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91-1647�� ouncil File # � / . °� Green sheet � / F 3� 1 RESOLUTION CITY OF SAINT PAU INNES Presented By !�/ t , , \ Referred To i . Date 1 WHEREAS, the Charter Commission of the City of Saint Paul has passed a resolution 2 concerning the structure of the Saint Paul City Council to be added to the ballot of the 3 election on November 5, 1991; 4 5 THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following question be presented to voters: 6 7 "Shall the Charter of the City of Saint Paul be amended so that effective the first business 8 day of 1994: 9 10 a) Councilmembers will no longer work full time on City business; and 11 b) Councilmembers positions will �e considered part-time; and 12 c)�) Councilmember salaries shall be $30,000 plus benefits; and 13 14 d)e� Councilmember personal staff shall be limited to one legislative aide and one 15 secretary?" Yeas Nays Absent Requested by Department of: zmon �— oswitz �— on ! acca ee � ettman une T i son �— By� Adopted by Council: Date SEP - 5 1991 Form Approved by City Attorney Adoption Cer�ified by Counci� S retary gy: ' �. r_�'-.. By= � / ' Approved by Mayor for Submission to Approved b� M or: Date Council \ �� By: By� Approved without the signature of the Mayor , pursuant to Chapter 6.08 of the City Charter �[j�� (� � 1;'�1 �� DEPARTMENT/OFFICE/COUNCIL DATE INITIATED N� 18 3 41 � City Council s-zs-9� GREEN SHEET - CONTACT PERSON&PHONE INITIAL/DATE INITIAUDATE �DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR �CITY COUNCIL Councilmember Maccabee 5378 ASSIGN O CITYATfORNEY �CITYCLERK NUMBERFOR MUST BE ON COUNCIL AGENDA BY(DATE) ROUTING �BUDCaET DIRECTOR �FIN.8 MGT.SERVICES DIR. ORDER �MAYOR(OR ASSISTAN� � TOTAL#OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ACTION REQUESTED: Seeking an addition to the ballot for the election of November 5, 1991 amending the Charter concerning City Council representation. RECOMMENDATIONS:Approve(A)or Reject(R) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS MUST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: _PLANNINa COMMISSION _ CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION �• Has this personlfirm ever worked under a contract for this department? _CIB COMMITTEE _ YES NO 2. Has this person/firm ever been a city employee? _3TAFF _ YES NO _ DISTRICT COUR7 _ 3. Does this erson/firm ossess a skill not normal p p y possessed by eny current city employee? 3UPPORT3 WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? YES NO Explaln all yes enswers on separata shest and attach to groen sheet INITIATINO PROBLEM,ISSUE,OPPORTUNITY(Who,What,When,Where,Why): The Charter Co�ission is presenting these modifications to the City Charter. ADVANTAOE3 IF APPROVED: This can appear on the November 5, 1991, ballot. DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED: DISADVANTAOES IF NOTAPPROVED: RECEIVED AUG 2 9 1991 CITY CLERK TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION S COST/REVENUE BUDGETED(CIRCLE ONE) YES NO FUNDING SOURCE ACTIVITY NUMBER FINANCIAL INFORMATION:(EXPLAIN) • �w L NOTE: COMPLETE DIRECTIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THE GREEN SHEET INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL AVA�LABLE IN THE PURCHASING OFFICE (PHONE NO.298-4225). � ROUTING ORDER: Below are correct routings for the five most frequent types of documents: CONTRACTS(essumes authorized budget exists) COUNCIL RESOLUTION(Amend Budgets/Accept.Grants) 1. Outside Agency 1. Department Director 2. Department Director 2. City Attorney 3. Ciry Attorney 3. Budget Director 4. Mayor(for contracts over$15,000) 4. Mayor/Assistant 5. Human Rights(for contracts over$50,000) 5. Ciry Council 6. Finance and Management Services Director 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services 7. Finance Accounting ADMINISTRATIVE OROERS(Budget Revision) COUNCIL RESOLUTION (all others,and Ordinances). 