' s name to appear on the ballot, he must return the completed nominating petition to the clerk no later than three (3) weeks before the day of the election. The clerk shall arbitrate disputes over the acceptability of any nominating petition. Any nominating petition not rejected by the clerk by notice mailed to the candidate within forty-eight (48) hours af ter submission thereof shall be conclusively presumed to be valid . Seetion 3. Al1 candidates regardless of their category e • � . '_ .• . . '' • � . • • • • � Page 4. shall be residents of the Model Cities area and of the district they wish to represent . Section 4. Any natural person may be a candidate for his district upon: (a) meeting the requirements of the category in which he chooses to run; (b) submission of a nominating petition to the clerk bearing the� signatures of at least ten (10) persons who would be eligible to vote for him in the district in which the person is seeking office . Section 5 . No later than three (3) weeks before the date upon which the election is to be held, each candidate may submit to the clerk a biography not to exceed seventy- five (75 ) words , and a picture of himself. The clerk shall arrange for such biographies and, if practicable , the pictures to be distributed in a manner designed to obtain the widest possible exposure while treating all candidates equally. At least two weeks prior to the election the clerk shall mal�e available to the candidate, for his own use , one thousand ( 1, 000) copies of said candidate ' s biography. A candidate may campaign by (a) passing out copies of the biography given to him by the clerk, and (b) word of mouth campaigning. There shall be no expenditure of money by or on behalf of any candidate for his campaign. The MNPC shall refuse to seat any candidate knowingly violating these rules . Section 6 . The polling in the initial election to the MNPC shall be conducted under the supervision of an elections committee composed of one representative of the Interim Com- mittee on Model Cities planning heretofore appointed by the Mayor, chosen by the Committee , one representative chosen by the CDA, and the City Clerk as chairman. In subsequent elec- tions the place of the Interim Committee representative shall be taken by one person chosen by the MNPC from persons other than its own members . Except as provided herein, and except there shall be no party designation of candidates or voters , all polling shall be conducted in compliance with Minnesota Statutes , Sections 203. 12, 203. 13, 203. 14, 203. 18, 203. 22, 204. 04, 204. 06, 204. 13, 204. 14, 204. 16, 204. 17 , and 204. 22, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference , and such further rules not inconsistent herewith as the Committee shall impose , to include such proof of eligibility to vote as the Committee shall determine . A complete statement of all rules governing polling shall be made public by the Committee at least one week prior to the election, and posted in a prominent position in each polling place. Section 7 . If a voter because of a physical disability cannot go to the polling place to vote , said voter may in writing apply to the Election Committee for an absentee ballot . The application for an absentee ballot shall . . . , . . •_ a . . . ' � . . Page 5. include the voter' s name , address , age and the physical disability. The ap plication shall be submitted to the Election Committee any time prior to the day of election. The Election Committee shall determine who is eligible for an absentee ballot . The Election Committee shall have the duty to see that each eligible person requesting an absentee ballot shall receive a ballot and that the absentee ballot is counted. In order to be valid, an absentee ballot must be postmarked or delivered to the Election Committee on or before the day of election. Section 8. Separate ballots shall be printed in different colors for each Category (e .g. "Youth, " "Adult Special" and "Adult General" ) . The ballots shall contain the name and address of each candidate arranged in alphabetical order. Section g. The election of inembers to the MNPC shall be held on the fourth Saturday in June , 1g69, and bi- ennially thereafter, provided, however, that such election shall not be held earlier than the Saturday following six (6 ) weeks after the adoption of this resolution. The polling places shall remain open from 8 ;00 A.M. to 8 :00 P.M. The Clerk of Elections shall select a polling place within each of the six (6) districts in the Model Cities Neighborhood. If a district contains a polling place used in regular elections , the Clerk shall designate that polling place to be used in the Model Cities election. If a district contains more than one regular polling place , or if the ` district does not contain a regular polling place, the Clerk shall designate a polling place conveniently located within or adjacent to said district. Section 10. Each adult voter may cast up to three (3) votes for three candidates running in the "General Adult" category and one (1) vote for one ( 1) candidate running in the "Special Adult" category. Youths may cast one (1 ) vote for one (1) candidate running in the "Youth" category. A voter may in any event cast only one (1) vote for any one candidate, including write-in votes , if any. When the votes from each Model Cities district have been counted, the Election Committee shall prepare for each Model Cities district a list of all the candidates whose names appeared on the ballot. The names of the candidates shall appear on this list in the order of the total votes received by each, the candidate having the highest total being listed first . The top three candidates in the "General Adult" category shall be declared elected, the top candidate in the "Special Adult" category shall be � . , - . . - • . ' ' .. . . : � 2��8�� Page 6. declared elected, and the top candidate in the "Youth" cate- gory shall be declared elected. In the case of a tie a flip of a coin shall determine who is elected. The Election Committee shall retain the lists for the purpose of filli�ng vacancies in accordance with Article VI, Section 1 of this resolution. Section 11 . All election costs shall be paid out of