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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JANUARY 7, 2003
AGENDA ITEM: CITY COUNCIL VACANCY
AGENDA SECTION:
NEW BUSINESS
PREPARED BY: GARY KALSTABAKKEN, INTERIM CITY
AGENDA NO:
ADMINISTRATOR
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ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance
APPROVED BY:
City Council Member Sheila Klassen resigned her position at the December 17, 2002 Council Meeting and the
resignation was effective on December 20, 2002. Klassen's term would have expired at the end of 2004.
Council needs to take action to fill this vacancy. The Special Election ordinance adopted in November 2002
specifies that an election must be held within 60 to 90 days of the vacancy — which in this case is between
Tuesday, February 18, 2003 and Thursday, March 20, 2003.
City Attorney Charlie LeFevere will be available at the meeting to advise Council on this new ordinance and
options available to Council
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to set a Special Election to fill the remaining two (2) year term of
the vacant City Council position for
COUNCIL ACTION:
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL COUNCIL VACANCIES;
ADDING NEW SECTION 5 -1 -3
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS as follows:
Section 1. Rosemount City Code is amended by adding new Section 5 -1 -3 as follows:
ELECTION TO FILL VACANCIES: If a vacancy in the office of Mayor or City
Council occurs with more than 365 days remaining in the term, the position will be filled
for the unexpired term by a person elected at a special election to be held not sooner than
60 days or later than 90 day after the occurrence of the vacancy; provided, however, that
if 3) the next general municipal election occurs within 365 days of the occurrence of the
vacancy, and b) . the vacancy occurs before the first day to file affidavits of candidacy for
that election, then the position will be filled by a person elected at a special election held
concurrently with that general municipal election.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective the day following its publication.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemount, Minnesota the day of
2002.
Cathy Busho, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Jentink, City Clerk