CR 2000-03 A Resolution Declaring A Vacancy In The Hopkins City Council
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December 29, 1999
Council Report 2000-03
A RESOLUTION DECLARING A VACANCY IN
THE HOPKINS CITY COUNCil
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to adopt resolution
2000-02, a resolution declarinq a vacancy in the Hopkins City Council.
This action will allow the Council to move ahead with the appointment of a Council
Member to replace the seat left vacant by Mayor Maxwell.
Overview
The City Charter requires that "the Council shall by resolution declare... a vacancy
to exist and shall forthwith appoint an eligible person to fill the same.
Primary Issues to Consider
This resolution only declares the vacancy. It does not appoint. Declaration of the
vacancy must be done before an appointment can be made.
SUDDortinQ Documents
· Copy of Section 2.05 of the City Charter
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CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION 2000-02
RESOLUTION DECLARING A VACANCY ON THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Council Member Eugene Maxwell was elected to be the Mayor of
the City of Hopkins on November 2, 1999, and;
WHEREAS, Such election leaves Mr. Maxwell/s Council seat vacant and;
WHEREAS, Section 2.05 of the Charter of the City of Hopkins provides that
the City Council shall by resolution declare the Council seat vacant,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council of the City of Hopkins
declares a vacancy on the Council.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 4th day of January, 2000.
By
Eugene J. Maxwell, Mayor
ATTEST:
Terry Obermaier, City Clerk
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Section 2.05. VACANCIES. Subdivision 1. A vacancy occurs if an elected official dies, is convicted
of a felony, is in violation of the official oath, resigns, ceases to maintain a legal residence in the City,
fails to qualify for office, or fails, without good cause, to perform any of the duties of her or his office
for a period of three months. In each such case the Council shall by resolution declare such a vacancy
to exist and shall forthwith appoint an eligible person to fill the same.
THE MAYOR
Section 2.06. THE MA YOK Subdivision 1. The Mayor shall be the presiding officer of the Council
and shall vote on all motions before the Council as any other member thereof. A president pro
tempore shall be chosen by the full City Council at the first Council meeting in January after a
municipal election. The president pro tempore shall serve as presiding officer in the Mayor's absence,
and as Acting Mayor in case of the Mayor's disability or absence from the City. In cases where the
Mayor and the President Pro Tempore are both absent, the Council Member, who has served the
longest, shall perform as acting Mayor.
Subdivision 2. The Mayor shall exercise all powers and perform all duties conferred and imposed
upon her or him by this Charter, the ordinance of the City, and the laws of the State. The Mayor shall
be recognized as the official head of the City for all ceremonial purposes, by the Courts for the
purpose of serving all legal processes and by the Governor for the purposes of the martial law. The
Mayor shall study the operations of the City govenunent and shall report to the Council any neglect,
dereliction of duty or waste on the part of any official or department of the City.
SALARIES
Section 2.07. SALARlES. Subdivision 1. The Mayor and members of the City Council shall each
receive an arumal salary as the Council may by ordinance establish in such amount as they deem
reasonable. No change in such salaries shall take effect until after the next succeeding municipal
election. The City Manager and all other employees of the City shall receive such salaries as from
time to time may be fixed by the City Council.
Subdivision 2. EXPENSES. The Mayor and Council Members shall be paid a reasonable sum for
each day and/or their reasonable expenses incurred while traveling outside of the City on the City's
business. The City Manager and all other employees of the City shall be paid their reasonable
expenses incurred while traveling outside of the City on the City's business.
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