Model Cities funds . ARTICLE VI. Section 1. If the seat of any mem ber of the MNPC shall become vacant in any of the manners described in Sections 2-4 of this Article , the final list prepared by the election committee for the district from which the vacancy occurred shall be used for filling the vacancy. The first alternate in the Category in which there is a vacancy shall fill the first vacancy, and so forth. In the case of a tie , the flip of a coin shall determine who is the first alternate . Section 2. A seat on the MNPC shall become vacan� if: (a) a member dies, (b) a member submits a written resig- nation, (c ) a member is recalled by his constituents as provided in Section 3 of this Afticle , (d) a member is expelled by the other members of the MNPC as provided in Section 4 of this Article , or (e ) a member moves from the Model Cities area. Section 3. A seat on the MNPC shall become vacant if a member is recalled by the voters in his district. The Recall Petition must be signed by a number of voters equalling or exceeding 25�0 of the total votes cast in the district in the last election. Thereafter, a special elec- tion in the affected Model Cities District must be called by the MNPC within thirty (30) days after the first Saturday on which the MNPC has in its possession the Recall Petition. If at the special election at least 2�3 of the votes cast favor the member' s recall , he shall be recalled from the MNPC and his seat declared vacant; pro vided, however, that if the number of votes cast in favor of recall does not exceed 50�/0 of the total votes cast in the affected district in the last election, he shall not be recalled. Section 4. A member of the MNPC may be expelled by the other members of the MNPC in the following manner: (a) A petition, signed by at least sixteen ( 16 ) membersof the '�Il�TPC, must be submitted at a regular NINPC meeting, . . , - . � . t. . � - � Page 7 . to the members who are present at the meeting. Notification of the submission of such a petition must be given to all members of the MNPC who are not present at the meeting . Such petition shall state the complaints or charges against the member named. Complaints or charges sufficient for expulsion must involve gross neglect of duty, or gross mal- feasance in of�ice . The petition must specifically identify the act or acts upon which the complaint or charge is based. (b) No sooner than two weeks nor more than four weeks after the first delivery of the petition, the members of MNPC shall conduct a full and fair hearing upon the complaint or charge . At such hearing , the accused member shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard, and may be represented by counsel . If a majority of the members present at the close of the hearing vote to dismiss the petition, the petition shall be dismissed. If the petition is not dismissed, the NINPC will convene no sooner than a week, and no later than two weeks after the hearing. At this meeting, the MNPC members by a 2/3 vote may determine that the member be expelled. Should this occur, the seat shall be declared vacant. ARTICLE VII . Section 1. On behalf of the CDA, the City Comptroller shall rec�ive and deposit in the City Treasury all funds appropriated or received by the city for the purpose of planning and carrying out the Saint Paul Model Cities Program. In conformity with the guidelines of the Department of Housing and Urban Development , and within the budget of the CDA, the City Comptroller shall expend said funds in conformity with plans developed by the MNPC and submitted to HUD by CDA. During the planning year funds shall be ex- pended in accordance with the Revised Work Program. Section 2 . The personnel as are provided for in tYie ordinance establishing the CDA staff shall be selected jointly by the CDA and the MNPC, and no person shall be hired or discharged from the CDA staf� without the prior approval of the MNPC . In addition, the CDA shall provide to the MNPC , within the limits of available funds , a suitable sta�f of neighborhood planners , community organizers , and other personnel hired and fired exclusively at the discretion of the MNPC and responsible to it , sufficient to enable the MNPC to discharge its responsibilities . � . _ _ � . . � � � � 24���� Page 8 . Section 3. The principal responsibility of the MNPC shall be to plan, develop, and assist programs designed to revitalize the Saint Paul Model Cities neighborhood, such as to expand housing, job and income opportunities ; to reduce dependence on welfare payments ; to improve educational facili- ties and programs ; to combat disease and ill health ; to reduce the incidence of crime and delinquency; to enhance recreational and cultural opportunities ; to establish better access between homes and job; and generally to improve living conditions for the citizens who live in the Saint Paul Model Cities neighborhood and to accomplish these objectives through the most effective and economical concentration and coordination of Federal , State and local public and private efforts to improve the quality of life in the Saint Paul Model Cities neighborhood. Section 4. Subject to, an d in furtherance of, the authority of the CDA and the provisions of this resolution, the MNPC shall have exclusive authority to make and provide for the carrying out of plans for the St. Paul Model Cities Program. Departments , commissions , boards , offices , and other public bodies of the City of Saint Paul shall in a manner cons is tent with the City Charter and Legis lati ve Code , and subject to the approval of the CDA when necessary, carry out programs proposed to them b� the CDA and the MNPC in the proper exercise of their authority. The City Council will refrain from approving those parts of requests or pro- posals from city agencies or other public bodies which materially affect the Model Cities area in a manner which is inconsistent with existing pending plans of the MNPC or plans adopted by the MNPC and approved by the CDA. The MNPC shall endeavor to obtain the same commitment from the School Board of Independent School District No. 625, from the Ramsey County Welfare Board, the Ramsey County Citizens Committee , and state and federal agencies , but