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Memo- 2nd Reading of Ordinance 97-801 CITY OF HOPKINS MEMORANDUl\1 To: Hopkins City Council Jim Genellie From: Date: Subject: June 24,1997 Second Reading of Ordinance #97-801 Staff recommends that the Council approve the following motion: Move that the Hookins Citv Council aoorove Ordinance #97-801 for second reading and order oublished. This ordinance has not changed since the first reading. Attachments: . ordinance #97-801 I,. CITY OF HOPKINS HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 97-801 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOPKINS CHARTER COMMISSION PURSUANT TO M.S.A. CHAPTER 410.12, SUBD. 7 The City Council of the City of Hopkins, upon recommendation of and from the Hopkins City Charter commission does hereby ordain and thus amend and adopt the following changes, deletions, and amendments of or from the following chapters and sections of the Hopkins City Charter: Seotion 1.. Section 2.02 is amended as follows: Section 2.02. BOARDS. The Council shall itself be, and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of all local boards and coiDmissions except as herein otherwise provided. It may by ordinance or resolution create commissions or boards and appoint the'members thereof, with advisory powers to investigate any subject of .interest to the municipality and to prepare any plans, subject to the approval of the Council, and the Mayor or Couaeilmcmeera Council Members may be a member of any commission or board 50 created. Such boards and commissions may be given the power to administer oaths and to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers and documentary evidence. Seotion 2. Section 2.03 is amended as follows: Section 2.03. ELECTED OFFICIALS. Subdivision 1. The elected officials shall be a Mayor and four CeuRcilmcmbers Council Members who shall all be qualified voters. They shall all be elected at large. Subdivision 2. The Mayor will serve for a term of two years, and the four CeuRcilmemacra Council Members shall serve for terms of four years each. The terms of all elected officials shall commence on January 1st and all shall serve until their successors are elected and qualify. Section 3. Section 2.04 is amended as follows: Section 2.04. INCOMPATIBLE OFFICES. Nei the I' the Mayor nor any member of the City Council shall be appointed City Manager, or hold any paid municipal office or employment under the city other than the office to which elected; and until one year after the expiration of her or his term as Mayor or CeuRcilmcmacr, Council Member no former city Mayor or City ce,,*neilmeml3er Council Member shall be appointed to any paid office or employment under the city, which office or employment was created or the emoluments of which were increased during his or her term. Section 4. Section 2.06 is amended as follows: Section 2.06. THE MAYOR. 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 Ceaacilmemecr, Council Member who has served the longest, shall perform as acting Mayor. Section 5. Section 2.07, Subdivision 2 is amended as follows: Subdi vision 2. EXPENSES. The Mayor and CeuacilmeeerG 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. Section 6. Section 4.02 is deleted in its entirety. Section 7. Section 4.03 is amended as follows: Section 4.03. CANDIDATES. A candidate for a city office shall file an affidavit at least 3G days eefere election not more than 70 days and not less than 56 days before the municipal general election with the city Clerk, or application on behalf of any qualified voter of the City whom they desire to be a candidate may be made as per Chapter 205, MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS, of the Minnesota State Statutes. aRd filed ey Rst Ieee thaR five voters thereef! pro7ided that ser~iee of a copy af the ap~licatioR ahull Be made on such caBdidate ana ~reGf af scr7ice caaoFsea on the ~pplicatioR befere filiag. In either case, the filing fee shall be $5.00. Such affidavit or application shall state that the candidate is a qualified voter of the City of Hopkins, and name the office for which she or he is a candidate. Section 8. Section 4.04, Subdivision 2 is deleted in its entirety. Section 9. Section 12.02 is amended as follows: Section 12.02. OATH OF OFFICE. Every elected official of the City shall, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, take and subscribe an oath of office in substantially the following form: "I do sOlemnly swear (or affirm) to support the Constitution of the United States and of this State, and to discharge faithfully the duties devolving upon me as (Mayor, Councilmcllllger, Council Member, etc.) of the City of Hopkins to the best of my judgment and' ability." First Reading: June 17, 1997 Second Reading: July 1, 1997 Date of Publication: July'9, 1997 Date Ordinance Takes Effect: October 12, 1997 Mayor Attest: . City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: Date City Attorney Signature