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MEMORANDUM
TO: Charter Commission Members
FROM: Dave Osberg, City Administrator
DATE: January 8, 2010
SUBJECT: Charter Commission Meeting
On behalf of the City of Hastings, I want to thank you for offering to serve as a member of the
Hastings City Charter Commission. The first meeting will be conducted on Wednesday January
13, 2010 in the Volunteer Room at the Hastings City Hall. The Volunteer Room is the conference
room, just insider the main entrance, on the south side of the Hastings City Hall, located at 101
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East 4 Street.
A proposed agenda for the meeting will include, but may not be limited to the following items:
I. Introduction of Charter Commission Members
II. Review of the Basic concepts of a Charter City Vs. Statutory City
III. Past activities of the Charter Commission
IV. Synopsis of the Existing City Charter
V. Next Task/Projects
i. Chapter Review
ii. Mayor?s consideration of the review of Chapter 3.06 MAYOR-LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
iii. Redistricting following the 2010 Census
iv. Other topics
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VI. Meeting Schedule (2 and 4 Wednesday at 7:00 PM?through March)?
VII. Election of Chair and Vice Chair
VIII. Other Questions or Issues
IX. Adjourn
Assistant City Administrator Melanie Mesko Lee and I will facilitate the first meeting, with the
Commission encouraged to give consideration at the conclusion of the meeting for a person to
serve as Chair and Vice Chair. Both Melanie and I will be actively involved as the Staff persons
assigned to the Charter Commission, thus, the Chair and Vice Chair will serve as the meeting
facilitators, with much assistance from Staff. You will also note that we have included the current
Charter membership contact information.
Please do not hesitate to contact either Melanie (480-2326 or mmesko_lee@ci.hastings.mn.us) or
me (480-2383 or dosberg@ci.hastings.mn.us) if you should have any questions. We anticipate
the first meeting should adjourning no later than 9:00 PM, with future meetings taking about 90
minutes.
David M. Osberg
City Administrator