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,. Roseville Charter Commission Roseville City Hall Council Chambers Minutes of Meeting of September 20, 2000 I. Call to Order/Roll Call Chair Vicky Lorenz called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. Present: Marilyn Silvis was the only absent member. II. Approval of Minutes Al Sands requested a correction on the August 16, 2000 minutes under VI Commission Discussion. Change "exemplary charter" to "question of whether a charter is necessary." The minutes were approved as corrected on a motion by Craig Klausing. III. Brainstorm additional specific topics... IV. Brainstorm logistics to consider... V. Set up structure for future meetings... Discussion of the agenda items listed above resulted in the following decisions, which were arrived at by consensus. • Use of the League of Minnesota Cities Model Charter as a guide. • Jack Brewer will make use of his computer skills to prepare copies of the Model Charter for our use and ease in making revisions in drafting our own document. • We will attempt to cover not more than three chapters of the Model Charter per meeting. When it is not possible to cover three chapters in one meeting we will resume where we left off and add chapters to total three. • Voting will be on each chapter and on significant changes. • After each session, the resulting document, showing the changes made to the Model Charter, will be filed as an attachment to the minutes. The document will be available on the City's website. • The public comment period will precede the Commission discussion. Bob Bell will supervise the time management for the public comment period. • Pat Johnson and Jack Brewer will prepare press releases announcing the topics of each meting and inviting public comment at the beginning of each session • There will be a legal review of the complete document and as situations arise, during the drafting process. • Commissioners who need in-depth information on specific topics can request meetings with city staff. A code of ethics was suggested for inclusion in the Charter. Commission members may be invited to attend a seminar to be conducted by the Roseville Ethics Commission. VI. October Agenda The assignment for the meeting on October 18th is to: 1. Review the Commission by-laws. 2. Read chapters 1,2, and 3 of the League of Minnesota Cities Model Charter and any supporting documents to prepare for the discussion. 3. Suggest for consideration, any additional logistics for charter development. II. Other Business Motion by Bob Bell that the secretary present to the City Manager the statement sent by Duke Addicks in the amount of $300 for legal services for payment to the League of Minnesota Cities, the amount to be deducted from our $1500 budget. Motion passed. III. Adjournment The meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Georgiana Sobola, Secretary