Title
Amending Charter Section 2.05 regarding elected officials.
Body
The Council of the City of Saint Paul Does Ordain:
Section 1.
Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes § 410.12 subd. 7 (2010), on January 24, 2011, 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 § 2.05 as follows:
Section 2.
Section 2.05 - Filling Vacancies.
(A)
Interim appointee. The council may within thirty (30) days of a council vacancy elect a qualified voter of the city to fill the vacancy as an interim appointee until such time as a successor is elected as set forth below or for the remainder of the unexpired term if the council vacancy occurs after the last day for the filing of affidavits of candidacy for United States Representative. If a tie vote occurs in the filling of a vacancy in the office of councilman, the mayor shall break the tie.
In the event that the council does not fill the council vacancy within thirty (30) days, the mayor shall within ten (10) days thereafter appoint a qualified voter of the city to fill the vacancy as an interim appointee until such time as a successor is elected as set forth below or for the remainder of the unexpired term if the vacancy occurs after the last day for the filing of affidavits of candidacy for United States Representative.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor, the council shall within thirty (30) days elect a qualified voter of the city to fill the vacancy as an interim appointee until such time as a successor is elected as set forth below or for the remainder of the unexpired term if the vacancy occurs on or after July 1 of the third year of the mayoral term.
(B)
Elected successor If a council vacancy occurs on or before the last day for the filing of...
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