HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-12 Amending Chapter 2 Concerning Boards and Commissions ORDINANCE NO. 2014-12
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE EDINA CITY CODE
CONCERNING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
THE CITY OF EDINA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 2-86 of the Edina City Code is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-86. Attendance requirements.
(a) Purpose. To assist boards and commissions in fulfilling their purposes and duties and to ensure that
they are not prevented from doing so by the repeated absence of their members, the Council hereby
establishes an attendance policy for members serving on boards and commissions.
(b) Removal. Any member of a board or commission established by the Council shall be deemed to have
resigned as a member of the board or commission under the following circumstances:
(1) The member, regular or student, fails to attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings, or for
a member, regular or student, of the planning commission fails to attend four (4) consecutive
regular meetings.
(2) The member, regular or student fails to attend at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the
scheduled meetings in any calendar year, whether regular or joint work sessions with the Council.
For a member, regular or student, whose term begins during a calendar year, attendance in that
calendar year is measured as at least 75%of the scheduled meetings following the beginning of the
member's term.
c) Exceptions.
(1) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to attendance at special meetings, or of
meetings of committees or subcommittees, including committees of the whole, established by a
board or commission pursuant to Section 2-82.
(2) The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to members of the Housing and
Redevelopment Authority of the City, the East Edina Housing Foundation or the City Council.
(d) Annual review. The Council shall conduct an annual review of the attendance of members of boards
and commissions established by the Council.
(e) Vacancies. The successor to any member of a board or commission who has been removed pursuant
to this subsection shall be appointed pursuant to Section 2-81.
Section 2. This ordinance is effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
First Reading: August 19, 2014
Second Reading: Waived
Published: September 18, 2014
Attest
ebra A. Mangen, Ci Cle -- Hovland, Mayor
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION City of Edina
STATE OF MINNESOTA ss (Official Publication)
ORDINANCE N0.201412
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
CHAPTER 2 OF THE
EDINA CITY CODE
Charlene Vold being duly sworn on an oath, CONCERNING BOARDS
states or affirms that they are the Authorized AND COMMISSIONS
Agent of the newspaper(s) known as: THE CITY OF EDINA ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 2-86 of the
Edina City Code is amended to read
SC Edina as follows:
Sec. 2-86. Attendance require-
ments.
and has full knowledge (a) Purpose. To assist boards
below: and commissions in fulfilling their
(A)The newspaper has complied with all of purposes and duties and to ensure
that they are not prevented from Bo-
the requirements constituting qualifica- ing so by the repeated absence of
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided their members, the Council hereby
by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and establishes an attendance policy
other applicable laws as amended. for members serving on boards and
(B)This Public Notice was printed and pub- commissions.
(b) Removal. Any member of a
lished in said newspaper(s) for 1 succes- board or commission established
sive issues; the first insertion being on by the Council shall be deemed to
09/18/2014 and the last insertion being on have resigned as a member of the
09/18/2014. board or commission under the fol-
lowing circumstances:
(1) The member, regular or stu-
dent, fails to attend three (3) con-
CtkW secutive regular meetings, or for a
member, regular or student, of the
,( planning commission fails to attend
BY `� four (4) consecutive regular meet-
Authorized Agent ings.
(2) The member, regular or stu-
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before dent fails to attend at least seventy-
me on 09/18/2014. five percent(75%)of the scheduled
meetings in any calendar year,
whether regular or joint work ses-
sions with the Council.For a mem-
ber,regular or student,whose term
begins during a calendar year, at-
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Notary Public measured as at least 75% of the
scheduled meetings following the
beginning of the member's term.
c)Exceptions.
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of the whole,established by a board
or commission pursuant to Section
2-82.
(2)The requirements of this sub-
section shall not apply to members
of the Housing and Redevelopment
Authority of the City,the East Edina
Housing Foundation or the City
Council.
(d) Annual review. The Coun-
cil shall conduct an annual review
of the attendance of members of
boards and commissions estab-
lished by the Council.
(e)Vacancies.The successor to
any member of a board or commis-
sion who has been removed pursu-
ant to this subsection shall be ap-
pointed pursuant to Section 2-81.
Section 2. This ordinance is ef-
fective immediately upon its pas-
sage and publication.
First Reading:August 19,2014
Rate Information: Second Reading:waived
Published:September 18,2014
(1)Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users Attest
for comparable space: Debra A.Mangen,City Clerk
$34.45 per column inch James B.Hovland,Mayor
9/18/14,3SC1,
Ordinance 2014-12,278625
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