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CITY OF SAINT PAUL, NIINNESOTA
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An Ordinance Amending the Charter of the City of Saint Paul to
Place the City Clerk under the authority of the City Council.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: y =�N:�
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Section 3 A 1.3 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 3.01.3.
The mayar shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the council, to the positions of
city attorney, eity eterl� and all heads of executive departments, which appointees shall
serve at the mayor's pleasure, except as provided otherwise in this Charter.
Section 2.
Chapter 4 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul is hereby amended to add a new section
as follows:
Sec. 4.06.1.
There sha11 be included in the council an office of the city clerk, with such functions as
prescribed by this charter, the ordinances and other law. The council bv resolution shall
appoint a city clerk, who shall serve at the pleasure of the council.
Section 3.
Section 9.01 of the Charter of the City of Saint Paul is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 9.01. Executive departments.
There shall be an office of the mayor, office of the city attorney,
and such additional executive departments as may be established by ordinance. Each
executive department so established shall have such functions as are prescribed by
ordinance. Except as hereinafter provided, the head of each executive departxnent shall be
appointed and removed as provided by Section 3.013, azid shall have such educational
and professional qualifications as may be prescribed by ordinance. If an executive
department so established shall be restricted in function to police activities, then, and
only in such event, the chief of police appointed parsuant to Section 12.12 shall be head
of such deparhnent. Every office, agency or fixnction of city government not otherwise
assigned by this Charter or by ordinance sha11 be included in the office of the mayor, and
no power or duty conferred by this Charter upon a particular office or agency shall be
transfened to any other.
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This ordinance, having been recommended by the Charter Commission and having been
passed unanimously by all members of the City Council, shall become effective 90 days after its
passage, approval and publication.
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Conqct Phone: 266-8573
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Amending the Charter of the City of Saint Paul to place the City Clerk under the authoriry of the City Council.
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2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee?
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February 27, 2007 325 PM Page 1
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CITY OF SAINT PAUL
Chrisiopher B. Co[eman, M¢yor
February 27, 2007
Honorable CYuistopher B. Coleman
Mayor of Saint Paul
390 City Hall
15 West Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
St. Paul City Council Members
310 City Hall
15 West Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
lohn J. Choi, CiryAttomey
Civil Divuion
400 Ciry Hall
IS West Kellogg BZvd.
Saint PauZ, Minnesota SS702
Telephone: 651 266-8710
Facsimile: 657 298-5619
RE: Approval and Recommendation by the SainT Paul Charter Commission of the
Charter Amendment placing the City Clerk under the authority of the City Council.
Dear Mayor Coleman and Council Members:
On February 14, 2007, the City Council adopted resolution #07-128 asking the Saint Paul City
Charter Commission (hereinafter "Commission") to consider a proposed Charter amendment placing
the City Clerk under the authority of the City Council. The Commission considered this proposed
amendment on February 26, 2007, during their regularly scheduled meeting.
After a presentation and discussion with Trudy Moloney and Shari Moore, the Commission voted
to remove the words "approved by the mayor" fmm the proposed section 4.061. The Commission
believed these words were redundant in light of Charter sections 3A17 and 6.08 requiring the
approval of the Mayar far all resolutions to be effective.
With that amendment to proposed section 4.06.1, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend
the proposed Charter amendments to section 3.01.7, 4.06.1 and 9.01 be adopted by ordinance
pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 41012, subd. 7(2006).
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A copy of the proposed ordinance as recommended by the Commission is enclosed for your
reference.
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u th A. Hanson
ssistant City Attorney
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cc: Trudy Moloney, Director of Council Operations
cc: Saint Paul Charter Commissioners
cc: Shari Moore, City Clerk
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CIT`Y OF SAINT PAUL
Chrisiopher B. Coleman, Mayor
May 22, 2007
Honorabie Christopher B. Coleman
Mayor of Saint Paul
390 City Hall
15 West Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
St. Paul City Council Members
310 City Hall
15 West Keilogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
John J. Choi, Ciry Attomey
civit Division
400 City Ha1L
IS Wesi Kel7ogg Blvd
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
TeZephone: 657 266-8710
Facsimi[e: 65] 298-5619
RE: Approvai and Recommendation by the Saint Paul Charter Commission of the
Charter Amendment placing the City Clerk under the authcrity of the City Council.
Dear Mayor Coleman and Council Members:
On February 14, 2007, the City Council adopted resoluUon #07-128 asldng the Saint Paul City
Charter Commission (hereinafter "Commission") to consider a proposed Charter amendmentplacing
the City Clerk under the authority of the City Council. The Commission considered this proposed
amendment on February 26, 2007, during their regulazly scheduled meeting.
The proposed amendment was properly published in the Saint Paul Lega1 ledger and scheduled for
public hearing. Unfortunately, the amendment was not passed during the one month time frame as
required by Minnesota Statutes Section 410.12„ Subd. 7(2006), because there was not full
membership of the council present to vote on the matter. Since the fime expired before the
amendment could be passed, the proposed amendment was brought back befare the Charter
Commission at a special meeting on May 21, 2007, for a vote to recommend the amendment. The
Charter Commission voted unanimously to recommend the proposed amendment as it had been
presented on February 26, 2007.
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A copy of the proposed ordinance as recommended by the Commission is enclosed for your
reference.
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Judith A. Hans�
Assistant City Attorney
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ca Saint Paul Charter Commissioners
cc: Shari Moore, City Clerk
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