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Charter Commission Meeting Minutes January 14, 1988 Page 3 of 5 Ward Committee Chairperson Dick Dobrick then reported on Ward Boundaries: Boundaries. Tf there are any changes to the ward boundaries they should be en effect before the first date far firing for office for any candidate for the election, next Fa11. Submitting The Primary will be September 13, 1988, The first date for Boundary filing is July 5, 1988. He explained the procedure for changing Changes To the boundaries and announced that May 16, I988 is the latest City Council: date we could submit the change to the boundaries. Therefore, recommendations concerning Ward Boundaries should be made at the April 14, 1988 Commission meeting to keep within the tune schedule. Chairperson Dobrick added that in his investigation he found Ward 1 to be 25' larger than Ward 4, which is the smallest Ward. He felt that the boundaries should be changed to equalize these Wards. Gary Brown, City Administrator, announced the annexation of the remaining portion of Marshan Township on or about July 1, 19$8. He will submit to the Commission, the facts and figures for this annexation and suggested that it be included in the investigation of Ward Boundaries. Richard Bond, Councilman, 4th Ward expressed his concern for changing the i,Tard Boundaries at this time stating that basically the boundaries have just xecently been redone and the City is planning on annexing 250 acres West of the city limits. His view was that if the Commission decided to change the Ward boundaries at this election and if the City did bring in this 250 acres the boundaries would have to be changed again for the next election. Chairperson Hartman pointed out that the State Statute requires that the Charter Commission review-the ward boundaries at such time as there are significant variations. The requirement for maintaining "One man - One vote", is not a discretionary matter on the part of the Commission. Amendment Committee Chairperson Jeanne McGree then reviewed for the Com- To mission her committee's deliberations and how it arrived at its Sec 3.09: conclusion.. Janice Johnson moved to submit to the voters at the November Election this Amendment to Hastings City Charter Sec. 3.09, as submitted to the City Council. Second by Earl Beltz and carried. Amendment Chairperson Jeanne McGree reviewed the Amendment to Hastings To City Charter Sec. 3.04. Chairperson Hartman asked Shawn Moynihan Sec. 3.04: for advise en clearing up any confusion there might be as to who would serve. as acting mayor, i.e. Counciiperson-at--barge with the greatest tenure as the Councelperson-at-Marge. Mr. Moynihan suggested that in the sentence "...then the at-large council- person who has been in office the longest time...", etc. the words "in office" should be changed to read "in the at-large office the longest time..." and the second change, in the last