1. Activity Manager 1. Department Director 2. Department Accountant 2. Ciry Attorney 3. Department Director 3. Mayor Assistant 4. Budget Director 4. Ciry Council 5. City Clerk 6. Chief Accountant, Finance and Management Services ADMINISTRATIVE ORDERS(all others) 1. Department Director 2. City Attorney 3. Finance and Management Services Director 4. City Clerk TOTAL NUMBER OF SIGNATURE PAGES indicate the#of pages on which signatures are required and paperclip or ftag each of thsse pa�es. ACTION REQUESTED Describe what the project/request seeks to accomplish in either chronologi- cal order or order of importance,whichever is most appropriate for the issue. Do not write complete sentences. Begin each item in your list with a verb. RECOMMENDATIONS Compiete if the issue in question has been presented before any body, public or private. SUPPORTS WHICH COUNCIL OBJECTIVE? Indicate which Council objective(s)your projecVrequest supports by listing the key word(s)(HOUSING, RECREATION, NEIGHBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, BUDC3ET, SEWER SEPARATION). (SEE COMPLETE LIST IN INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL.) PERSONAL SERVICE CONTRACTS: This information will be used to determine the city's liability for workers compensation claims,taxes and proper civil service hiring rules. INITIATING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORTUNITY Explain the situation or conditions that created a need for your project or request. ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED Indicate whether this is simply an annual budget procedure required by law/ charter or whether there are specific ways in which the Ciry of Saint Paul and its citizens witl benefit from this project/action. DISADVANTAGES IF APPROVED What negative effects or major changes to existing or past processes might this projecUrequest produce if it is passed(e.g.,traffic delays, noise, tax increases or assessments)?To Whom?When?For how long? DISADVANTACiES IF NOT APPROVED What will be the negative consequences if the promised action is not approved? Inability to deNver service?Continued high traffic, noise, accident rate?Loss of revenue? FINANCIAL IMPACT Although you must tailor the information you provide here to the issue you are addressing, in general you must answer two questions: How much is it going to cost7 Who is going to pay? �, �� ,•r� � ' � � CI'rY OF SAII�TT PAUL uet in s . '� " ' OFFICE OF THE CITY COUNCIL PAULA MACCABEE SUSAN ODE Coune�member Legislative Aide MARK BALOGA � RECEIVED �iaU��A�a� Members: AU G 2 91991 Paul a Maccabee, Chai r Bob Long � Cj1,Y CLERK Janice Rettman Date: August 28, 1991 COMMITTEE REPORT HUMAN SERVICES, REGULATED INDUSTRIES AND RULES AND POLICY COMMITTEE � 1. Approval of the Minutes from the July 10, 1991, meeting of the Human Services, Regulated Industries, and Rules and Policy Committee. COMMITTEE APPROVED, 3-0 2. A. Resolution 91-1444 - determining the Initiative Petition proposing an ordinance amending Chapter 183 of the Legislative Code to delete � references to sexual or affectional orientation, has a sufficient number of signatures (Referred from Council 8-8-91) . COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL, 3-0; COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION CONCERNING BALLOT LANGUAGE, 3-0 � -----__—_--_ B. Charter Commission proposed amendments relating to Council Struc publication. . COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THREE RESOLUTIONS ON: PUBLICATION , REQUIREMENTS; CITY COUNCIL STRUCTURE; AND CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATION, ,_�3-0 — � �_ 3. Ordinance 91-32 - regarding the Polish American Club Commercial Development District (Last in Committee 6-26-91). _- COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS AMENDED, 3-0 4. Ordinance - to reduce the number of required inspections and to change taxicab license expiration date. COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED APPROVAL AS AMENDED, 3-0 _ CITY HALL SEVENTH FLOOR SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55102 612/298-5378 s�Dac PBoted on Rerycled Paper . . . . ' _T .. . . , .. �' , . ' . . . .1` � .. � �� ` � °' �' . - f :�/:� ��'�� . _ . < �; � . , , ; , . �� :,:� ; , . ; . . � � � , Augugt 13� ,1991 ; , Councilme�+ber Paula Maccabee� Cl�airpereon . • Rules .and l�liay Caamiittiee. . _ , - _ Room 714� City E3�11 . Dear Cour�ilaiamb�c Maccal�e: , ' , , . At th� Auqust S, 1991 City Courrcil meeting, a le�ter of tt�e C�arter Cauni,ssion ttar�nittir� proposed Charter �1mer�dm�cit9:>�cwc: et�baai�ion � . to the Bl�ctorat� at the Novwai�r. 1991 C�ty ele¢tian �;P�erti+►�nin9 to-part—time Council, at large rep�es�ntation to thQ`City�Council and publicaticx► .czf �e�olu�ion+s, wae raf�rred to ttw btul�?and Po�.icy - Committee for cxu�sid+acation and r�oc�mer�atia�r. ; � Vety tt'uly yc�ra, � . - Alber� B. Olbon ; . , : : City Clerk : ' ABO:th � r AttaCt�m6nt . ; w, ' _ - . ; i _ , i . ' � 1 . • � . � � � ' . , . .. . . . .. -� �, � � . , � - . .j � . . . . - . � . � �_ - . . -. - . . . . � , - . . . � � � � . � . . . . . .. . . , . .. . . . . I . . �. ' � .. . . . , . . . . . , ' .. .. . . . � . . . i ' i , �� . _ � . . < � : � � , � , . _ � , . �/-/� �� . . ._� � SAINT PAUL C R COMMISSION �� ' c SAINT PAUL, �.. MINNESOTA 