Introduce Ordinance #22-17  Amending the City Charter of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota Prohibiting Membership on the City of Ramsey Charter Commission of City Council Members and Providing for Other Restrictions Thereof

At the Council work session on March 8, 2022, reviewed this ordinance amemndment and it was the concensus to move it forward to the Council for further consideration. A draft ordinance is attached and includeds the addition of this language:

No member of the Council may serve as a member of the City of Ramsey Charter Commission while serving on the Council.  No member of the Council may serve as a voting member of any other Commission or Board of the City of Ramsey while he/she remains in office unless such membership is otherwise required by law.

Based on additional review (see attached Statute and review by the Attorney) the following statatory language retricts the Council from disqualifying any person from serving on the Charter Commission, unless they are a member of the governing body, and such prohibition is adopted in the Charter.

Except as otherwise provided in the charter, no person shall be disqualified from serving on a charter commission by reason of holding any other elective or appointive office other than judicial. The charter may provide that members of the governing body of the city cannot serve on the charter commission.

Consequently, the ordinance is presented with only the restriction for the governing body and not other commission or board members as was previously discussed.
 

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This ordinance is presented for introduction.  As previously discussed by the Council, an amendment of the Charter is subject to specific statatory provisions outlined in the attached MS 410.12.  The City Attorney will be prepared to answer questions in regard to the process for Charter Amendments.

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Motion to introduce Ordinance #22-17
 

Motion to introduce Ordinance #22-17