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RESOLUTION
CI F SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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Presented By
Referred To Committee: Date
WHEREAS, the Charter Commission of the City of Saint Paul has passed a resolution
concerning the structure of the Saint Paul City Council to be added to the ballot of the
election on November 5, 1991;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the following question be presented to voters
"Shall the Charter of the City of Saint Paul be amended so that
a) the Council will publish summaries of its actions rather than the text of the
resolutions; and
b) publication will occur within 30 days which is later than the present system; and
c) resolutions will take effect before they are published?"
Y� Nays Absent Requested by Department of:
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Adopted by Council: Date 0 CT 2 9 1�91 Form Appr ed by City Attorney
Adoption Ce tified by Counc�l Secretary gy:
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BY� ` � � �- � A ro e b Ma or f r Submission to
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Approved by May r: Dat '�� �� �Q � Counc'
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Pl9�laSN�D �r a 3�� °�1
DEPARTM[NTlOFFICEICOUNCIL DATE INITIATED �"/'�0��
c���_:c��-=���as 10-29-91 GREEN S�HEET '' No. &�ATE
OONTACT PERSON d PMONE �DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR �CITY OOUNCIL
Molly O'Rottrke N�r,� ❑aTr nrroRNer i �carv a.eRK
MU3T BE ON COUNCIL AOENDA BY(DATE7 WOUTING �BUDOET DIRECTOR ' �FIN.6 MOT.SERVICES DIR.
�MAYOR(OR ASSISTANT) �
TOTAL�OF SIGNATURE PAGES (CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SiGNATUFi� '
ACTION REOUESTED:
Revisions to ballot question regarding publication of resolutio�s.
RECOMMENDATION3:Approvs(A)a R�jsct(F� COUNGL COMM117EEIRESEARCh1 REPORT OPTIONAL
ANALYST PFIONE NO.
_PLANNINO�MMISSION _CIVIL 8ERV1�COMMI8810N
_qB OOAAMITTEE _
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su�a+rs w►iic,r+oouNa��crivE�
INI7IATINd PROBLEM,188UE,OPPORTUNRY(Who,Wh�t,WMn,1NMre,Why):
Ballot language in conflict with Charter Commission action. ,
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ADVANTA(�1E8 IF APPROVED: I
voters will be able to vote on a correctly worded ballot. I
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as�ov�wr�oes iF��r�o: '
Cost of election will increase.
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D18ADVANTAOEB IF NOT APPROVED:
Voters will be voting on ballot language that is in conflict wi�th
the Charter Commisison action. '�
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TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION i 14 i OOO.00 �Sj�jJL'OX.� COST/RLVENUE 9UD08TED(CIRCI�E ONE) YE8 NO
�Na�� Uncertain/undesignated contingency����NuMe�R '
FlNANGAL INFORMATION:(EXPWN)
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� 'M�'?tEc COMPLETE DIRECTION8 ARE INCLUD�D IN THE(3REEN SHEET IN8TRUCTIONAL
MANUAL AVAILABLE IN THE PUiiCHA81Ni�OFFICE(PHONE N0.298-4225).
ROUTINf3 ORDER:
Below are preferred routings tor the fhre most frequsnt types of documerrta:
CONTRACT3 (assumss authorized COUNCIL RE30LUTION (Amsnd, Bdgts./
budpst exists) Accept.Cirants)
1. Outaide Aysncy 1. Depsrtmsnt Director
2. InRiatin�D�partmeM 2. Budpet Director
3. City Attomsy 3. City Attomey
4. Mayor 4. Ma�roNAssistant
5. Finance 8 M�nt 3vcs. Director 5. City Council
6. Flnaru:e Acoourninp 6. Chief A►ccouMant, Ffn d�Nlymt Svca.
ADMINt3TRATiVE ORDER (Budpst COUNqL RE30lUTION (all othsn)