55102 July 31, 1991 RECEIVED �U� 1 1991 Albert B. olson �i��' CL�,F�}� City Clerk 386 City Hall Saint Paul, MN 55102 Dear Mr. Olson: Enclosed please find Resolutions and accompanying Charter , amendments approved by the Charter Commission at its July 31, 1991 meeting for submission to the electorate at the November 1991 city election. Please place them on the City Council agenda at the next available date. Thank you. Yours truly, Mark W. G , Jr. , President Saint Paul Charter Commission az , •-� �/`�/� y� RESOLUTION OF THE SAINT PAUL CHARTER COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Charter Commission has held public hearings and reviewed and considered the issue of amending the City Charter so as to establish a part time City Council; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 410. 12, Subd. 1, the Charter Commission hereby proposes that the attached amendments to the Saint Paul City Charter to Sections 2. 01.1, 2.07. 1, and 4. 06 be submitted to the electorate in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 410. 12, Subd. 4 at the next general election with the amendments to become effective the first business day of January, 1994 ; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Charter Commission recommends to the City Council the following language for the ballot. "Shall the Charter of the City of Saint Paul be amended so as to establish a part time city council effective the first business day of January 1994, to set councilmember salaries at $30,000. 00 per year plus benefits, and to limit councilmembers' personal staff to one (1) full time equivalent aide and one (1) secretary?" FINALLY RESOLVED, That the governing body shall fix the form of the ballot. . �.• :*.� . �/-/�`�� Section 2 . 01. 1. Councilmembers. The office of citv councilmember shall be a part-time elective position effective the first business d� of Januarv 1994. Section 2 . 07. 1. Councilmember compensation. Notwithstandincr an ,previous state legislation or citv ordinance to the contrary, the annual salarv of each councilmember shall be 530,000.00 plus benefits. This section shall become effective the first business dav of Januarv 1994. Section 4 . 06. Employees of the council. The council may provide by administrative ordinance for positions it deems necessary for the performance of its duties; provided, however, that each councilmember's personal staff shall be limited to one � full time equivalent aide and one � secretarv. .. -. . -. �/--/� '�7 RESOLUTION OF THE SAINT PAUL CHARTER COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Charter Commission has held public hearings and reviewed and considered the issue of amending the Saint Paul City Charter by adding at large representation to the city council; now therefore, be it RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minnesota Statues Section 410. 12, Subd. 1, the Charter Commission proposes that the attached amendments to the Saint Paul City Charter be submitted to the electorate in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 410. 12, Subd. 4 at the next general election with first implementation at the election; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Charter Commission recommends to the city council the following language for the ballot: "Shall the Charter of the City of Saint Paul be amended so as to add four (4) at large seats to the city council for implementation for the 1993 city election and to make the resulting changes as to the number of councilmember votes necessary for official council actions?" and be it FINALLY RESOLVED, that the governing body shall fix the form of the ballot. . . � � � �'/-/�� Five districts, Four at Large Section 2 .01. Elective officials. There shall be a mayor and four (4) councilmembers elected by the voters of the city at large, and five (5Z councilmembers elected from a council district as provided herein, and such judges and other officials as are provided by statute and elected as provided herein. Section 4.01. Legislative power. The legislative power shall be vested in the council, which shall be composed of nine (9) councilmembers. Section 4 . 01. 1. Council districts. Each of the five (5) members of the council elected from districts shall be elected from a separate district which is substantially equal in population to all other districts. Each of those councilmembers so elected shall be a resident of the district from which elected. Voters may only vote for a candidate for the council district seat within which the voters reside. Section 4. 