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97-466Council File # 9� — �l �G Green Sheet # �� b� RESOLUTION i Presented By _ _ Referred To Committee: Date i Reqnesting the State Legislature Exempt Saint Paul 2 from Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, sec. 205.07, subd.l, s aad allow the voters in 5aint Paul to decide a t6e terw of office for Saint Paul City Councilmembers 6 Resolution Amending C.F. 97-311, adopted on March 26,1997, to correct text in the last � paragraph of page two, lines 5-8. Language should have referred to Sec. 205.07, rather than s Sec. 105.07. See following for complete, corrected 8nai paragraph of C.F. 97-311. io "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Paul City Council supports ii immediate action by the Legislature to exempt the City of St. Paul from the 1994/1995 iz Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 205.07, subd. l, so as to ailow the voters of ls Saint Paul to decide the term of office for St. Paul City Councilmembers." ia Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary B �' 0 �_,�.�� . r/ — Approved by Mayor: Date ,5� / f �� By: � PAUL,I4�NNr,SOTA By: Form Approved by city Attorney sY: - �" �-` %/L - 9 Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council Sy: � Adopted by Council: Date � 9�� ��1�� DEPMFf1MEM/OFFICEICOUNCiL OATE INITIATED J I U J J Mayor Norm Coleman's office 4-17-97 GREEN SHEE CON7ALTPFASpN&PHONE aDEPAPTMENTDiRE �CIiYCqUPlGIL iN1T1AVDATE Bill Huepenbecker 266-8517 assicx �CRVATlORNEY �CRVCLERK NUYBEN FOR MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DASE) pO�N� O BUWEf DIRECTOR � FlN. & MGf. SERVIGES DIR. OBUEB j� MpyOR (OR ASSISTANT) a TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUESTE�: Approval of resolution ammending C,F. 97-311 regarding Requesting State Legislature Exempt St. Paul from Amendments to MN Statutes, sec. 205.07, subd.l, and allow the voters in St. Pau to decide the term of office £or St. Paul City Councilmembers. RECOMMENDA7roNS: Approva (A) rn Reject (a) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TXE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PIANNING COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION �� Has thi5 person/firm Bver wOrketl untler d coMraCl for thi5 tlepartmeM? _ CVB cAMMIS7EE _ YES NO 2. Has this personJfirm ever been a c�ty employee? _ STAFF .— VES NO _ DISTRICi COUqi _ 3. Daes this person(firm pos5ass a skill �ot nortna�ly possessad by a�y wrreM cily empbyea? SUPPOR'T$ WHICH COUNCIL O&IEC7IVE? YES NO Ezplafn all yes answers on separate sheat and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE. OPPORTUNITV (Who, WM1at, When, Where, Why): ADVAMAGES IFAPPROVED: . .. , . .. "� .',. %`7 ^ luv�: ., :� i�G __ -�' � >. DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVE�: .. "" � 'm ^a`f°^ -xr,q°sS�F '�°.�&.wa �y'�,J',�:._ . . . . . ''x"_'v C' " �v �S �. f tw�... DISAOYANTAGES IF NOTAPPROVED' � TOTAL AMOUNT OF TpANSACTION $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO PUNDIfiG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORFSATION. (EXPtAIN) `"�` `IL'�� RESOLUTION CI'fY OF SAINT PI�UL, JVIIN Presented Referred To /j� �y�ouncil File # ��_� �r, Green Sheet # j '�1� rESOTA � o �� V�����.GQ Committee Date 1 2 , � 4 Requesting the State Legislature Exempt Saint Paul from Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, sec 205.07, subd. 1, and aIlow fhe voters in Sainf Pau3 to decide the term of office for Saint Paui City Councilmembers 5 WHEREAS; the Minnesota Legislature enacted certain amendments in 1994 and 1495 to Minnesota 6 Statutes, Sec. 205.07, subd. i(the "199411995 Amendments"}, which governs the date of municipal 7 elections and also governs, inter alia, the term of office of city council members; and 8 WI�REAS, the St. Paul City Council is advised that, according to a iegal opinion issued by the St. Paul 9 City Attorney, dated February 3, 1997, the 1994/199� Amendments changed the term of office of 10 councilmembers in home rule charter cities to four years; and 11 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Attorney General, in an opinion issued to the City af Crystai, dated October 12 27, 1995, has also conciuded that the 1994/1995 Amendments to Sec. 205 appiy to charter cities; and 13 WHEREAS, according to the St. Paul City Atforney, the 1994/1995 Amendments aze effective as of 14 January 1, 1998, so that the four year term of office will apply to St. Pau1 Councilmembers elected in the 15 