ORD 428 Commission Members Terms of OfficeCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 428
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTERS 1, 2 AND 4
OF THE CITY CODE
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota ordains as follows:
SECTION 1 City Code Title 2 Chapter 1, Planning Commission, is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 2 -1 -2 is hereby amended in its entirety so that as amended it shall read as follows:
2 -1 -2: COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE:
The planning commission shall consist of seven (7) residents of the city, appointed by the mayor with
the consent of the majority of the members of the city council. The members shall serve terms of
three (3) years. The terms shall be staggered so that terms of two (2) members shall expire each
year. No member shall be appointed to more than three (3) consecutive full terms. A member
appointed to fill an unexpired term on the commission may be appointed to serve three (3)
consecutive terms after completing the unexpired term, but in no case shall the individual serve more
than eleven (11) consecutive years. The term limits imposed in this section apply to service on the
planning commission and shall not be deemed to restrict an individual from being appointed to a
different city commission after completing three (3) or fewer consecutive terms on the planning
commission. Council may, in its discretion, appoint an individual who has already completed three (3)
terms on the commission, but in no case shall the appointment be effective until twelve (12) months
after that individual has completed his /her third term.
B. Section 2 -1 -4, Vacancies in Office, is hereby amended to add a new subsection 2 -1 -4A5 to read
as follows:
5. Behavior deemed inappropriate by the city council.
C. Section 2 -1 -7, Compensation, is hereby amended in its entirety so that as amended it shall read
as follows:
2 -1 -7: COMPENSATION:
The members of the planning commission shall be paid a stipend for each meeting they attend. The
stipend amount is set by the city council.
SECTION 2 City Code Title 2 Chapter 2, Parks and Recreation Commission, is hereby amended as
follows:
A. Section 2 -2 -2 is hereby amended in its entirety so that as amended it shall read as follows:
2 -2 -2: COMPOSITION; APPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE:
The parks and recreation commission shall consist of seven (7) residents of the city, appointed by the
mayor with the consent of the majority of the members of the city council. The members shall serve
terms of three (3) years. The terms shall be staggered so that terms of two (2) members shall expire
each year. No member shall be appointed to more than three (3) consecutive full terms. A member
(' appointed to fill an unexpired term on the commission may be appointed to serve three (3)
_. consecutive terms after completing the unexpired term, but in no case shall the individual serve more
than eleven (11) consecutive years. The term limits imposed in this section apply to service on the
parks and recreation commission and shall not be deemed to restrict an individual from being
appointed to a different city commission after completing three (3) or fewer consecutive terms on the
parks and recreation commission. Council may, in its discretion, appoint an individual who has
already completed three (3) terms on the commission, but in no case shall the appointment be
effective until twelve (12) months after that individual has completed his /her third term.
B. Section 2 -2 -4, Vacancies in Office, is hereby amended to add a new subsection 2 -2 -4A5 to read
as follows:
5. Behavior deemed inappropriate by the city council.
C. Section 2 -2 -7, Compensation, is hereby amended in its entirety so that as amended it shall read
as follows:
2 -2 -7: COMPENSATION:
The members of the parks and recreation commission shall be paid a stipend for each meeting they
attend. The stipend amount is set by the city council.
SECTION 3 City Code Title 2 Chapter 4, Airport Relations Commission, is hereby amended as follows:
A. Section 2 -4 -4, Vacancies in Office, is hereby amended to add a new subsection 2 -4 -4A5 to read
as follows:
5. Behavior deemed inappropriate by the city council.
C. Section 2 -4 -7, Compensation, is hereby amended in its entirety so that as amended it shall read
as follows:
2 -4 -7: COMPENSATION:
The members of the airport relations commission shall be paid a stipend for each meeting they
attend. The stipend amount is set by the city council.
SECTION 4
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its publication according to law.
Adopted and ordained into an Ordinance this Sixteenth day of March, 2010.
Attest:
K hleen M. Swanson, City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
By
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