01.2. Initial districts. The divisions of the city into five (5� contiguous districts of substantially equal population and the serial numbering of same will be effected by a resolution of Charter Commission after public hearings on said districting. The public hearing shall be held after published notice of said hearings, and opportunity to speak shall be allowed members of the public upon such reasonable terms as the commission shall adopt. The commission shall adopt its districting resolution by a majority vote of its entire membership, and file it in the office of the city clerk at least sixty (60) days prior to the day on which filings open for the first city primary election occurring after the �9 1991 city election. The council shall provide for a sum of money, adequate for this purpose, to be used by the commission to hire staff to aid it in preparing its districting plan. Section 4 . 01.4. At large seats. In addition to voting for a candidate representing a council district, voters may also vote for up to four (4) of the candidates for the at large seats. Section 4 . 04 . Business meetings. The council shall hold at least one (1) meeting each week. Notice of the date, time and place of any council meeting shall comply with the requirements of state law and any additional requirements adopted by the council. The president of the council may call special meetings of the council, and the secretary of the council shall do so on written notice signed by �� '-��'��M� a majority of the council. Special meetings may be held anywhere in the city. Notice of the date, time and place of special meetings shall be served upon each member of the council and the mayor in a manner prescribed by the council. The business ., , ; ; �f/--/�� conducted at special meetings shall be confined to that stated in the notice. Section 6. 03 . 1. Legislative ordinances Otherwise provided in this Charter, such ordinances shall require an affirmative vote of at least a maiority of the council. Section 6. 03 .2 . Administrative ordinances. Except as otherwise provided in this ^-'�� Charter, such ordinances shall require an affirmative vote of at least ��} �s �° }'�� ~� ' a maiori� of the council. Section 6.03 .3 . Resolutions. . . .Except as otherwise provided in this charter, resolutions shall require an affirmative vote of at least a maiority of the council. Section 6. 10. Reconsideration and overriding veto. Any ordinance or resolution or any part of an appropriation measure which has been vetoed may be reconsidered by the council and shall become law if passed by an affirmative vote of at least �r=�--;�;- a maj ority of the council plus one (1) of its members within thirty days of the veto. Any ordinance or resolution or any part of an appropriation measure which has been reconsidered by the council and repassed shall be deemed approved. Section 7 . 06. City election candidates. If the law prescribes that the election of mayor and councilmember be by party designation, the candidate of each party receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election for the office of mayor or the office of councilmember in any district shall be declared the nominee of his party for the office at the next city election and the candidate's name shall be placed on the municipal election ballot, together with the name of any candidate for the office nominated by petition in accordance with the law. If the law does not provide for election by party designation, the two (2) candidates for mayor receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election for the office� the two (2) candidates for the council in each district receiving the highest number of votes for council in that district, and the eight (8) candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the at large seats shall be declared the nominees and the only nominees for the respective offices at the next city election. Section 10. 11. Council issuance of obligations. The council may, by resolution approved by �_--=��; a majority of the council plus one of its members, issue any of the following obligations without approval of the voters: Section 10. 12. Popular approval of other obligations. Except as may be otherwise provided by this Charter or by state law, no bonds or other obligations shall be issued by the city unless a resolution authorizing their issuance has been ,. . : , �'i-�� approved by a majority of the city council and the question of their issuance has been approved by a majority of the electors voting upon the question at a general or special election. Section 12 .06. Civil service rules and amendments. . . .Any such measure which is vetoed by the civil service commission may be reconsidered by the council and shall become law if passed by an affirmative vote of at least ��s'-? ??