fall elections of 1997 unless action is taken to exempt the City of St. Paul from the effect of the 1994/199� 16 Amendments; and 17 WHEREAS, the change in the term of office for councilmembers mandated by the effect of the 1994I194� 18 Amendments conflicts with the St. Paul Charter, Sec. 2.02 which sets the term of Council Members at two 19 years; and 20 WF in 1984 and 1986 the voters of St. Paul rejected charter amendment proposals that would have 21 extended the terms of Councilmembers to four years; and 1 ._ - q1-y�4 �'�1� I WHEREAS, the Saint Paui Charter Commission considered these issues and believes that the appropriate 2 process foz changing the term of office of Councilmembers under the St. Paul Home Rule Charter is to put 3 the issue before the voters of the Cify and on March 10, 1997 adopted a resolution supporting immediate 4 actian by the Legisiature to exempt the City of Saint Paul from these statutes;. 5 NOW T'HEI2EFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Paul City Council supports immediate action by the 6 Legisiature to exempt the City of St. Paul from the 1994J1995 Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 7 105.07, subd. l, so as fo ailow the voters of Saint Paul to decide the term of office for St. Paul City S Counciimembers. Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary sY: `� � 2- 1`� � � �_ 1 / / Approved by Mayor: Date �i- /1 f y 7 ay: -�L� .,�� � Form Approved hy City Attorney � Approved by htayor for Submission to Council � Adopted by Council: Date `�+\ o „�� �� Council File # 9� — �l �G Green Sheet # �� b� RESOLUTION i Presented By _ _ Referred To Committee: Date i Reqnesting the State Legislature Exempt Saint Paul 2 from Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, sec. 205.07, subd.l, s aad allow the voters in 5aint Paul to decide a t6e terw of office for Saint Paul City Councilmembers 6 Resolution Amending C.F. 97-311, adopted on March 26,1997, to correct text in the last � paragraph of page two, lines 5-8. Language should have referred to Sec. 205.07, rather than s Sec. 105.07. See following for complete, corrected 8nai paragraph of C.F. 97-311. io "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Paul City Council supports ii immediate action by the Legislature to exempt the City of St. Paul from the 1994/1995 iz Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 205.07, subd. l, so as to ailow the voters of ls Saint Paul to decide the term of office for St. Paul City Councilmembers." ia Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary B �' 0 �_,�.�� . r/ — Approved by Mayor: Date ,5� / f �� By: � PAUL,I4�NNr,SOTA By: Form Approved by city Attorney sY: - �" �-` %/L - 9 Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council Sy: � Adopted by Council: Date � 9�� ��1�� DEPMFf1MEM/OFFICEICOUNCiL OATE INITIATED J I U J J Mayor Norm Coleman's office 4-17-97 GREEN SHEE CON7ALTPFASpN&PHONE aDEPAPTMENTDiRE �CIiYCqUPlGIL iN1T1AVDATE Bill Huepenbecker 266-8517 assicx �CRVATlORNEY �CRVCLERK NUYBEN FOR MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DASE) pO�N� O BUWEf DIRECTOR � FlN. & MGf. SERVIGES DIR. OBUEB j� MpyOR (OR ASSISTANT) a TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUESTE�: Approval of resolution ammending C,F. 97-311 regarding Requesting State Legislature Exempt St. Paul from Amendments to MN Statutes, sec. 205.07, subd.l, and allow the voters in St. Pau to decide the term of office £or St. Paul City Councilmembers. RECOMMENDA7roNS: Approva (A) rn Reject (a) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TXE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PIANNING COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION �� Has thi5 person/firm Bver wOrketl untler d coMraCl for thi5 tlepartmeM? _ CVB cAMMIS7EE _ YES NO 2. Has this personJfirm ever been a c�ty employee? _ STAFF .— VES NO _ DISTRICi COUqi _ 3. Daes this person(firm pos5ass a skill �ot nortna�ly possessad by a�y wrreM cily empbyea? SUPPOR'T$ WHICH COUNCIL O&IEC7IVE? YES NO Ezplafn all yes answers on separate sheat and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE. OPPORTUNITV (Who, WM1at, When, Where, Why): ADVAMAGES IFAPPROVED: . .. , . .. "� .',. %`7 ^ luv�: ., :� i�G __ -�' � >. DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVE�: .. "" � 'm ^a`f°^ -xr,q°sS�F '�°.