failure to obtain such commitment shall not affect the commitment of the Council hereunder. Section 5. The CDA shall have authority to submit proposals to the City Council for adoption as resolutions or ordinances . Section 6. Al1 requests , proposals , resolutions , orders or petitions for fundamental changes affecting lan d use in the Model Cities area during the period in which the Model Cities program is being planned or executed shall be transmitted to the MNPC with a written request that the MNPC review them an d furnish a written recommendation upon them f V � ♦ ,, y , ' . � � - • r. •� � _ � � ������ Page 9. before any action is taken with respect thereto by the City Council , mayor, or any department, commission, board or office of the city. The MNPC shall furnish such written recommendation no later than the 30th day after the day on which said written request is received by the MNPC. Should the proposed action be designed to deal with an emergency affecting the health or safety of the people , the City Council may call a special meeting of the MNPC with the initiator of the proposal for the purpose of presenting the proposal to the MNPC. In such emergency, the written record of said meeting shall serve in lieu of the written recommendation of the MNPC. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the city from acting upon any matter if the MNPC, having been properly notified and requested to recommend, fails to do so as pro— vided herein. Section 7. The MNPC shall have exclusive authority to devise additional rules of order and operating procedures which are not inconsistent with this resolution. Section 8. In the event that insufficient candidates file to fill the available seats on the MNPC or, in the event of a vacancy, if no other persons are available from the elections list referred to above , the seat shall remain vacant until the next election or, at its option, the MNPC may call a special election to occur no less than one month from the date of the election call . No special election shall be called if fewer than six months would elapse between the date of the special election and the date of the next general election. Special elections shall be conducted according to the same polling procedures used in general elections . ARTICLE VIII. Any final plan shall be put to a referendum of the adult residents of the Model Cities area if, within sixty days of its approval by the MNPC, there is filed in the office of the City Clerk a petition signed by a number of adult residents equal to 25� of the number of adult residents who voted in the most recent Model Cities election or 3, 000, whichever is greater. Upon filing of such petition the plan shall be suspended and shall not go into effect unless approved by a majority of those voting on the question in a general or special election. • � .. -�' � ��_,a. • • �-,. � -4. . " . � � ^ 24���g� Page 10. ART IC LE IX. Section 1. The MNPC shall certify the final plans for the Model Cities program and submit them without delay to the CDA for approval . The final plans as so approved shall be submitted to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, along with any necessary undertakings by the CDA, as an application for funds for the final plans . Section 2. If the final plans of the MNPC are not approved by the CDA, the CDA shall not amend the same and submit them to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development for funding, or in any other way attempt to carry them out as amended, without first obtaining the approval of the MNPC at a meeting which shall be called for the purpose of considering the proposed amendment . Section 3. No amendments to the final plan.s required by a state agency or department or by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as a condition of granting Federal funds for the execution of a Model Cities program in Saint Paul shall be adopted by the City Council until the amendments have been approved first by the MNPC at a meeting which shall be called for the pur- pose of considering the proposed amendment . ART IC LE X. Section 1. This resolution shall not be amended until after a public hearing in the Model Cities neighborhood has been held by the CDA on an evening or weekend on the proposed amendment or amendments . Section 2. Notice of a proposed amendment to this resolution shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Saint Paul on two occasions not less than one week apart, of which the second publication shall be at least one week prior to the date of the public hearing. Such notice shall consist of the text of the pro- posed amendment and the time , date , and place of the public hearing. Section 3. The CDA shall transmit a copy of the pro- posed amendment to the MNPC no later than ten days before the public hearing is held unless the proposed amendment has been initiated or approved by the MNPC. . , . .� ♦ ORI�.INAL T6 GTl"CL6RK �j����� � � � � � CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL N0. � " - � Y � , OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK FILE . ' . COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER DATF Page 11. Section 4. The CDA shall not take final action upon a proposed amendment until at least ten days after the public hearing thereon. ARTICLE XI. Section 1. Should any section, provision, or paragraph of this resolution be declared by a court of competent juris- diction to be invalid, that decision shall not affect the validity of the resolution as a whole or any part thereof other than the portion so declared to be invalid. MAY 14 19�9 COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 19— Yeas Nays �q�r � � 19�9 ��Carlson �Dalglish Approved 19—_ \Meredith � � n Favor �Peterson � �Sprafka � Mayor A gainst �'Tedeaco Nlx. President, Byrne 'pUe11SHEO N1AY 17 196� 0 � � � � � � � � �: � (J ;�,�,� `�-;-�- ;; �'� `� �6 c� . . � � . e�� � �r,� ,�> ✓s� �' •� r1, .S—�� �'�b �( � mwes to amend the resoluti.on establishing the Mbdel Cities program as follars: � � S,��;� � � � � . ` ����,�� ; 1. Page 5, line 13-1�, strike the last serrtence of Sec. 8 and insert the , fol�.awing: "The ballots shall contain the nam�e and address o� each candidate arranged in alphabetical order." C'���-��� 2. Page 5, line 30� strike "within said district" and insert in lieu �°^J� l thereof, "within or adjacen� to said district". . ; . . . ; �� 3�bo S J �M, ' .