�??!�!�==� a majority of the council plus one of its members within thirty (30) days of the veto. Any such measure which has been reconsidered by the council and repassed shall be deemed approved. Section 12 . 12 .4. Tenure of police chief, fire chief and personnel director. . . .They may be removed for cause by the mayor with the approval of *�e-e�e�e�-��-€��e�--FS-}-�e�es a maj ority of the council �lus one (1) of its members after hearing before the council; pending the hearing the employee may be suspended with or without pay by the mayor. . . Section 13. 05. Vacation of streets, alleys and public grounds. The council may, by resolution adopted an affirmative vote of at least ��e--(-§} a maj ority of the council plus one (1) of its members, vacate any street, alley or public grounds or part thereof, within the city. . . Section 17. 07.2 . Restrictions. . . . (3) After such forty-five (45) day period has expired, or immediately if no such forty-five-day period was requested, the council may proceed to consider an application for issuance or transfer under paragraph (1) herein only if: (a) A petition supporting the application is signed by at least ten (10) percent of the registered voters in the ward congruent with the affected liquor patrol limit, and filed with the city clerk (who shall examine its sufficiency and report to the council within twenty (20) days; or (b) The council determines by an affirmative vote of at least €�*�e�§-} a mai ority of the council plus one (1) of its members that approval of the issuance or transfer of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license within or into the affected liquor patrol limit would not result in a concentration of businesses having such licenses nor that such issuance or transfer would have an adverse impact on existing community institutions and values or tend to cause neighborhood blight or deterioration. The foregoing determination, if made, shall not preclude the council from denying an application for issuance or transfer to a particular location within said liquor patrol limit. Final approval of the issuance or transfer r• . �: ti• / i-/"� �� to a particular location shall also require an affirmative vote of at least �i�e-�§} a majority of the council plus one (1) of its members e� t�ie—��-'__ Section 17. 07. 3. Zoning requirements. Notwithstanding any provision of law or ordinance to the contrary, the council, planning commission and board of zoning appeals shall not approve a variance from the strict application of the provisions of the Saint Paul Zoning Code, nor special condition use permits thereunder, for persons, firms, or corporations having on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses and seeking to operate a business using or requiring said licenses at the location or site where the variance or special condition use permit is sought except by an affirmative vote of at least �-i�e--(��- a maiority of the council plus one (1) of its members e` '-'�� ' and of the board, and of at least fifteen (15) members of the planning commission. Section 18. 08.5. Amendments relating to the addition of at large seats to the city council and the adjustment of the number of votes necessary for official council actions shall first be implemented for the 1993 city election. '. . ,� .� . �/-/�� . , RESOLUTION OF THE SAINT PAUL CHARTER COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Charter Commission has reviewed and considered amendments to Saint Paul City Charter Sections 4. 02, 6. 07, 8.05 and 13. 03 . 1, pertaining to the publication of resolutions; and WHEREAS, at its meeting on June 27, 1991, the Charter Commission reviewed and considered the aforesaid Charter amendments; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 410. 12, Subd. 1, the Saint Paul Charter Commission proposes that the attached amendments to Sections 4. 02, 6. 07, 8. 05 and 13 . 03 . 1 be submitted to the electorate in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 410. 12, subd. 4, at the next general election with the amendments to become effective immediately; and, be it FINALLY RESOLVED, that the governing body shall fix the form of the ballot. , �/ /��f� "Section 4.02 . A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members under such terms and penalties as the council may prescribe. