Title
Amending Chapter 4.04 of the Saint Paul Charter regarding business meetings of the City Council.
Body
An ordinance pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 410.12, subd. 7 (2012) amending Charter Section § 4.04 regarding Business Meetings of the City Council.
The Council of the City of Saint Paul does Ordain:
Section 1.
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 410.12 subd. 7 (2010), on November 26, 2012, the Saint Paul Charter Commission recommended to the City of Saint Paul that certain charter amendments, as more fully stated below, be made by ordinance. Public notice has been given and a public hearing has been held according to law. The Council of the City of Saint Paul, by unanimous vote, hereby amends Charter Section § 4.04 as follows:
Section 2.
Sec. 4.04. - Business meetings.
The council shall hold at least one (1) meeting each week, except during any week when such meeting would be the fifth meeting in that calendar month and except during the weeks in which the legal holidays of Independence Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas occur. Notice of the date, time and place of any council meeting shall comply with the requirements of state law and any additional requirements adopted by the council. The president of the council may call special meetings of the council, and the secretary of the council shall do so on written request signed by four (4) councilmembers. Special meetings may be held anywhere in the city. Notice of the date, time and place of special meetings shall be served upon each member of the council and the mayor in a manner prescribed by the council. The business conducted at special meetings shall be confined to that stated in the notice.
Section 3.
This ordinance shall take effect ninety (90) days after passage, approval and publication.