�`;' c' 1i 1�`,✓ � m��'-; �!� �' � � � � � � q Mayor Byrne moves to amend the resolui; 'ion establishing , . the Model Cities program as follows : �.. Page 7 , Line 33, strike the words "CDA director and such other" . � 2. Page 4, Lines 25-30, strike the first sentence of .Section 6 and insert i.n lieu thereof the following: "The polling in the initial election to the MNPC � shall be conducted under the supervision of an elections committee composed of one representative of the Interim Committee on Model Cities planning heretofore appointed by the Mayor, chosen by the Committee , one representative ehosen by the CDA, and the City Clerk as chairman. In � s•ubsequent elections the place of the Interim Committee representative shall be taken by one person chosen by the MNPC from persons other than its own members . " � 24���0 �age 4. shall be residents of the Model Cities area and of the district they wish to represent . Section 4. Any natural person may be a candidate for his district upon: (a) meeting the requirements of the category in which he chooses to run; (b) submission of a nominating petition to the clerk bearing the signatures of at least ten (10) persons who� would be eligible to vote for him in the district in which the person is seeking office . Section 5. No later than three (3) weeks before the date upon which the�,�election is to be held , each candidate may submit to the cl`�rk a biography not to exceed seventy- five (75) words , and � picture of himself. The clerk shall arrange for such biogr� hies and, if practicable, the pictures to be distribu��d in a manner designed to obtain the widest possible expos�re while treating all candidates equally. At least two wee'�s prior to the election the clerk shall make available '�,o the candidate, for his own use , one thousand (1,000) co�i,ies of said candidate ' s biography. A candidate may campaign by (�,) passing out copies of the biography given to him by the �lerk, and (b) word of mouth campaigning. There shall be no`',kexpenditure of money by or on behalf of any candidate for hi�s campaign. The MNPC shall refuse to seat any candidat�, knowingly violating these rules . Section 6. All polling in ele�ctions to the MNPC shall be conducted under the supervisi;,on of an elections committee composed of one representati�e of the Interim Committee on Model Cities planning heretofore appointed by the Mayor , chosen by the Committee , one representative chosen by the CDA, and the City Clerk as chairman. Except as pro- vided herein, and except there shall be no �'��arty designation of candidates or voters , all polling shall b�e co nducted in compliance with Minnesota Statutes , Sections '`�03. 12, 203. 13, 203. 14, 203. 18, 203.22, 204.04, 204.06, 204. 1�x 204 . 14, 204. 16, 204. 17, and 204.22, which are hereby in�orporated herein by reference , and such further rules not \inconsistent herewith as the Committee shall impose , to incluae such proof of eligibility to vote as the Committee shaYa deter- mine . A complete statement of all rules govex�ning ' olling shall be made public by the Committee at least one �eek prior to the election, and posted in a prominent pos`ition in each polling place . Section 7 . If a voter because of a physical dis�,bility c annot go to the polling place to vote , said voter may in � writing apply to the Election Committee for an absentee ballot. The application for an absentee ballot shall � 243��p -- Page 5. include t voter' s name , address , age and the physical disability The application shall be submitted to the Election Co�nittee any time prior to the day of election. The Election'�ommittee shall determine wh o is eligible for an absentee ba�lot. The Election Committee shall have the duty to see tha�, each eligible person requesting an absentee ballot shall rec'��ive a ballot and that the absentee ballot is counted. In oi�der to be valid, an absentee ballot must be postmarked or d��,livered to the Election Committee on or before the day of e�,ecti on. Section 8. Sep.ar ate ballots shall be printed in different colors for e�ch Category (e . g. "Youth, " "Adult Special" and "Adult Genei�al" ) . The ballot s shall contain the name and address of �,,ach candidate arranged in an order determined by lot. j� :, Section 9. The elec�i on of inembers to the MNPC shall be held on the fourth �aturday in June , 1g69, and bi- ennially thereafter, provided�;., however, that such election shall not be held earlier than �the Saturday following six (6) weeks after the adoption of'',this resolution. The polling places shall remain open from 8:(�0 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. The Clerk of Elections shall select a olling place within each of the six (6) districts in the Mo 1 Cities Neighborhood. If a district contains a polling pl e used in regular elections , the Clerk shall designate �`.;,that polling place to be used in the Model Cities electi�i. If a district contains more than one regular polling lace, or if the district does not contain a regular pol� 'ng place, the Clerk shall designate a polling place co�veniently located within said district. �,� Section 10. Each adult voter may caS►�t up to three (3) votes for three candidates running in th� "General Adult" category and one (1) vote for one (1 ) �andidate running in the "Sp'�cial Adult" category. Yout�s may cast one ( 1) vote for one (1) candidate running in t�e "Youth" category. A voter may in any event cast only on�e (1) vote for any one candidate, including write-in votes , `�if any. When the votes from each Model Cities district hav�e been counted, the Election Committee sh all prepare for �ach Model Cities district a list of all the candidates ii�hose names appeared on the ballot. The names of the cand�dates shall appear on this list in the order of the total votes received by each, the candidate having the high�st tot`�,1 being listed first. The top three candidates in the "General Adult" category shall be declared elected, the1, top candidate in the "Special Adult" category shall be 24����� Page 7 . to the members who are present at the meeting. Notification of the submission of such a petition must be given to all mem bers of the MNPC who are not present at the meeting. Such petition shall state the complaints or charges against tYi� member named. Complaints or charges sufficient for expt�;lsion must involve gross neglect of duty, or gross mal— feas��ce in office. The petition must specifically identify the ac`t♦ or acts upon which the complaint or charge is based. (b''�, No sooner than two weeks nor more than four weeks after the i�+�rst delivery of the petition, the members of MNPC shall c�nduct a full and fair hearing upon the complaint or charge . A� such hearing , the accused member shall be afforded an op�rtunity to be heard, an d may be represented by counsel . If ��, majority of the members present at the close of the hear"�.