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall keep minutes of its proceedings. The �-e�a� minutes shall be a public record. Within 30 days after approval of the minutes, the official minutes, with a condensed version of the discussion, which includes the action on resolutions and ordinances and other official proceedings, shall be published in the official newspaper of the city• " �� .� : ,� �%-/l�7 "Section 6.07. Resolutions - procedure; effective date. Every resolution shall be presented in writing and read in full before a vote is taken unless the reading of the resolution is dispensed with by unanimous consent. Unless otherwise required � law, �resolutions shall become effective upon passage, , �1� � the council and at�t�roval by the mayor or council override of a mayoral veto. " . , ��`, "Section 8. 05. Referendum. Any ordinance, or resolution passed pursuant to subdivisions 5 or 6 of section 6. 03 . 3 of this chapter, may be subjected to referendum by a petition filed within forty-five days after its publication in the case of an ordinance or within forty-five da s after its passage and approval or council override of a mayoral veto in the case of a resolution. The petition shall state, at the head of each page or in an attached paper, a description of the ordinance or resolution involved. Any ordinance or resolution , upon which a petition is filed, other than an emergency ordinance, shall be suspended in its operation as soon as the petition is found sufficient. If the ordinance or resolution is not thereafter entirely repealed, it shall be placed on the ballot at the next election, or at a special election called for that purpose, as the council shall determine. The ordinance or resolution shall not become operative until a majority of those voting on the ordinance or resolution vote in its favor. If a petition is filed against an emergency ordinance, the ordinance shall remain in effect, but shall be placed on the ballot at the next election or a special election called for the purpose and shall be repealed if a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote to repeal it. " . � , �j /�� "Section 13 . 03 . 1. Preliminary order. (1) Improvements and acquisitions shall originate upon petition of the property owners affected or upon the council's own initiative as the council may, by administrative ordinance, prescribe. Before adopting the final order provided herein, the council shall, by resolution entitled "preliminary order" , set a time and place for a public hearing thereon twenty days or more after the passage � the council and annroval � the mayor or council override of a mayoral veto of the resolution. (2) Not less than ten days prior to the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be mailed to each known owner of the affected property at �s the owner's last known address. (3) Failure to receive mailed or actual notice or any defects in the notice shall not invalidate the proceedings. " . _ , �/-/� �l r►r- MEMORANDUM DATE: August 23, 1991 TO: A101son FROM: Vicki Sheffer RE: Amended Resolution of the Saint Paul Charter Commission Attached is the corrected Resolution of the Saint Paul Charter Commission regarding at large representation which was approved at the Charter Commission meeting on August 22, 1991. I have submitted the corrected Resolution to Councilmember Maccabee as this matter is on the Human Services Committee agenda on August 28, 1991. RE�E��p �UG 2 3 �991 clT Y��ERK R� RE�EiVE,� AU� 2� 1991 CITY��ERK � - �`l-�� RESOLUTION OF THE SAINT PAUL CHARTER COMMISSION WHEREAS, the Charter Commission has held public hearings and reviewed and considered the issue of amending the Saint Paul City Charter by adding at large representation to the city council; now therefore, be it RESOLVED, that pursuant to Minnesota Statues Section 410.12, Subd. 1, the Charter Commission proposes that the attached amendments to the Saint Paul City Charter be submitted to the electorate in accordance with Minnesota Statutes Section 410. 12, Subd. 4 at the next general election with first implementation at the election; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Charter Commission recommends to the city council the following language for the ballot: "Shall the Charter of the City of Saint Paul be amended so as to reduce the number of council districts from seven (7) to five (5) and to add four (4) at large seats to the city council for implementation for the 1993 city election and to make the resulting changes as to the number of councilmember votes necessary for official council actions?" and be it FINALLY RESOLVED, that the governing body shall fix the form of the ballot. RE�F��ED AU�2 3 �g91 ClT V��ERK , . . �'��/� �� Section 2 .01. Elective officials. There shall be a mayor and four (4) councilmembers elected by the voters of the city at large, and five �5) councilmembers elected from a council district as provided herein, and such judges and other officials as are provided by statute and elected as provided herein. Section 4 .01. Legislative power. The legislative power shall be ivested in the council, which shall be composed of nine (9�, councilmembers. Section 4. 