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City of Hastings
Charter Resolution No. 2010-
Resolution of the Charter Commission of the City of Hastings
Recommending Changes in the Hastings City Charter
Section 3.06: Mayor-Law Enforcement and Recommending
This Amendment be Enacted by Ordinance of the
Hastings City Council
Date: February 18, 2010
Commissioner introduced the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
Whereas,
the present Hastings City Charter Section 3.06: Mayor-Law
Enforcement provides that the Mayor is the head of the Police Department and the Police
Chief reports to the Mayor; and
Whereas,
the present Hastings City Charter Section 3.10: The City Administrator
and Section 3.11: Powers and Duties of the City Administrator provide that the City
Administrator shall be the chief administrative officer of the City and shall be responsible
to the Council for the administration of the City?s affairs and shall exercise control over
all departments and divisions except the Police Department
Whereas
, the Charter Commission has recently been reviewing these sections, the
history of the department, and comparisons to other cities; and
Whereas¸
thisstructure is unique to the City of Hastings both internally, in that
all other City departments report to the City Administrator and externally, in that no other
city in the metro area with a population of 15,000 ? 35,000 has a structure where a police
chief reports to the Mayor; and
Whereas
, upon review by the Charter Commission, the commission has found
that the current Charter Section 3.06: Mayor-Law Enforcement is unique and provides no
additional advantage to the operation of the police department; and
Whereas
, at a Charter Commission meeting on February 3, 2010, Mayor Paul J.
Hicks stated his support for amending Charter Section 3.06: Mayor-Law Enforcement to
remove the Mayor as head of the Law Enforcement Department.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HASTINGS CHARTER
COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS:
1.The Hastings Charter Commission recommends that the Hastings Home Rule
Charter, Section 3.06: Mayor-Law Enforcement and Section 3.11-Powers and
Duties of the City Administrator be amended as shown on the attached Exhibit A.
2.The Hastings Charter Commission further recommends that the Hastings City
Council adopt this charter amendment by ordinance in the manner provided by
Minnesota Statute §410.12, Subd. 7.
Commissioner made a second to the foregoing resolution.
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Whereupon, the Chair declared the resolution to be duly passed.
Hastings Charter Commission
Mark Vaughan, Chair
Attest:
Melanie Mesko Lee
City Clerk