3.5. SR 11-21-2005
Item # 3.5.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
Scott Clark, Community Development Directo~
FROM:
DATE:
November 21, 2005
SUBJECT:
Case No. OA 05-14 - Ordinance Amendment Regarding
Change in Planning Commission/Board of Adjustments Meeting
Schedule
Attachment
· Ordinance No. 05-
The attached ordinance changes the regular Planning Commission and Board of
Adjustments to the second Tuesday of each month.
This item has been reviewed by the Planning Commission Chair, the Planning Commission
as a whole, and the City Council on November 7, 2005. All participants agree that the
change, which give additional staff time for review but does not affect the overall
development timeline, is beneficial.
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ORDINANCE 05 -
CITY OF ELK RIVER
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER AMENDING
DIVISION 6. PLANNING COMMISSION, SECTION 2-299 - MEETINGS
AND RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES TO
DESIGNATE REGULAR MEETINGS AND WORSHOP SESSION OF THE
PLANNING COMMISSION
Case No. OA05-14
The City Council of the City of Elk River does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. DIVISION 6. PLANNING COMMISSION, Section 2-299 titled
"Meetings and rules of procedure" of the City of Elk River Code of Ordinances shall be
amended read as follows:
Sec. 2-299. Meetings and rules of procedure.
The planning commission shall meet regularly on the second Tuesday of each month to take
action on its official business. including planning-related items. The Commission will meet
on the fourth Tuesday of each month in work session. No action can be taken at a meeting
designated as a work session unless the meeting has also been called as a special meeting.
Special meetings may be held at any time upon the call of the chair. Notice of the time and
place of a special meeting shall be communicated to the members and publicly noticed at
least three days prior to the meeting except in the event of an emergency. A majority of the
commission members shall constitute a quorum. All commission meetings shall be open to
the public. Except as provided in this article, the commission shall be governed by and
operate pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised (ninth edition).
Section 2.
Sec. 2-327. Rules of procedure.
The board of adjustments may adopt rules of procedure for the transaction of its business
consistent with the provisions of division 2 of article VI of chapter 30 and Minn. Stats. ss
462.351-462.364. Four members of the board shall constitute a quorum. Regular meetings
of the board shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month or at such other times as
are specified in its rules. Special meetings shall be held at the call of the chair, who shall be
the chair of the planning commission. Notice of special meetings shall be posted at the city
hall and transmitted to members at least three days prior to the date of the meeting. There
shall be a fixed place of meeting and all meetings shall be open to the public. A record shall
be kept of the board's transactions, findings and determinations.
law.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall take effect upon publication as provided by
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Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Elk River this 21st day of November,
2005.
Stephanie Klinzing
Mayor
Attest:
Joan Schmidt
City Clerk
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