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Roseville Charter Commission Roseville City Hall Council Chambers Minutes of Meeting of June 19, 2002 1. Call to Order/Roll Call The meeting was called to order at 7:04 p.m. by Chair Robert Bell. All members except Riach were present II. Annroval of Minutes The minutes of the May 15, 2002 meeting were approved with two corrections 1) Change the third sentence to read Roseville City Council members and manager were present. 2) Correct the spelling of Neal Beets' name. III. Old Business Motion by Bell: Make the following changes to the proposed Charter (refer to Duke Addicks at League of Minnesota Cities) 1. Language for statutory cities to establish wards is in process for this year. Add similar language to the Charter 2. If the any changes to election process/date are proposed via Charter, they should not affect elections or any decision the council will make regarding election dates. (Council can currently make elections odd or even) Make Charter identical to Minnesota State Law 3. Make changes to clarify Initiative and Referendum -Limit petition to 1000 people for both Initiative and Referendum Friendly amendments: I. change the effective date to the first day in 2003 II. Updates returned to everyone in 30 days Seconded by Sands. All in favor Resident Input: Joseph Machyowsky Spoke in favor of the proposed charter • Portion of the people who voted in the election was small • Should give the home rule Charter another chance because it's an even year election • Liked limits on spending Silvis: Concurred with Mr. Machyowsky regarding support for the Charter and fiscal controls Johnson: Disappointed that the Charter was not campaigned for by the people who initially supported it. Sands: Will attempt to locate petition signers to help sell the charter to the general public IV. New Business None V. Adjournment The meeting was adjourned at 7:35 PM Phillip J. Crump Secretary