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Annual Meeting Agenda
Thursday, October 23, 2014
6:00 PM
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Agenda
3. Approval of Minutes
a. Draft Minutes of 12/20/2012*
4. Open Forum
5. Old Business
6. New Business
a. Election of officers*
i. Chair
ii. Secretary
b. Review of Correspondence during 2013*
c. Discussion on future agenda items
d. Update on Commissioner Appointments
7. Information Exchange
8. Adj ourn
3a.
Corcoran Charter Commission
Meeting Minutes
December 20, 2012
6:30 p.m.
1. Call to Order. Charter Commission Meeting was called to order by Secretary Lother at 6:30
p.m. Present were Commissioners:
• Brian Lother, Secretary
• Ken Kluck
• John Hausladen
• Jim Tilbury
• Dorthy Theis
• Tom Cossette
• Also present were City Administrator Daniel J. Donahue, Council member Rich Asleson
2. Agenda. Motion by Hausladen and seconded by Cossette to approve the agenda as presented.
All voted in favor.
3. Approval of Minutes. Motion by Kluck and seconded by Hausladen to approve minutes of
the 11. 10.2011 Charter Commission as presented. All voted in favor.
4. Open Forum. No one appeared at Open Forum
5. Old Business
6. New Business
a. Review of Correspondence. Donahue reviewed
i. Letter sent by Donahue to Chief Judge James Swenson on January 24, 2012
providing the Charter Commission activities during 2011
ii. Letters received from Chief Judge on the appointments of Dorthey Theis and
Jim Tibury to the charter Commission
iii. Notification received at city informing us that Judge Peter A. Cahill would be
replacing Judge James Swensen as the Chief Judge/
b. Nomination of Chair and Secretary. Presiding Charter Commission chair Lother asked
that nominations for Chair and Secretary be added to the agenda. The chair noted that
the past Chair George Gmach's appointment expired in July, 2012. All agreed. Chair
Lother also stated that his term would be expiring in July, 2014 and that he was
offering not to seek continuing on as Secretary or the Chair appointment. Discussion
followed that noted that his term had a year and a half to run and that he should
consider being nominated for one of the positions.
i. Motion by Cossette and seconded by Hausladen nominating Lother as chair
for 2013. All voted aye. Motion passed (6:0)
ii. Motion by Cossette and seconded by Kluck nominating Theis as Secretary
for 2013. All voted aye. Motion passed (6:0)
c. Future Agenda Items. None
Corcoran Charter Commission Minutes
December 20, 2012
3a.
d. Update on Commissioner Appointments. Donahue reviewed the current terms of
appointees noting that no terms were expiring in 2013. Commissioners asked about
the minimum and maximum number of appointees that could be rude to the
commission. Donahue stated that the minimum number is six but did not have an
answer as to the maximum number. He said he would research.
7. Information Exchange. The following was discussed:
a. Goals and Objectives of the city for 2013. The list was reviewed.
b. Commissioners asked about the reaction of the community to the Star tribune article
of November 14, 2012 about sewer and water development in the city. Donahue stated
that all the feedback he received as positive.
c. Sewer and Water update. Council member Asleson provided information as did
Cossette on activites including the idea of extending to the downtown area
d. Tax Increment Financing (TIF). Questions were asked about the possible use of
surplus funds for further development activities. Cossette and Asleson provided
information. Commissioners asked about TIF spending and if there were differences
between Charter Cities and statuatory cities. Donahe said he would research.
8. Adjourn. Motion by Cossette and seconded by Tilbury to adjourn. All voted in favor.
Adjourned at 7:00 PM.
Corcoran Charter Commission Minutes
December 20, 2012
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CITY OF CORCORAN
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April 1, 2013
Hon. Peter A. Cahill
Chief Judge
Hennepin District Court
300 South Sixth Street
Minneapolis, MN 55487 -4201
Re: City of Corcoran, MN Charter Commission Annual Meeting
Dear Judge Cahill:
am submitting the Annual Meeting Report of the City of Corcoran, MN for 2012.
The annual meeting was held on December 20, 2012. This was the only meeting
held by the Charter Commission during 2012. At the annual meeting, no
business of the Commission was brought forward from the previous year. The
only business conducted at this meeting was the election of officers. I have
attached the meeting agenda and the draft minutes from this meeting for your
review.
I would also like to advise you that the following Commissioners were elected to
the following offices for 2012. They are:
• Brian Lother -Chair
• Dorthey Theis - Secretary
The City Council and the Charter Commission wishes to thank you and your staff
for the continuing support you have shown the City of Corcoran.
Sincerely,
Dan Donahue
City Administrator
cc: file
Charter Commission Member
City Council Members
Charter Commission - 2014 Members
Term Date Appointed Position Name
August 26, 2018
08/27/14
Member
Tom Cossette
August 26, 2018
08/27/14
Secretary
Brian Lother
August 27, 2018
08/27/14
Member
George Gmach
August 26, 2018
08/27/14
Member
Ken Kluck
March 22, 2016
04/09/12
Member
Dorothy Theis
March 17, 2016
06/18/12
Member
Jim Tilbury
August 26, 2018
08/27/14
Member
Richard Asleson
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