{ng vote to dismiss the petition, the petition shall be dismissed`�, If the petition is not dismissed, the MNPC will convene n� sooner than a week, and no later than two weeks after the ��aring. At this meeting , the MNPC members by a 2/3 vote�'ypay determine that the member be expelled. Should this �`'pccur, the seat shall be declared vacant. ���,, ARTICLE VII. ., 1. Section 1. On behalf�''�f the CDA, the City Comptroller shall receive and deposit in t'�te City Treasury all funds appropriated or received by the�`.city for the purpose of planning and carrying out the Sa�nt Paul Model Cities Program. In conformity with the g�zidelines of the Department of Housing and Urban Development , a�d within the budget of the CDA, the City Comptroller shall '�xpend said funds in conformity with plans developed by th�,,,,MNPC and submitted to HUD by CDA. During the planning ye��� funds shall be ex— pended in accordance with the Revised Wc�;k Program. Section 2. The CDA director and sui3�i other personnel as are provided for in the ordinance establ��hing the CDA staff shall be selected jointly by the CDA aritd the MNPC, and no person shall be hired or discharged fro� the CDA staff without the prior approval of the NIlVPC. '�n addition, the CDA shall provide to the MNPC, within the lirA,its of available funds , a suitable staff of neighborhood �lanners , community organizers , and other personnel hired anc�� fired exclusively at the discretion of the MNPC and respon�:ible to it, sufficient to enable the MNPC to discharge its'°�, responsibilities . '', , � . � �� 2�3���J ' 1?age 4. . shall be residents of the Model Cities area and of the district they wish to represent . Section 4. Any natural person may be a candidate for his district upon: (a) meeting the requirements of the category in which `he chooses to run; (b) submission of a nominating petition to the clerk bearing the signatures of at least ten (10) persons who would be eligible to vote for him in the district in which the person is seeking office . Section 5. No later than three (3) weeks before the date upon which the elec�,tion is to be held , each candidate may submit to the clerk a. biography not to exceed seventy- five (75) words , and a piC,ture of himself. The clerk shall arrange for such biographic�s and, if practicable , the pictures to be distributed i,� a manner designed to obtain the widest possible exposure �,while treating all candidates equally. At least two weeks p,�rior to the election the clerk shall make available to �e • candidate , for his own use , one thousand (1 ,000) copie�of said candidate ' s biography. A candidate may campaign by (a) assing out copies of the biography given to him by the cle�.ck, and (b) word of mouth campaigning. There shall be no exp;enditure of money by or on behalf of any candidate for his campaign. The MNPC shall refuse to seat any candidate k`�}owingl.y violating these rules . '� `., Section 6. All polling in elect'�ions to the NINPC shall be conducted under the supervisior�, of an elections eommittee composed of one representatiyei�'4of the Interim Committee on Model Cities planning heretof:ore appointed by the Mayor , chosen by the Committee , one representative .chosen by the CDA, and the City Clerk as chairman .`� Except as pro- vided herein, and except there shall be no p�.rty designation of candidates or voters , all polling shall be�i conducteci in compliance with Minnesota Statutes , Sections 2�D3. 12, 203. 13, 203. 14, 203. 18 , 203.22, 204. 04, 204.06, 204. 13,� 204 . 14, 204. 16, 204. 17, and 204. 22, which are hereby in�orporated herein by reference , and such further rules not �nconsistent herewith as the Committee shall impose , to inelud� such proof of eligibility to vote as the Committee shal��l deter- mine , A complete statement of all rules governing ''�olling shall be made public by the Committee at least one week prior to the election, and posted in a prominent pos�tion in each polling place . Section 7 . If a voter because of a physical di5��bility c annot go to the polling place to vote , said voter may i1� writing apply to the Election Committee for an absentee '� ballot. The applicati.on for an absentee ballot shall � � � .. - 243��0 Page 5. • include the va,ter' s name , address , age and the physical disability. T e application shall be submitted to the Election Commit ee any time prior to the day of election. The Election Com ittee shall determine wh o is eligible for an absentee ballo . The Election Committee shall have the dui;y to see that e ch eligible person requesting an absentee ballot shall receiv a ballot and that the absentee ballot is counted. In orde� to be valid, an absentee ballot must be postmarked or delivered to the Election Committee on or before the day of ele tion. Section 8 . Sepa ate ballots shall be printed in different colors for eac Category (e . g. "Youth, " "Adult Special" and "Adult Genera " ) . The ballot s shall contain the name and address of e h candidate arranged in an order determined by lot. � � � � Section 9. The elect�:,on of inembers to the MNPC shall be held on the fourth S turday in June , 1g6g, and bi- ennially thereafter, provided, however, that such election shall not be held earlier than the Saturday following six (6) weeks after the adoption of this resolution. The polling places shall remain open from 8 : 0 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. The