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MINCIT ES CHARTER COMMISSION CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA JANUARY 14, 1988 Present: Z.tintan Hartman Eari Beltz Jeanne McGree Dick Dobrick Rick Law Agnes Kobiexowski Janice Johnson Judith Gilbert Michael L?avgaard Absent: Dick Lee Presiding: Winton Hartman, Chairperson Call To The meeting was called to order at 7:30 P.M, by Chairperson Order and Winton Hartman and the chairperson declared a quorum to be Quorum: present. Approval of Chairperson Hartman stated that the minutes of the previous Minutes: meeting had been distributed by mail, and asked if there were any corections or additions. Dick Dobrick pointed out a few corrections and suggestions. Mike Hovgaard moved that the minutes of the October $, 1987 meeting of the Commission be approved as corrected. Second by Earl Beltz. The motion carried unanimously. Unfinished Chairperson Hartman reported that in accordance with the action Business - of the Commission at the October 8, 1987 meeting, the amendments Action on to the City Charter had been submitted to the City Council for Sec. 3.09 amendment by ordinance. Sec. 3.09 was defeated for lack of a & 3.04 of unanimous vote. Sec. 3.04 was tabled and referred back to the Charter: Commission for clarification regarding the tenure of the Council Persons at large. Chairperson Hartman stated that he was of the opinion that a unanimous vote of approval by the Council on either issue was unlikely at this time. He suggested that later in the meeting the Commission decide an whether or not these changes should be submitted to the voters at the November election. Incompatible Committee Chairperson Dick Dobrick then reviewed Item A Offices: which was adapted at the October 8, 1987 meeting, and Proposed Charter Changes - Item B "Contracts" and Item C "Conflict of Interest". He felt the public should be concerned not only with actual. inpropriety but with the appearance of inpropriety. Therefore, he felt a "strongly worded" provision should be included in the Charter. Chairperson Hartman then suggested that the Committee consider each item and deal with them in terms of approval for submitting them to the public at the November Election. He reminded the Commission that although the Gity Code incorporates some of these provisions, it is a matter of discretion which can be changed by the majority vote of the Council, If these provisions are incorporated into the City Charter they can only be changed by an Amendment to the Charter.