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Home My WebLink About1.b. Purpose of MeetingCIT OF ROSEMOUNT Everything's Coming Up Rosemount!! CITY COUNCIL AND COMMISSIONS APRIL 3, 2001 Mayor and City Council Members Cathy Busho, Mayor 12605 So. Robert Trail Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 423 -4646 John Edwards 3558 143r St. W. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -5426 Port Authoritv Ena Cisewski 14675 Biscayne Way Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -5678 Sheila Klassen 12430 Canada Ct. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -4391 CITY HALL 2875 — 145" Street West — Rcwrncunt, MN 55068 -#997 Phore: 651 423.4411 Hearing If^�aire' 551. 423 -6219 Fax: 651 -423 -5203 Mary Riley 15470 Danville Ave. Rosemount, MN 55068 6 51 - 423 -9131 This includes the five councilmembers listed above (John Edwards — chair), Michael Baxter and Cam, Zimmer. Parks and Recreation Committee Kelly Sampo (chair), Michael Eliason, Jason Scribner, Mark Jacobs, and Phillip Sterner. Planning Commission Jeff Caspar (chair), Jeff Arveson, Myron Napper, Jana Carr- Weerts and Jeffery Weisensel. Utilities Commission Shawn Mulhern (chair), Donald Berg and Paul Heimkes. W NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE 2001 Council /Commission List April 3, 2001 City Council Cathy Busho, Mayor 12605 So. Robert TH. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 423 -4646 John Edwards 3558 143` St. W. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 423 -5426 Port Authori Ena Cisewski 14675 Biscayne Way Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -5678 Sheila Klassen 12430 Canada Ct. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -4391 Mary Riley 15470 Danville Ave. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 423 -9131 This includes the five councilmembers listed above (John Edwards - chair) and: Michael Baxter 14030 Cobbler Ave. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -3606 Cami Zimmer 4421 U 156` St. W. Rosemount MN 55068 651- 423 -6497 Parks and Recreation Committee Kelly Sampo (chair) 3589 152n St. W. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 423 -5904 Mark Jacobs 13971 Dander Ct. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 322 -2459 Michael Eliason 13995 Dander Ct. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 322 -2655 Phillip Sterner 15666 Cicerone Path Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -3555 Jason Scribner 3751 152n St. W. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -1483 2001 Council /Commission List Page 2 Planning Commission Jeff Caspar (chair) 4037 156t St. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 322 -5330 Jeffery Weisensel 13815 Danbury Ct. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 423 -5863 Utilities Commission Shawn Mulhern (chair) 12440 Coffee Trl. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 423 -6184 Jeff Arveson 4082 Dakota Dr. Rosemount, MN 55068 651 - 322 -7932 Jana Carr- Weerts 4180 Upper 156t Ct. W. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -4648 Donald Berg 2119 128` St. W. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -2364 Myron Napper 3381 145t St. E. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 437 -5159 Paul Heimkes 3838 154` St. W. Rosemount, MN 55068 651- 423 -5228 A COMMISSION MEMBER'S CODE As a commission member, I believe that the primary purposes of a commission as advisory boards to the City Council, are to achieve effective and wise guidance of the City through group thinking and action, to raise the standards of commission membership and to improve the level of services to the community which supports it. I realize that mine is a community trust, that I represent all the people and that I have a duty to the community as well as to the commission I pledge myself. Therefore, to cultivate an "educated heart" so that I may be sensitive to my obligations and relationships in this trusteeship, I subscribe to the code of an ethical person, remembering that ethics refers to what a person is morally obliged to do or not to do in a given situation. I believe that commission service can be an expression of democratic citizenship, signifying a willingness to accept community responsibility and the charge to preserve popular control of American public services. Respecting the dignity and worth of the individual, I shall base my relations with people on their qualities as individuals without distinction as to race or creed or gender or color or economic or social status. I believe that a person's greatest possession, as well as his/her greatest contribution to society, may lie in the ways in -which he /she differs from me, rather than in the ways in which we are similar. I shall accept these differences and try to build a useful relationship upon them. I uphold the principles of my organization, recognizing and assuming my responsibility to establish and administer the best possible program and policies for my commission. I shall learn its programs and objectives, give to it a fair share of my time and personal abilities, keep a community wide perspective knowing that, for sound community service, my commission's work must be coordinated with the total community. I promise to be loyal to my own organization and a good neighbor to other agencies. My attitude shall be one of cooperative open- mindedness and objectivity. In carrying out my assignments, I shall be professional in realizing that it is not possible to lay down absolute rules for all situations. I shall be willing to think things through with the other commission members, weighing alternatives and exercising good judgment in choosing among them. Citizen Involvement One way to increase positive feelings about government is to promote citizen involvement. Citywide or neighborhood commissions, special project review commissions, and even block organizations are some of the commissions cropping up in many cities. In many cases, the council has formed or encouraged these citizens' commissions. They have saved time for public officials and have made contributions that could only occur through citizen participation. Council members have found that ignoring citizen concerns can result in their removal from office at the next election, or in the defeat of a program or activity as a result of citizen opposition. Although city officials cannot, in most cases, delegate decision — making authority to citizen groups, they can use citizens in advisory roles. This technique works, however, only if the council listens to the advice. If the council does not follow the advice of the committee, it should give understandable reasons for taking other action. When a council forms a citizen's advisory body, it should lay out the ground rules for its activities. The council should also stress that in the absence of clear statutory authority to delegate responsibility , the council must, by law, make the final decisions. State law allows, and in some cases requires, city councils to delegate decision - making power to certain independent boards and commissions. Council Commissions Although the statutes do not require the use of commissions, most councils find that they are helpful in reducing workload. By dividing their membership into several commissions, a council enables its members to devote most of their time to specific areas of the city's operations. Each council member becomes a relative specialist in these areas and that member's services become of greater value to the council as a whole. Council action is necessary to establish commissions either in the council's bylaws, by special resolution or through a motion. The council may set up special and standing commissions. The council appoints special commissions to deal with a single transaction or project. For example, the council might appoint a special commission to study the advisability of purchasing land for a new park. Standing commissions concentrate on work that is continuous or repeated from time to time during the year. Many cities, for example, have a standing commission on finance. Sometimes councils set up their commissions on a functional basis. Such commissions deal with fire, police, health, public works, welfare or public utilities. This system encourages council members to handle administrative details and, consequently, does not make full and proper use of the city's administrative officers. Thus, councils should try to limit their work to special policy problems or to certain staff or public relations functions that are not the responsibility of administrative personnel. Examples include commissions on auditing, personnel, budget, public reporting, purchasing and licensing. Commissions may exercise all duties that the council had legally assigned to them. They can have authority to conduct investigations and to make recommendations. Commissions, however, may not make decisions on behalf of the council. Commissions are subject to the same rules as the full council under the Open Meeting Law.