The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-03-10
Proposed Charter Changes
Compared With Charter
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the city for more than three
months, conviction of felony, or
violation of any of the duties Of Of
flee, which by the provision CT this
charter render the office vacant. If
a vancancy occurs in an elective Of
flee, other than by recall or resig-
nation after q recall petition Is fill
ed, the body in which the vacancy
occurs shall forthwith appoint an
eligible person to fill the same I'M
til the next general municipal cleo
ton, when the office shall be filled
6cr the unexpired term. Vacancies
occurring in the office of Mayor or
City Treasurer shall be filled by the
Council.
The changes in Section are:
THE body in which the vacancy oc-
ours shall forthwith appoint an
eligible person to fill the same until
the next general municipal cleo
ton, when the office shall be filled
for the unexpired term. Vacancies
occurring in the office of Mayor or
City Treasurer shall be filled by
the Council"
The abdve provides in case of va
cancy for the appointment of
commissioner by the Water, Light
and Power Commission and ap-
pointment to the City Council by
the Council members.
Section SO, in the Charter reads
as follows: Commission of Three.
There shall be created in the City
of Sank Centre, a water, light and
power commission, consisting of
three commissioners, with powers
and duties as hereinafter provid-
ed"
The proposed amendment is an
entire new section, which reads as
follows:
Section 93-Water, Light and
Power ommission-There shall be
elected in the City of Sank Centre
a Water, Light and Power Com
mission, consisting of five men,
bers, with powers and duties as
hereinafter provided, they to be
elected as provided in Section of
Chapter Ill of this Charter, per-
tanning to elections, and Of Section
8, relating to vacancies, shall apply
to the Water, Light and Power
Commission. At the first regular
meeting of the Commission which
shall be held on the second Tuesday
of April Of each year, the Commits
sion shall elect president and vice
president, who shall have the usual
duties of such officers.
The above Section under Chapter
xI, Public Utilities, provides that
matters pertaining to elections and
vacancies be made to apply to the
Water, Light and Power Commits
sion, and also provides for the cleo
ton of a president and vice presi-
dent Of the commission and their
duties. Under the present system a
commissioner automatically be-
comes president during the last
year of his term.
Sections 81 and 95, of Chapter XI,
Public Utilities, which provide for
the appointment Of commissioners
and the selection of the president
of the commission, and which are
in direct opposition to the above
mentioned sections, must be repeal
ed. These sections are as follows:
Section DISAPPOINTMENT of Gem
missioners-The commission shall
be appointed by the District Court
of Stearns County. When first
created one commissioner shall be
appointed for enc year, one for two
years, and one for three years, and
thereafter each commission shall be
appointed for a three year term
except that vacancies shall be fill
ed for the unexpired term only.
Each commissioner shall take the
oath prescribed by law before as
Stunning the duties of his office and
shall continue in office until his
successor has been appointed and
qualified.
Section 5-President-The COM
missioner serving for the last year
of the term for which he was ap-
pointed shall serve as president of
the commission during that year.
The above changes, amendments
and repeats, were offered owing to
the petition asking for the election
of the Water, Light and Power
Commission, and are presented so
that voters can elect commissioners
in the future. If they so desire. If
the above fails to pass, 1t Is posi-
BILE that the Charter Commission
may, in the future, receive a petit
ton to amend the Charter to pro-
vide for the appointment Of COM
missioners by the City Council.
Several of the Charter Commission
members faivcr the latter system,
but presented the present amend
ments as they felt they should &C
cede to the demands of the petition
presented by a large number Of cit
liens.
All Of the above sections, both
amendments and repeats, will re-
quire but one vote, either Eyes" or
mo-. all Of the others, which will
be compared with the Charter next
week, will have to be voted on sep
arately.
Voters should study the proposed
changes carefully, weigh them with
the present system, and make their
decisions accordingly.