�&.wa �y'�,J',�:._ . . . . . ''x"_'v C' " �v �S �. f tw�... DISAOYANTAGES IF NOTAPPROVED' � TOTAL AMOUNT OF TpANSACTION $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO PUNDIfiG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORFSATION. (EXPtAIN) `"�` `IL'�� RESOLUTION CI'fY OF SAINT PI�UL, JVIIN Presented Referred To /j� �y�ouncil File # ��_� �r, Green Sheet # j '�1� rESOTA � o �� V�����.GQ Committee Date 1 2 , � 4 Requesting the State Legislature Exempt Saint Paul from Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, sec 205.07, subd. 1, and aIlow fhe voters in Sainf Pau3 to decide the term of office for Saint Paui City Councilmembers 5 WHEREAS; the Minnesota Legislature enacted certain amendments in 1994 and 1495 to Minnesota 6 Statutes, Sec. 205.07, subd. i(the "199411995 Amendments"}, which governs the date of municipal 7 elections and also governs, inter alia, the term of office of city council members; and 8 WI�REAS, the St. Paul City Council is advised that, according to a iegal opinion issued by the St. Paul 9 City Attorney, dated February 3, 1997, the 1994/199� Amendments changed the term of office of 10 councilmembers in home rule charter cities to four years; and 11 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Attorney General, in an opinion issued to the City af Crystai, dated October 12 27, 1995, has also conciuded that the 1994/1995 Amendments to Sec. 205 appiy to charter cities; and 13 WHEREAS, according to the St. Paul City Atforney, the 1994/1995 Amendments aze effective as of 14 January 1, 1998, so that the four year term of office will apply to St. Pau1 Councilmembers elected in the 15 fall elections of 1997 unless action is taken to exempt the City of St. Paul from the effect of the 1994/199� 16 Amendments; and 17 WHEREAS, the change in the term of office for councilmembers mandated by the effect of the 1994I194� 18 Amendments conflicts with the St. Paul Charter, Sec. 2.02 which sets the term of Council Members at two 19 years; and 20 WF in 1984 and 1986 the voters of St. Paul rejected charter amendment proposals that would have 21 extended the terms of Councilmembers to four years; and 1 ._ - q1-y�4 �'�1� I WHEREAS, the Saint Paui Charter Commission considered these issues and believes that the appropriate 2 process foz changing the term of office of Councilmembers under the St. Paul Home Rule Charter is to put 3 the issue before the voters of the Cify and on March 10, 1997 adopted a resolution supporting immediate 4 actian by the Legisiature to exempt the City of Saint Paul from these statutes;. 5 NOW T'HEI2EFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Paul City Council supports immediate action by the 6 Legisiature to exempt the City of St. Paul from the 1994J1995 Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 7 105.07, subd. l, so as fo ailow the voters of Saint Paul to decide the term of office for St. Paul City S Counciimembers. Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary sY: `� � 2- 1`� � � �_ 1 / / Approved by Mayor: Date �i- /1 f y 7 ay: -�L� .,�� � Form Approved hy City Attorney � Approved by htayor for Submission to Council � Adopted by Council: Date `�+\ o „�� �� Council File # 9� — �l �G Green Sheet # �� b� RESOLUTION i Presented By _ _ Referred To Committee: Date i Reqnesting the State Legislature Exempt Saint Paul 2 from Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, sec. 205.07, subd.l, s aad allow the voters in 5aint Paul to decide a t6e terw of office for Saint Paul City Councilmembers 6 Resolution Amending C.F. 97-311, adopted on March 26,1997, to correct text in the last � paragraph of page two, lines 5-8. Language should have referred to Sec. 205.07, rather than s Sec. 105.07. See following for complete, corrected 8nai paragraph of C.F. 97-311. io "NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Paul City Council supports ii immediate action by the Legislature to exempt the City of St. Paul from the 1994/1995 iz Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 205.07, subd. l, so as to ailow the voters of ls Saint Paul to decide the term of office for St. Paul City Councilmembers." ia Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary B �' 0 �_,�.