2015 Hopkins Charter Commission Annual Report1
Hopkins Charter Commission
Annual Report
2015
The Hopkins Charter Commission met on February 10, 2015.
Commission members included:
Dorothy Boen
David Day
Roger Gross
Fran Hesch
Karen Jensen
Roger Johnson
Steve Lewis
Jerre Miller
Emily Wallace-Jackson
Election of Officers
Commissioner Wallace-Jackson and Commissioner Jensen were unanimously reelected as Chair
and Vice-Chair of the Hopkins Charter Commission.
Approval of Charter Amendment
In 2014 the Commission had directed staff to prepare a Charter amendment that would raise the
filing fee for City Council election from $5.00 to $25.00.
Commissioner Day moved and Commissioner Jensen seconded a motion to approve Resolution
2015-01 a Resolution Recommending Amendment of the Hopkins Charter by Ordinance. The
motion was approved unanimously.
Commissioner Hesch moved and Commissioner Lewis seconded a motion to approve Ordinance
2015-1086 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 motion was
approved unanimously.
The Hopkins City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 2015-1086 in March and it took effect
in July of 2015.