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Roseville Charter Commission Roseville City Hall Council Chambers Minutes of Meeting of June 20, 2001 Call to Order/Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chair Vicky Lorenz. All members were present. II. Minutes Bell rnoved approval of the minutes of the May 16, 2001 meeting as submitted. Motion accepted by chair. III. Public Comment Bruce Kennedy was given 15 minutes to present information about a system of voting called znstant run-off voting, (IRV). He explained that in this vating procedure, voters are allowed first, second and third choices. Those candidates receiving the least nzunber of votes are dropped consecutively; assucing that the eventual winner receives a majozity of the votes cast. Mr. Kennedy suggested that it be considered as an option in the charter. It could eliminat� primary elections. A bill advocating this system will be introduced at the next legislative session. The chair asked that Mr. Kennedy check if it could be addressed in the charter without any problems concerning legality and report back to us. �V. Chapter 5-- Initiative and Referendum The update of Chapter 5 was reviewed, with the following clarifying changes: 5.01 General Voter Authority — In the first sentence change processes to rop cess• 5.02 Petitions In the last sentence insert re�istered before voter. � 5.03 Form of Petition In the first sentence insert of the ci after voters. 5.06 Action on Sufficient Petition Motion by Crump that the third sentence is to read "If no election is to occur wit.�in 120 days after the__final deternunation of suff'iciencv of the petition.... Motion was approved all voting aye. 5.07 Repeai or amendment of ordinances Change accepted to effective. Motion by .Tohnson to adopt Chapter 5 with the cha,nges ahove. Motion was approved on a roll ca11 vote, Lorenz, nay; all others, aye. 3.09 When Ordinances and Resolutions Take Effect After changes made during discussion of the section, Sands moved adoption of 3.09 with the following language: "Every resolution and emergency ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage or at such later date as it specifies. Every ordinance adopted by the voters of #he city shall become effective 30 days after adoption unless the ordinance specifies a la#er effective date. Motion was approved on a roll call vote, all voting aye. Chapter 3 has now been adopted in its entirety. Chapter 6 Administration of City AfFairs All action was based on the League of Minnesota Cities model charter. b.Ql The_ Cit,�ger Motion by Johnson that Ron Riach research the subject of whether the city manager is paid during a period of suspension. Motion was approved on a vQice vote. b_02 Powers and Duties of the City Mana�er Motion by Johnson to adopt Section 6.02, striking the city clerk in subdivision 3. Motion was approved on a voice vote. 6.03 Aclministrative Or anization Motion by Riach to adopt as stated in the model charter. Motion was approved on a voice vote. See 6.U4 for additional wording for this section. 6.04 Subordinate Officers Motion by Johnson to elitninate tlus section. Motion was approved on a voice vote. Lorenz moved a friendly amendment to 6.03, adopted by Riach, to transfer from 6.04 the provision granting the city council the power to abolish offices which have been created by ordinance as it may see fit. Motian was approved on a voice vote. Jack Brewer was given the assignment working out the language. 6.05 Purchases and Contracts (This sectzon will now become 6.04) No action was iaken because of uncertainty about the necessify of inciuding the provision in the second sentence which lizrtits the dollar amount of purchases and contracts the city manager may approve without council consent, and whether