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Horne Page <br /> News Page <br /> News Net MM <br /> Weather <br /> SV'V Minn. GLBde <br /> Classifteds Saturday, July 24, 1999 <br /> Abbot Us <br /> Advertistng ' <br /> Contact us C I*ty e eC lons may swl C h <br /> Thank You frOm <br /> fop visiting <br /> odd to even years <br /> [IN? SUSANNE SCHUERMAN <br /> N W I[l Sentinel Staff Writer <br /> t <br /> Your Pegional FA1RMON I The Fairmont C."ity Council will hold <br /> NOWS "1100 public hearing Monday to gather input on changing city <br /> elections from odd years to even years. <br /> The city's Charter Commission has reconin-icilded the <br /> change to bring city elections into accordance with state <br /> statute. <br /> In the next few years, the change would require adjusting <br /> term lengths for local elected officials. The proposal calls <br /> for the mayor and Ward I and 3 representatives, who are <br /> elected in 1999, to serve three-year terms from 2000 to <br /> 1001. Future elections for the seats would be held in 2002 <br /> and 2006. <br /> The council member at large and representatives of wards 2 <br /> and 4 would follow similar patterns, with a three-year term <br /> transition. Council members elected in 2001 would serve a <br /> term from 2002 to 2004. Subsequent elections WOLIldbe <br /> held in 2004 and 2008. <br /> In addition, filing dates for city offices would be adjusted to <br /> comply with state statute. Currently, filing takes place not <br /> more than 90 and at least 76 days prior to elections. If the <br /> ordinance passes, election filing dates would be not more <br /> than 70 days or less than 56 days before the first Tuesday <br /> after the second Monday in September. <br /> Only 27 of the 107 home rule charter cities, such as <br /> hap: fai i-niontsenti tiel.comlne�v s/stories/072499b.htm 1 4/1%02 <br />