Clerk of Elections shall select a�polling place within each of the six (6) districts in the Mo�l Cities Neighborhood. If a district contains a polling p ce used in regular elections , the Clerk shall deslgnat9r that polling place to be used in the Model Cities elect�on. If a district contains more than one regular pollin�place, or if the district does not contain a regular p ling place, the Clerk shall designate a polling place �.onveniently located within said district. \ Section 10. Each adult voter may `cast up to three (3) votes for three candidates running in the "General Adult" category and one (1) vote for one (1) candidate running in the "Sp'�cial Adult" category. Youths may cast one (1) vote for one (1) candidate running i�n the "Youth" category. A voter may in any event cast onl� one (1) vote for any one candidate , including write-in votes , if any. When the votes from each Model Cities distric have been counted, the Election Committee sh all prepare�or each Model Cities district a list of all the candida'tes whose names appeared on the ballot. The names of the ��andidates shall appear on this 1 'ist in the order of the to� 1 votes received by each, the candidate having the high�s total being listed first. The top three candidates in t e "General Adult" category shall be declared elected, the top candidate in the "Special Adult" category shall be , � � �� � 243��0 Page 7 . � to the membe s who are present at the mee�;ing. Notification of the submis ' on of such a petition must be given to all mem bers of the NPC who are not present at the meeting. Such petition sh 11 state the complaints or charges against the member named. Complaints or charges sufficient for expulsion must inv lve gross neglect of duty, or gross mal— feasance in office . The petition must specifically identify the act or acts upon�which the complaint or charge is based. �, (b) No sooner tY�,n two weeks nor more than four weeks after the first deliver of the petition, the members of NINPC shall conduct a ful and fair hearing upon the complaint or charge . At such heari , the accused member shall be afforded an opportunity to e heard, an d may be represented by counsel . If a majority the members present at the . � close of the hearing vote to dismiss the petition, the petition shall be dismissed. If the p tition is not dismissed, the MNPC will convene no sooner th a week, and no later than two weeks after the hearing. A this meeting , the MNPC members by a 2/3 vo te may determ ne that the member be expelled. Should this occur, the seat shall be declared . vacant. ARTICLE II. Section 1. On behalf of the C , the City Comptroller shall receive and deposit in the City easury all funds appropriated or received by the city fo the purpose of planning and carrying out the Saint Paul Model Cities Program. In conformity with the guidelin s of the Department of Housing and Urban Development , and with 'n the budget of the CDA, the City Comptroller shall expend said funds in conformity with plans developed by the MNPC and submitted to HUD by CDA. During the planning year fun s shall be ex— pended in accordance with the Revised War� k P gram. Section 2. The CDA director and such o her personnel as are provided for in the ordinance establishi g the CDA staff shall be selected jointly by the CDA and t e NINPC, and no person shall be hired or discharged from e CDA staff without the prior approval of the MNPC. In��addition, the CDA shall provide to the MNPC, within the limi s of available funds , a suitable staff of neigh borhood p anners , community organizers , and other personnel hired and fired exclusively at the discretion of the MNPC and respon ible to it, sufficient to enable the MNPC to discharge its responsibilities . , � . � .. 24����J � . � �age 4. , shall be r idents of the Model Cities area and of the district � they wish to represent . Section 4. Any natural person may be a candidate for � his district up . (a) meeting the requirements of the category in whic he chooses to run; (b) submission of a nominating petiti to the clerk bearing the signatures of at least ten (10) p sons who would be eligible to vote for him in the district 'n which the person is seeking office . Section 5. No later than three (3) weeks before the date upon whibh the el ction is to be held , each candidate may submit to the clerk a biography not to exceed seventy- five (75) words , and a p ' cture of himself. The clerk shall arrange for such biograph ' es and, if practicable , the pictures to be distribute in a manner designed to obtain � the widest possible exposu while treating all candidates equally. At least two week prior to the election the clerk shall make available t the � candidate , for his own use , one thousand (1,000) cop es of said candidate ' s biography. A candidate may campaign by (a passing out copies of the biography given to him by the c erk, and (b) word of mouth campaigning. There shall be no xpenditure of money by or on behalf of any candidate for hi campaign. The MNPC shall refuse to seat any candidate knowingly violating these rules . Section 6. All polling in el ctions to the MNPC shall be conducted under the supervis ' on of an elections committee composed of one representative of the Interim Committee on Model Cities planning her tofore appointed by the Mayor , chosen by the Committee , one representative chosen by the CDA, and the City Clerk as chair n. Except as pro- vided herein, and except there shall be o party designation of candidates or voters , all polling shal be conducted in compliance with Minnesota S'tatutes , Sectio s 203. 12, 203. 13, 203. 14, 203. 18 , 203. 22, 204.04, 204. 06, 204 13, 204 . 14, 204. 16, 204. 17 , and 204. 