01. 1. Council districts. Each of the five (5) members of the council elected from districts shall be elected from a separate district which is substantially equal in population to all other districts. Each of those councilmembers so elected shall be a resident of the district from which elected. Voters may only vote for a candidate for the council district seat within which the voters reside. Section 4 .01.2. Initial districts. The divisions of the city into five (51 contiguous districts of substantially equal population and the serial numbering of same will be effected by a resolution of Charter Commission after public hearings on said districting. The public hearing shall be held after published notice of said hearings, and opportunity to speak shall be allowed members of the public upon such reasonable terms as the commission shall adopt. The commission shall adopt its districting resolution by a majority vote of its entire membership, and file it in the office of the city clerk at least sixty (60) days prior to the day on which filings open for the first city primary election occurring after the �8& 1991 city election. The council shall provide for a sum of money, adequate for this purpose, to be used by the commission to hire staff to aid it in preparing its districting plan. Section 4 . 01. 4. At large seats. In addition to voting for a candidate representing a council district, voters may also vote for up to four l4� of the candidates for the at large seats. Section 4 . 04 . Business meetings. The council shall hold at least one (1) meeting each week. Notice of the date, time and place of any council meeting shall comply with the requirements of state law and any additional requirements adopted by the council. The president of the council may call special meetings of the council, and the secretary of the council shall do so on written notice signed by €a�r�—f4} �� '~~�~~'��~�� a maj ority of all members of the council. Special meetings may be held anywhere in the city. Notice of the date, time and place of special meetings shall be served upon each member of the council and the mayor in a manner prescribed by the council. RE�E��E� AU�2 3 �991 c,T Y��fRK �i-/C��I � ' The business conducted at special meetings shall be confined to that stated in the notice. Section 6. 03 . 1. Legislative ordinances Otherwise provided in this Charter, such ordinances shall require an affirmative vote of at least a majority of all members of the council. Section 6. 03 .2 . Administrative ordinances. Except as otherwise provided in this E�� Charter, such ordinances shall require an affirmative vote of at least �-{�} �s A� '-`�� " a majority of all members of the council. Section 6. 03 . 3 . Resolutions. . . .Except as otherwise providediin this charter, resolutions shall require an affirmative vote of at least �e�-�4; mPmhPra a majority of all members of the council. Section 6. 10. Reconsideration and overriding veto. Any ordinance or resolution or any part of an appropriation measure which has been vetoed may be reconsidered by the council and shall become law if passed by an affirmative vote of at least �i�}- a ma 'o� rity of all members of the council plus one (1) of its members within thirty days of the veto. Any ordinance or resolution or any part of an appropriation measure which has been reconsidered by the council and repassed shall be deemed approved. Section 7. 06. City election candidates. If the law prescribes that the election of mayor and councilmember be by party designation, the candidate of each party receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election for the office of mayor or the office of councilmember in any district shall be declared the nominee of his party for the office at the next city election and the candidate's name shall be placed on the municipal election ballot, together with the name of any candidate for the office nominated by petition in accordance with the law. If the law does not provide for election by party designation, the two (2) candidates for mayor receiving the highest number of votes in the primary election for the officej the two (2) candidates for the council in each district receiving the highest number of votes for council in that district, and the eight (8) candidates receivinct the highest number of votes for the at larqe seats shall be declared the nominees and the only nominees for the respective offices at the next city election. Section 10. 