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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: JANUARY 14, 2003
AGENDA ITEM: REPEAL OF SPECIAL ELECTION ORDINANCE
AGENDA SECTION:
OLD BUSINESS
PREPARED BY: GARY KALSTABAKKEN, INTERIM CITY
AGENDA NO:
ADMINISTRATOR
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ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance
APPROVED BY:
City Attorney Charlie LeFevere drafted the attached amendment to City Code Section 5 -1 -3 to repeal the
special election provision of the ordinance.
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RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to amend the City Code by repealing Section 5 — I — 3, "Election
to Fill Vacancies."
COUNCIL ACTION:
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
COUNTY OF DAKOTA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE RELATING TO SPECIAL ELECTIONS TO FILL
COUNCIL VACANCIES; REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. IV.3;
CITY CODE SECTION 5 -1 -3
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS as
follows:
Section 1. Rosemount City Code is amended by repealing Ordinance No. IV.3; codified as City
Code 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 days after the occurrence of the vacancy;
provided, however, that if a) 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.
Text enclosed in brackets is deleted.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemount, Minnesota, the 21 st day of January, 2003.
William H. Droste, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda Jentink, City Clerk
Published in the Rosemount Town Pages 2003.
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