All right. Uh, we'll call to order the city charter commission meeting 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 11th, 2026. First item on the agenda is roll call. And are you taking care of that? I assume.
>> Yeah. Call. >> Okay. Commissioner Schultz, >> yes. Commissioner Christian, >> yes. >> Commissioner Heine, >> yes. >> Marcraft, >> yes. >> Commissioner Jensen, >> yes. >> All right. Uh, moving on to item two,
oath of office. And that >> we need the city attorney for that. >> Oh, yeah. >> Get Robert or No, you're the >> No, no, Nicole. Nicole Dosio's oath
of office. >> So, we just have to get >> Yeah. >> online. >> Go get the >> Okay. >> card. >> She could just make it up. Oh, wait. We're recording. >> I take that back.
I think about these in January stand together. So go ahead just read through it together. Okay. I'm Linda Janey. I'm Michelle Marra. Do solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United
States and of the state of Minnesota and faithfully and discharge the duties of the office of commissioner of the city charter commission said city of the county of Brown and state of Minnesota to the best of my judgment and ability.
So help me. >> All right. Thank you. Next item is the election of officers for 2026. Um, and we'll probably take these one at a time. So any
>> uh chair is myself, vice chair is Dave, secretary is Michelle. And you want these one at a time? >> One at a time. Yeah. So any could >> offer a motion to leave positions as as stated. I can't remember how to say that now. >> No, I think you still have to go and see
if anyone wants to be, but if they're the same, then you can make one motion. >> That's a motion. >> Are you officers willing to continue to serve in the roles that you're in? >> I'm fine. Yeah. >> And I'm not Are you interested in
>> No. No. No. So then I think the motion would be to offer a a one slate of all the current officers to stay in their same position. >> Yeah. And then all you have to do is just make sure you call for nominations three times for any of the positions and
then if no one says anything then you can make the one >> motion made uh and second it. >> I'll second it. >> Okay. To uh continue with the same slate of officers from 2025. There any other nominations?
Any other nominations? And any other nominations? Nominations cease. Uh call the question. All in favor of the 2025 officers to continue and to 2026.
Signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> Post same sign. Motion carried for 2026. And next item on the agenda is approval of minutes from the May 8th, 2025 meeting.
>> I'll offer that motion. >> Second. >> Motion made and seconded to approve those minutes. Any other discussion? All in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> I. >> Post same sign. Motion carried. Five new business. Nomination. Nominate residents
to fill three vacancies. We have Dwayne Hansel, Bill Swan, and Dr. John Brownfield terms expiring and they have declined reappoint. >> All three. >> All three apparently. >> So this is
commission, president, commissioners. This is just an ask if you know people that are interested uh in potentially interested in in the charter commission to send them to either myself or Nicole um so we can begin that process. Um,
I've also talked with the mayor so she can reach out in the community as well. She knows uh a lot of individuals out there, but we're down three members. Um, so we'll probably be looking at a July meeting. Um, give or take. >> We have a total of nine. >> Nine total. Um,
>> one who's missing, but three dropped. >> Three. Yeah. Three vacancies. >> We need at least at least one more. >> At least one more. Um, so looking, you know, depending if we can get a nomination in or not. um probably looking at a July timeline for our for
our next meeting so we can get them through that process. >> Okay. >> So there is the possibility of continuing with seven and until we can >> Yeah. I mean currently with six we can continue as is. If they aren't filled we
just would like them filled um because technically we only need five for a quorum. >> Right. Okay. Anything else on uh the new business there then? Otherwise, establish a meeting schedule
and you were going to send out a poll. >> We'll send out a doodle doodle poll most likely in in July will be in the next meeting. >> Okay. Uh item six, announcements. Anybody announcing anything? >> Just uh some sections for homework. Um
so section 31 uh commencement of terms that was brought up as a potential um discussion item. Uh section 52 recall petition. Um section 82 board of health. Um section 212 removal of members of
commission and section 213 compensation of members. Uh and then the city would like city and PUC would like to bring forward section 235 and that section is percentage to be paid um in lie of taxes.
>> Okay. >> Do you have any preliminary on preliminary on that or not in lie of taxes? Really, we're just looking for more clarification what the revenues are. It's very general right now. They've been making adjustments in the past. They shouldn't have been harder.
Yeah. >> And there's other things that come up as far as what the revenue that we don't know include or not. Um, so that's really what we're looking for. There is more clarification. >> So those items will come up for the July meeting. you want to talk at all about the
>> just talk about them and then as a group >> if you as a group want to move forward with changes then we'll bring forward language at the next a follow-up meeting so you can vote and bring those bring those forward. >> Okay. So, can I just ask for when you
you do the homework that first one which is the one that I brought up as far as I read it wrong it sounds like from a course is saying but the brief part of it says any five registered voters residing in the city um may form themselves in committee about the purpose of bringing a recall for an uh
an official elected from the city. So I'm five people that's one household that people get five people could get mad and want to start a recall but it sounds like they would start the committee but I still think that number is too small look based on what you're telling me. >> Um but so I'm wondering if we could do a
little >> research on that little piece and then >> you also said um there's a percentage of voters. I'd like to know what that number is. >> Yes. >> So all of these have been forwarded to the city attorney to do some of the research. So, we'll have more
information to bring back to to further the discussion um on the items to see if it's something we >> I just didn't want to catch them off guard because that's the questions I would probably ask on that. >> And we'll get material ahead of the Yes. meeting. >> Yep. >> Right. Okay. >> The other ones are just
>> Well, I can see the revenue part for the PUC. >> What what what counts and what doesn't count >> basically. >> Any other announcements? Otherwise item seven, a motion to adjurnn.
>> I move second. >> Made and seconded to adjurnn. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Same sign. Motion carried. We're ajourn by 515.