City Council Meeting Date: June 15, 2021
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Public Hearing on Proposed Charter Amendment to Section 14.2.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council is asked to hold a public hearing on an Ordinance Amending to Section 14.2 of the Northfield City Charter
Summary Report:
The Northfield City Council received the Charter Commission's proposed amendment and called for a public hearing on May 18, 2021 (attachment 1). The public hearing notice (attachment 2) was published in the Northfield News on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
The Northfield Charter Commission adopted the attached proposed changes to Northfield Charter Section 14.2 at their May 13, 2021 meeting. Charter Commission Chair Lance Heisler submitted the attached amendment (attachment 3) to the City Administrator and Mayor via email on May 15, 2021. Heisler requested that staff initiate the posting, publication requirements for consideration of this ordinance and put it on the City Council agenda.
Additional Background
The City/Hospital Governance Committee as referenced in the Playbook has been meeting as outlined in the Playbook. This group meets on a quarterly basis as outlined in Section 3 of the Playbook. As noted in the Playbook, the group will meet:
* Regularly as needed to give guidance on strategic issues related to the reserved powers; and
* To review the health of the City/Hospital Partnership; and
* To recommend updates and refinements to this Playbook to NH+C and the City Council; and
* To communicate the procedures outlined in this Playbook to the next generations of key stakeholders.
The current members of the City/Hospital Governance Committee includes the following:
City Council Representatives
Mayor Pownell
Councilor Peterson-White (also a voting member of the Hospital Board)
Councilor Ness (non-voting liaison to t...
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