I would love to know offline how many folks from down in that neck of the woods would have wanted a Special Election. I like getting the input. Thanks.
Annie Young
citywide Park Commissioner
At 07:19 AM 3/8/03 -0600, Eva Young wrote:
$20 -$30 thousand would be a bargain if we get to vote on the person.
Eva
At 12:09 AM 03/08/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Thank you for your comment on this topic, Steve. Some of us on the Board >did think that because of the length of time still left in the term an >election would have been the appropriate action. However, legal counsel >continued to tell us we couldn't do it. We did some research though and I >believe the city attorney did note that an election might be possible but >that since the charter has no mechanism >other than the six-vote, fill the vacancy wording it would not be likely >this time around. The elections director did give us an estimated cost of >$20,000-$30,000 to hold a Special Election assuming there would be a >primary and a general election. >With the pending budget cuts and layoffs paying out that kind of money just >really wasn't an option and we too want to see it much more clearly spelled >out in the Charter for future reference. >Annie Young >citywide Park Commissioner > > > > > >TEMPORARY REMINDER: >1. Send all posts in plain-text format. >2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. > >________________________________ > >Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy >Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > Eva Eva Young Near North Minneapolis Blog is up: http://lloydletta.blogspot.com
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