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TO: Charter Commission Members
FROM: City Staff
DATE: January 12, 1996
SUBJECT: Charter Commission Meeting
While preparing the agenda for the next Charter Commission meeting to be held on January 18,
1996, it became apparent to City Staff that the recent vacancies in the Commission have put the
Charter Commission membership below the level required by state law. State law requires the
Charter Commission to have at least seven members. At the present time there are five members and
possibly, six. In other words, there are not enough members for the Charter Commission to take
action at its next regularly scheduled meeting. The City Council has begun the' process of filling
these vacancies.
City Staff suggests that the Charter Commission still meet on January 18, 1996. This Charter
Commission will not be able to take any official action, since there are insufficient members. The
Charter Commission, however, can still meet and discuss what it will do in the upcoming year, once
the Charter Commission membership is at a proper level. Therefore, the Charter Commission
meeting scheduled for January 18, 1996, at 7:00 p.m., at the Hastings City Hall, is still on. The
meeting will be the same as every other meeting, except no official action can be taken by the
Commission until the size of the Commission is brought up to the required level.
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