11. Council issuance of obligations. The council may, by resolution approved by =�__-;�;- a maiority of all members of the council plus one of its members, issue any of the following obligations without approval of the voters: Section 10. 12. Popular approval of other obligations. Except as may be otherwise provided by this Charter or by state law, no bonds or other obligations shall be issued by the city unless a resolution authorizing their issuance has been RE�F��E� AUG 2 3 �g91 ClT V��FRK �'�/�� - � �� approved by €e�r ��_�-�� a majority of all members of the city council and the question of their issuance has been approved by a majority of the electors voting upon the question at a general or special election. Section 12.06. Civil service rules and amendments. . . .Any such measure which is vetoed by the civil service commission may be reconsidered by the council and shall become law if passed by an affirmative vote of at least ��e--F��; mrlmhara a maiority of all members of the council plus one of its members within thirty (30) days of the veto. Any such measure which has been reconsidered by the council and repassed shall be deemed approved. Section 12 . 12.4. Tenure of police chief, fire chief and personnel director. . . .They may be removed for cause by the mayor with the approval of t-�� ______-'_ '�� °_--= ;�; . =}_- a maiority of all members of the council plus one (1) of its members after hearing before the council; pending the hearing the employee may be suspended with or without pay by the mayor. . . Section 13 . 05. Vacation of streets, alleys and public grounds. The council may, by resolution adopted an affirmative vote of at least �i�$--(�} a ma '01 rity of all members of the council plus one (1� of its members, vacate any street, alley or public grounds or part thereof, within the city. . . Section 17 . 07.2. Restrictions. . . . (3) After such forty-five (45) day period has expired, or immediately if no such forty-five-day period was requested, the council may proceed to consider an application for issuance or transfer under paragraph (1) herein only if: (a) A petition supporting the application is signed by at least ten (10) percent of the registered voters in the ward congruent with the affected liquor patrol limit, and filed with the city clerk (who shall examine its sufficiency and report to the council within twenty (20) days; or (b) The council determines by an affirmative vote of at least �?-�^--;�;- a ma-i ority of all members of the council plus one (l� of its members that approval of the issuance or transfer of an on-sale intoxicating liquor license within or into the affected liquor patrol limit would not result in a concentration of businesses having such licenses nor that such issuance or transfer would have an adverse impact on existing community institutions and values or tend to cause neighborhood blight or deterioration. The foregoing determination, if made, shall not preclude the council from denying an application for issuance or transfer to a particular location within said liquor patrol limit. Final approval of the issuance or transfer RE�E��E� AUG 2� �991 ClT Y��ERK �/�/l�� ' ' to a particular location shall also require an affirmative vote of at least �}�� ; a maiority of all membes of the council Qlus one S1) of its members e€�� '=r Section 17. 07. 3 . Zoning requirements. Notwithstanding any provision of law or ordinance to the contrary, the council, planning commission and board of zoning appeals shall not approve a variance from the strict application of the provisions of the Saint Paul Zoning Code, nor special condition use permits thereunder, for persons, firms, or corporations having on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses and seeking to operate a business using or requiring said licenses at the location or site where the variance or special condition use permit; is sought except by an affirmative vote of at least €�=� a ma 'oL ity of all members of the council plus one (,1) of its members e€-��e �= and of the board, and of at least fifteen (15) members of the planning commission. Section 18. 08.5. Amendments relating to the addition of at large seats to the citv council and the adjustment of the number of votes necessary for official council actions shall first be implemented for the 1993 city election. RF�F��ED A��2 3199 c�Ty�`�R 1 K