22, which are hereb incorporated herein by reference , and such further rules ot inconsistent herewith as the Committee shall impose , to in lude such proof of eligibility to vote as the Committee hall deter- mine . A complete statement of all rules go ve� 'ng polling shall be made public by the Committee at least e week prior to the election, and posted in a promi_nent position in each polling place . Section 7 . If a voter because of a physica disability c annot go to the polling place to vote , said voter y in writing apply to the Election Committee for an absentee ballot. The application for an absentee ballot shall � � � 24���� Page 5. • � ._{ include the voter� name , address , age and the physical disability. The ap lication shall be submitted to the Election Committee a time prior to the day of election. The Election Committe shall determine who is eligible for an absentee ballot . T Election Committee shall have the duty to see that each el�gible person requesting an absentee ballot shall receive a ba lot and that the absen�ee ballot is counted. In order to b valid, an absentee ballot must be postmarked or delivered o the Election Committee on or before the day of election. Section 8 . Separate ba lots shall be printed in different colors for each Categ ry (e . g. "Youth, " "Adult Special" and "Adult General" ) . T e bal lot s shall contain the name and address of each cand date arranged in an order determined by lot. . Section 9. The election of m mbers to the MNPC shall be held on the fourth Saturday 'n June , i969, and bi- ennially thereafter, provided, howeve that such election shall not be held earlier than the Sat rday following six (6) weeks after the adoption of this re olution. The polling places shall remain open from 8 :00 A.M. 0 8 :00 P.M. The Clerk of Elections shall select a pollin place within each of the six (6) districts in the Model Cities Neighborhood. If a district contains a polling place use in regular elections , the Clerk shall designate that p lling place to be used in the Model Cities election. I a district contains more than one regular polling place, or if the district does not contain a regular polling p ace, the Clerk shall designate a polling place convenie tly located within said district. � Section 10. Each adult voter may cast up to three (3) votes for three candidates running in the "G eral Adult" category and one (1) vote for one (1 ) cand date running in the "Sp'�cial Adult" category. Youths m y cast one (1) vote for one (1) candidate running in the ' Youth" category. A voter may in any event cast only one O vote for any one candidate , including write-in votes , if ny. When the votes from each Model Cities district have een counted, the Election Committee shall prepare for ea Model Cities district a list of all the candidates wh se names appeared on the ballot. The names o� the candi tes shall appear on this list in the order of the total vo es received by each, the candidate having the highest tota being listed first. The top three candidates in the - "General Adult" category shall be declared elected, the top candidate in the "Special Adult" category shall be - 24����J .� Page ']. . to the member�who are present at the meeting. Notification of the submissi n of such a petition must be given to all mem bers of the PC who are not present at the meeting. Such petition sha 1 state the complaints or charges against the member named. Complaints or charges sufficient for expulsion must invo ve gross neglect of duty, or gross mal— feasance in office . he petition must specifically identify the act or acts upon ich the complaint or charge is based. (b) No sooner tha two tiaeeks nor more than four weeks after the first delivery f the petition, the members of MNPC shall conduct a full nd fair hearing upon the complaint or charge . At such hearin the accused member shall be afforded an opportunity to heard, an d may be represented by counsel . If a majority o the members present at the close of the hearing vote to ' smiss the petition, the petition � shall be dismissed. If the pe ' tion is not dismissed, the MNPC will convene no sooner tha a week, and no later than two weeks after the hearing. At this meeting , the MNPC members by a 2/3 vote may determi e that the member be expelled. Should this occur, the ieat shall be declared vacant . , `� ARTICLE �II . Section 1. On behalf of the C , the City Comptroller shall receive and deposit in the City reasury all funds appropriated or received by the city fo�r the purpose of planning and carrying out the Saint Paul'� Model Cities Program. In conformity with the guideli�es of the Department of Housing and Urban Development , and witl�in the budget. of the CDA, the City Comptroller shall expend`. said funds in conformity with plans developed by the MNP� and submitted to HUD by CDA. During the planning year funds shall be ex— pended in accordance with the Revised War� k P'rogram. Section 2. The CDA director and such $�ther personnel as are provided for in the ordinance establish:ing the CDA : staff shall be selected jointly by the CDA and'�the MNPC, and no person shall be hired or discharged from� the CDA staff without the prior approval of the MNPC. � addition, the CDA shall provide to the MNPC , within the lii�its of available funds , a suitable staff of neighborhooc�� planners , community organizers , and other personnel h�.red and fired exclusively at the discretion of the MNPC and respqnsible to it, suff�cient to enable the MNPC to discharge its r.esponsibilities . . . 24���� 1�age 4. � , , , shall be r idents of the Model Cities area and of the district they wish to epresent. Section Any natural person may be a candidate for his district upon (a) meeting the requirements of the category in which e chooses to run; (b) submission of a nominating petition o the clerk bearing the signatures of at least ten ( 10) pers ns who would be eligible to vote for him in the district in which the person is seeking office . Section 5 . No la er than three (3) weeks before the date upon which the elect on is to be held , each candidate may submit to the clerk a iography not to exceed seventy— five (75) words , and a pict re of himself. The clerk shall arrange for such biographies and, if practicable, the pictures to be distributed in a manner designed to . obtain the widest possible exposure ile treating all candidates equally. At least two weeks p ior to the election the clerk shall make available to t e � candidate , for his own use , one thousand (1, 000) copies of said candidate ' s biography. A candidate may campaign by (a) p ssing out copies of the biography given to him by the cle k, and (b) word of mouth campaigning. There shall be no e enditure of money by or on behalf of any candidate for his ampaign. The MNPC shall refuse to seat any candidate nowingly violating these rules . Section 6. All polling in ele�tions to the MNPC shall be conducted under the supervisi n of an elections committee composed of one representati e of the Interim Committee on Model Cities planning here ofore appointed by the Mayor , chosen by the Committee , one representative chosen by the CDA, and the City Clerk as chairm n. Except as pro— vided herein, and except there shall be o party designation of candidates or voters , all polling shal be co nducted in eompliance with Minnesota Statutes , Secti s 203. 