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HASTINGS CHARTER COr4MISSION
HASTINGS, MINNESOTA
APRIL 14, 1988
Commissioner introduced the following
Resolution and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, Hastings Charter Section 3.04 describes the procedures for
selecting an acting P9ayor; and
4JHEREAS, in recent years the City Council has had difficulties in
selecting an acting P1ayor because of the requirement that the acting Mayor
receive a majority vote of the entire City Council; and
6dHEREAS, the Hastings Charter Commission has studied the procedure for
selection of an acting Mayor and makes the following recommendation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE iT RESOLVED 8Y THE HASTINGS CHARTER COr1MISSION AS
FOLL04~lS
i. The Hastings Charter recommends the following amendment to
Section 3.04 of the Hastings Home Rule Charter:
SECTION 3.04. ACTING MAYOR. At the first regular Council
meeting of the year and at such other times as a majority of
the Council deems it appropriate, the Mayor shall nominate a
councilperson to serve as acting Mayor. The councilperson
nominated shall serve as acting Mayor only if their
nomination is approved by a majority vote of the entire
Council including the councilperson nominated. If the
councilperson nominated by the rlayor does not obtain the
majority vote as required, then the at-large councilperson
who has been in the at-large office the longest time shall
become the acting Mayor without further vote of the Council.
if both at-large councilpersons have the same tenure in that
office, the acting Mayor shall be determined by lot from
among the at-large councilpersons.
The acting Mayor shall serve as Mayor in case of the flayor's
disability or absence from the City.
2. The Hastings Charter Commission recommends that this Charter
amendment be submitted to the voters of the City of Hastings for approval
at the November 8, 1988, general election.
Commissioner duly seconded the foregoing
Resolution and upon being put to a vote, the same was unanimously adopted
by all Charter Commission riembers present.
LdHEREl7POrd, the Chairperson declared the Resolution to be duly passed.
D. Winton Hartman, Chairperson
RESOLUTION
HASTINGS CHARTER COMMISSIQN
HASTINGS, MINNESOTA
APRIL I4, 1988
Commissioner introduced the following Resolution
and moved its adoption:
WHEREAS, the Hastings City Charter does not contain any provision
prohibiting City employees from receiving, directly or indirectly, any
gifts or gratuities; and
LdHEREAS, after study by the Charter Commission, it feels that it is
appropriate that such a provision be included in the Hastings City Charter
to govern the actions of employees of the City in this regard and therefore
makes the following recommendation:
N04~l, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HASTINGS CHARTER COMMISSION AS
FOLLOWS:
1. The Charter Commission recommends that the following provision be
made a part of the Hastings Home Rule Charter:
GIFTS AND GRATUITIES. Employees of the City in the course of
or in relation to their official duties shall not directly or
indirectly receive ar agree to receive any compensation,
payment of expense, gift, reward, gratuity, favor, service,
or promise of future employment or other future benefit from
any source except the City for any activity related to the
duties of the employee unless otherwise provided by law.
However, acceptance of any of the following shall not be a
violation of this section:
~a} Gifts of only nominal value.
(b) Plaques or similar mamentas recognizing
individual services in a field of specialty ar
to a charitable cause.
2. The Hastings Charter Commission recommends that the foregoing
proposed amendment be submitted to the voters of the City of Hastings for
approval at the ~lovember 8, 198$, general election.
Commissioner duly seconded the foregoing
Resolution and upon being put to a vote the following Commission Members
voted in favor of said Resolution:
The following Commission Members voted against said Resolution: .
l~lhereupon, the Chairperson declared the Resolution to be duly passed.
0. 4linton Hartman, Chairperson