Rovision) and ORDINANCE
1. Activity Man�sr 1. Initiating Depsrtmsr�t Director
2. DspaRrtroM Aa�uMant 2• CItY Anor�eY
3. DsptRm�M Dlroctor 3. MayoNAssiNant
4. Bud�et Director 4. qty Couhcil
5. City Clerk
8. Chief Accountartt, Fln 8 Mpmt Svcs.
ADMINf3TRATIVE ORDERS (all othsrs)
1. Initiating DspeRmeM
2. Gty Attornsy
4. dty�Gerlt
TOTAL NUMBER OF SIONATURE PAC3E3 �
Indk:Bte the N of pepss On v�fch sign�turss are roquired and�erclip
aech ot these p�
ACTION RE(�UE3TED
D�c�bs what ths proNcf/nquat seaks to accomplieh in either chrondopi-
cal oMer or ordsr of Importance,whfchever Is most appropriate for the
isws. Do not write complete ssntencea. 8egin each kem in your list with
a verb.
RECOIMMENDATIONS
Complete if ths issw in qussrion ha bsen preaem�d before any body, public
or ptivate. �
SUPPORTS WHlqi COUNCIL OBJECTNE?
Indic�ts whk�Council objecdve(s1 Y�+�Pro1��9�s�PP�bY���W
ths key word(s)(HaJ81NKKi, RECREAI'ION, NEK3HBORHOODS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT,
BUD(3ET, SEWER 3EPARATION).(SEE COMPLETE U3T IN INSTRUCTtONAL MANUAL.)
COUNqL COMMITTEE/RESEARCH REPORT-OPTIONAL AS REOUESTED BY COUWdL
INITIATINO PROBLEM, 13SUE,OPPORTUNITY
Explain ths aituation a conditlons Met cr�ted a need for your proJect
or request.
ADVANTAGES IF APPROVED
Indk�te whsther this is aimpiy an annud budget procedure requfred by law/
chartsr a�wh�thher th�n ere speciflc in yvhich the City of 8alnt Paul
and Rs citizens will b�neM irorn this pro�actlon. -
DISADVANTA(iES IF APPROVED
Whet nsgetive st6ects or ma�jor changea to existing or past proceaae�might
this project/requeet producs M it is psss�d(e.q.,trafNc dslays, noise,
tex incraases or a�neMs)?To Whom?Whsn? For how bnp?
DISADVANTA�ES IF NOT APPROVED
YVhat will be the negative consequenc�s if the promfesd action ia not
approvsd? Inability to deliver aervice?Continued high traiflc, noise,
accident.rete?t.oes oi rownus4
FlNANGAL IMPACT
Althou�h you must tailor the information you provids here to ths iesue you
are add►essing,in qsneral you must answer two queations: How m�h is it
going to�st�Who ia going to pay?
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. . ��ugust i3, ,1991 �
' Cc�r.cilr:en�zr Paula Piaccabee, Chairperson .
. r;U�v3 di7i3 POl1C� CGCiu'u1lttEc"' -
:ico;n' 7i�, Ci�� :?all �
L�a� Ccuncil,T�c��b�r t�laccalxe: � �
�t t�e Aug�a;. 8, 1991 Cit� C�ur.cil a�e�ting, a lettec oz t�e C:zar�.et �
Ccr���is�ion transmit�iny proxsed Charter A;i�ena�ents for su'aaission ' � �
to the Electora�� at the 23ovember, 1991 City election and pertaining � '
_ to parL-tir�e Council, at lacge representation to the �Cit� Ceuncil �
and publication .of resolu�ions� was referred to tne Rules and Policy �
- Co,:x�ittee ioc consid�cation and reeommendation. � . � �
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SAINT PAUL, �, ��. MINNESOTA 55102
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July 31, 1991
RECEIVED
�ur 1 1991
Albert B. olson CITY CLE,�K
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
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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.
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"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
�-a�z�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 proceedinqs, shall be published in the official
newspaper of the city• "
"5ection 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, ,
by the council and at?proval � the ma or or council
override of a ma�oral veto. "
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"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 days after its passac�e
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 e7.ection 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 shal2 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."
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"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 i��'�'_=��*�__r passage � the council and approval
� 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. "