12, 203. 13, 203. 14, 203. 18, 203. 22, 204. 04, 204.06, 20 . 13, 204 . 14, 204. 16, 204. 17, and 204. 22, which are hereb incorporated herein by reference , and such further rules not inconsistent herewith as the Committee shall impose , to i clude such proof of eligibility to vote as the Committe shall deter— mine . A complete statement of all rules gov�ning polling shall be made public by the Committee at least�. one week prior to the election, and posted in a prominer�,t position in each polling place . Section 7 . If a voter because of a physical disability cannot go to the polling place to vote , said voter may in writing apply to the Election Committee for an absentee ballot. The application for an absentee ballot shall , ' - . 24���� page 5, • include the voter' name , address , age and the physical disability. The ap ication shall be submitted to the . Election Committee a time prior to the day of election. The Election Committee shall determine who is eligible for an absentee ballot. Th Election Committee shall have the duty to see that each el ' gible person requesting an absentee ballot shall receive a ba lot and that the absentee ballot is counted. In order to b valid, an absentee ballot must be postmarked or delivered the Election Committee on or before the day of election. � Section 8. Separate ba ots shall be printed in different colors for each Categ y (e . g. "Youth, " "Adult Special" and "Adult General" ) . T e bal lot s shall contain the name and address of each cand date arranged in an order determined by lot. � Section 9. The election of m�mbers to the MNPC shall be held on the f ourth Saturday ` n June , 1g69, and bi- ennially thereafter, provided, hotiaeve�� that such election shall not be held earlier than the Sat�rday following six (6) weeks after the adoption of this re�olution. The polling places shall remain open from 8:00 A.M. 'to 8:00 P.M. The Clerk of Elections shall select a polling\ place within each of the six (6) districts in the Model Cities Neighborhood. If a district contains a polling place use�, in regular elections , the Clerk shall designate that pelling place to be used in the Model Cities election. If��a district contains more than one regular polling place,`�,, or if the district does not contain a regular polling p�,ace, the Clerk shall designate a. polling place convenie�tly located within said district. Section 10. Each adult voter may cast up�,to three (3) votes for three candidates running in the "Ge eral Adult" category and one (1) vote for one (1 ) cand date running in the "Sp`�cial Adult" category. Youths m y cast one (1) vote for one (1) candidate running in the ' outh" category. A voter may in any event cast only one ( ) vote for any one candidate , including write-in votes , if ny. When the votes from each Model Cities district have een counted, the Election Committee sh all prepare for eac Model Cities district a list of all the candidates wh se names appeared on the ballot. The names of the candid tes shall appear on this list in the order of the total vo es received by each, the candidate having the highest to�;a being listed first. The top three candidates in the "General Adult" category shall be declared elected, the top candidate in the "Special Adult" category shall be + �� �4�8�� Page 7. . to the membe`r who ar_e preseni; at the meeting. Notification of the submissi n of such a petition must be given to all mem bers of the C who are not present at the meeting. � Such petition shal . state the complaints or charges against the member named. mplaints or charges sufficient for expulsion must involv gross neglect of duty, or gross mal- feasance in office . T petition must specifically identify the act or acts upon whi h the complaint or charge is based. (b) No sooner than wo weeks nor more than four weeks after the first delivery of the petition, the members of MNPC shall conduct a full an, fair hearing upon the complaint or charge . At such hearing , e accused member shall be afforded an opportunity to be h ard, an d may be represented by counsel . If a majority of th members present at the � close of the hearing vote to dism�`�ss the petition, the petition shall be dismissed. If the petiti�pn is not dismissed, the MNPC will convene no sooner than a �aeek, and no later than two weeks after the hearing. At thi'�s meeting , the MNPC members by a 2/3 vote may determine f�,hat the member be expelled. Should this occur, the sea� shall be declared vacant. � ��' ARTICLE VII .` Section 1. On behalf of the CDA, the City Comptroller shall receive and deposit in the City Trea�ury all funds appropriated or received by the city for the purpose of planning and carrying out the Saint Paul Model Cities Program. In conformity with the guidelines of the Department of Housing and Urban Development , and within the budget of the CDA, the City Comptroller shall expend said funds in conformity with plans developed by the MNPE and submitted to HUD by CDA. During the planning year funds shall be ex- pended in accordance with the Revised War k Program. Section 2. The CDA director and such other personnel as are provided for in the ordinance establishing the CDA staff shall be selected jointly by the CDA and the MNPC, and no person shall be hired or discharged from the CDA staff without the prior approval of the MNPC . In addition, the CDA shall provide to the MNPC, within the limits of available funds , a suitable staff of neighborhood planners , community organizers , and other personnel hired and fire�3. exclusively at the discretion of the MNPC and responsible to it, sufficient to enable the MNPC to discharge its responsibilities .