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RESOLUTION OF HASTINGS CHARTER COMMISSION
RECOMMENDING A CHANGE IN HASTINGS
CITY CHARTER SECTION 4.Q1
REGARDING EMERGENCY MEETINGS AND RECOMMENDING
THIS AMENDMENT BE APPROVED BY ORDINANCE
October 19, 1995
Commissioner Brown introduced the fallowing Resolution and
moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, Hastings City Charter Section 4.01 specifies when an
emergency meeting may be called by the City Council, and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (Minn. Stat. X471.705)
also provides direction on when an emergency meeting may be called
by a city council, and
WHEREAS, the definition of emergency meeting in state law
should be incorporated into Section 4.01.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Hastings Charter
Commission, as follows:
1. Section 4.01 of the Hastings City Charter Shall be
amended to read as follows:
EMERGENCY COUNCIL MEETINGS. The mayor or any
three members of the Council may call an
emergency meeting of the Council upon one
hour's notice to each member of the Council.
Such notice shall be delivered personally to
each member or shall be left with same person
of suitable age and discretion at the usual
place of abode of the Council member.
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it-s refr~de~~ . An emergency meeting is a
meeting_.called because of circumstances that,
in the judgment of the mayor, or any three
members of the Coun_ciJ., requires immediate
consideration by the Council. Only matters
relating to said emergency may be considered
at this meeting. The City shall also
comply with all requirements of the Open
Meeting Law in effect at that time.
2. The Hastings Charter Commission recommends the City
Council approve this Charter Amendment by ordinance, as provided by
Minn. Stat. ~~k10.12.
Commissioner SrP-berg made a second to the
foregoing Resolution and upon being put to a vote, it was
unanimously adopted by all commissioners present.
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E ith Kaiser, Chai person
Hastings Charter Commission