�� . r/ — Approved by Mayor: Date ,5� / f �� By: � PAUL,I4�NNr,SOTA By: Form Approved by city Attorney sY: - �" �-` %/L - 9 Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council Sy: � Adopted by Council: Date � 9�� ��1�� DEPMFf1MEM/OFFICEICOUNCiL OATE INITIATED J I U J J Mayor Norm Coleman's office 4-17-97 GREEN SHEE CON7ALTPFASpN&PHONE aDEPAPTMENTDiRE �CIiYCqUPlGIL iN1T1AVDATE Bill Huepenbecker 266-8517 assicx �CRVATlORNEY �CRVCLERK NUYBEN FOR MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY (DASE) pO�N� O BUWEf DIRECTOR � FlN. & MGf. SERVIGES DIR. OBUEB j� MpyOR (OR ASSISTANT) a TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUESTE�: Approval of resolution ammending C,F. 97-311 regarding Requesting State Legislature Exempt St. Paul from Amendments to MN Statutes, sec. 205.07, subd.l, and allow the voters in St. Pau to decide the term of office £or St. Paul City Councilmembers. RECOMMENDA7roNS: Approva (A) rn Reject (a) pERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER TXE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _ PIANNING COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION �� Has thi5 person/firm Bver wOrketl untler d coMraCl for thi5 tlepartmeM? _ CVB cAMMIS7EE _ YES NO 2. Has this personJfirm ever been a c�ty employee? _ STAFF .— VES NO _ DISTRICi COUqi _ 3. Daes this person(firm pos5ass a skill �ot nortna�ly possessad by a�y wrreM cily empbyea? SUPPOR'T$ WHICH COUNCIL O&IEC7IVE? YES NO Ezplafn all yes answers on separate sheat and attach to green sheet INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE. OPPORTUNITV (Who, WM1at, When, Where, Why): ADVAMAGES IFAPPROVED: . .. , . .. "� .',. %`7 ^ luv�: ., :� i�G __ -�' � >. DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVE�: .. "" � 'm ^a`f°^ -xr,q°sS�F '�°.�&.wa �y'�,J',�:._ . . . . . ''x"_'v C' " �v �S �. f tw�... DISAOYANTAGES IF NOTAPPROVED' � TOTAL AMOUNT OF TpANSACTION $ COST/REVENUE BUDGETED (CIRCLE ONE) YES NO PUNDIfiG SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORFSATION. (EXPtAIN) `"�` `IL'�� RESOLUTION CI'fY OF SAINT PI�UL, JVIIN Presented Referred To /j� �y�ouncil File # ��_� �r, Green Sheet # j '�1� rESOTA � o �� V�����.GQ Committee Date 1 2 , � 4 Requesting the State Legislature Exempt Saint Paul from Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, sec 205.07, subd. 1, and aIlow fhe voters in Sainf Pau3 to decide the term of office for Saint Paui City Councilmembers 5 WHEREAS; the Minnesota Legislature enacted certain amendments in 1994 and 1495 to Minnesota 6 Statutes, Sec. 205.07, subd. i(the "199411995 Amendments"}, which governs the date of municipal 7 elections and also governs, inter alia, the term of office of city council members; and 8 WI�REAS, the St. Paul City Council is advised that, according to a iegal opinion issued by the St. Paul 9 City Attorney, dated February 3, 1997, the 1994/199� Amendments changed the term of office of 10 councilmembers in home rule charter cities to four years; and 11 WHEREAS, the Minnesota Attorney General, in an opinion issued to the City af Crystai, dated October 12 27, 1995, has also conciuded that the 1994/1995 Amendments to Sec. 205 appiy to charter cities; and 13 WHEREAS, according to the St. Paul City Atforney, the 1994/1995 Amendments aze effective as of 14 January 1, 1998, so that the four year term of office will apply to St. Pau1 Councilmembers elected in the 15 fall elections of 1997 unless action is taken to exempt the City of St. Paul from the effect of the 1994/199� 16 Amendments; and 17 WHEREAS, the change in the term of office for councilmembers mandated by the effect of the 1994I194� 18 Amendments conflicts with the St. Paul Charter, Sec. 2.02 which sets the term of Council Members at two 19 years; and 20 WF in 1984 and 1986 the voters of St. Paul rejected charter amendment proposals that would have 21 extended the terms of Councilmembers to four years; and 1 ._ - q1-y�4 �'�1� I WHEREAS, the Saint Paui Charter Commission considered these issues and believes that the appropriate 2 process foz changing the term of office of Councilmembers under the St. Paul Home Rule Charter is to put 3 the issue before the voters of the Cify and on March 10, 1997 adopted a resolution supporting immediate 4 actian by the Legisiature to exempt the City of Saint Paul from these statutes;. 5 NOW T'HEI2EFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Paul City Council supports immediate action by the 6 Legisiature to exempt the City of St. Paul from the 1994J1995 Amendments to Minnesota Statutes, Sec. 7 105.07, subd. l, so as fo ailow the voters of Saint Paul to decide the term of office for St. Paul City S Counciimembers. Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary sY: `� � 2- 1`� � � �_ 1 / / Approved by Mayor: Date �i- /1 f y 7 ay: -�L� .,�� � Form Approved hy City Attorney � Approved by htayor for Submission to Council � Adopted by Council: Date `�+\ o „�� ��