City Council Ordinance 607ORDINANCE NO. 607
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MONTICELLO CITY CODE,
TITLE 2, CHAPTER 1— PLANNING COMMISSION
IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY the City Council of the City of Monticello, Minnesota:
Section 1. Title 2, Chapter 1 — Planning Commission, shall be deleted in its entirety and be
replaced as follows:
SECTION.
2 -1 -1:
Name of the Commission
2 -1 -2:
Authorization
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Membership
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Term of Office
2 -1 -5:
Attendance
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Vacancy
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Officers
2 -1 -8:
Meetings
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Quorum
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Duties of the Commission
2 -1 -11:
Amendments
2 -1 -12:
Compensation
NAME OF THE COMMISSION. The name of the organization shall
be the Monticello Planning Commission.
2 -1 -2: AUTHORIZATION. The authorization for the establishment of this
commission is set forth under Minnesota Statutes, Section 4621
Municipal Planning Enabling Act. The planning commission is hereby
designated the planning agency of the City pursuant to the Municipal
Planning Act.
2 -1 -3: MEMBERSHIP. The Planning Commission shall consist of five
members appointed by the Council. All members shall be residents of
the City of Monticello and shall have equal rights and privileges.
2 -1 -4: TERM OF OFFICE.
(A) Appointments. All members shall be appointed for three year
terms ending on December 31St of a given year; however, said
term may be terminated earlier by the Council. Terms shall be
staggered so that no more than two members' terms shall expire
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in a given year. Said terms are to commence on the day of
appointment by Council. Every appointed member shall, before
entering upon the discharge of his duties, take an oath that
lie /she will faithfully discharge the duties of office.
(B) Renewals. When an expiring member's term is up, such member
may be reappointed by Council with the effective date of the new
term beginning on the first day of the next year following the
expiration.
2 -1 -5: ATTENDANCE: It is the City Council's intention to encourage
Planning Commission members to attend all Planning Commission
meetings. Should any Planning Commission member be absent for
more than three meetings in a calendar year, that member may be
subject to replacement by the City Council.
2 -1 -6: VACANCY: Any vacancy in the regular or at -large membership shall
be filled by the City Council, and such appointee shall serve for the
unexpired term so filled.
2 -1 -7: OFFICERS:
(A) Elections. The City Planning Commission shall elect at its
January meeting from its membership a chair, vice chair, and a
secretary who shall serve for a term of one year and shall have
such powers as may be prescribed in the rules of said
Commission.
(B) Duties of Chair. The chair shall preside at all meetings of the
Planning Commission and shall have the duties normally
conferred and parliamentary usage of such officers.
(C) Duties of Vice Chair. The vice chair shall act for the chair in
his absence.
(D) Duties of Secretary. A secretary may be appointed who is not a
member of the Planning Commission but can be employed as a
member of city staff. The secretary shall keep the minutes and
records of the Commission; and with the assistance of staff as is
available shall prepare the agenda of the regular and special
meetings for Commission members, arrange proper and legal
notice of hearings when necessary, attend to correspondence of
the Commission, and handle other duties as are normally carried
out by a secretary.
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2 -1 -8: MEETINGS:
(A) The Planning Commission shall hold at least one regular
meeting each month. This meeting shall be held on the first
Tuesday. Regular meetings shall commence at 6:00 p.m.
Hearings shall be heard as soon thereafter as possible. The
Planning Commission shall adopt rules for the transaction of
business and shall keep a record of its resolutions, transactions,
and findings, which record shall be a public record. The meeting
shall be open to the general public.
(B) In the event of conflict for a regularly- scheduled meeting date, a
majority at any meeting may change the date; time and location
of the meeting.
(C) Special meetings may be called by the Chair or two members of
the Planning Commission together, as needed, and shall be
coordinated with city staff.
2 -1 -9: QUORUM: A majority of all voting Planning Commission members
shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
2 -1 -10: DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION: The Commission has the powers
and duties assigned to it under Minnesota Statutes, Section 462,
Municipal Planning Enabling Act, by this Code, and state law.
2 -1 -11: AMENDMENTS: This ordinance may be amended as recommended by
the majority vote of the existing membership of the Planning
Commission and only after majority vote of the City Council.
2 -1 -12: COMPENSATION: Compensation of members of the Commission
shall be as set forth in City Code for Fee Schedule.
Section 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to make the changes required by this Ordinance
as part of the Official Monticello City Code, and to renumber the chapters
accordingly as necessary to provide the intended effect of this Ordinance. The
City Clerk is further directed to make necessary corrections to any internal
citations that result from said renumbering process, provided that such changes
retain the purpose and intent of the Monticello City Code as has been adopted.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage
and publication. The ordinance in its entirety shall be posted on the City website
after publication. Copies of the complete City Code are available online and at
Monticello City Hall for examination upon request.
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ADOPTED BY the Monticello City Council this 26tH day of January, 2015.
CITY O MONTICELLO
Brian Stumpf, Mayor
ATTEST:
Je eill, City Administrator
VOTING IN FAVOR: Stumpf, Gabler, Hilgart, Perrault, Posusta
VOTING IN OPPOSITION: None