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.Á/ v~ CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
21 First Avenue NW
P.O. Box 668,
St. Joseph, MN 56374
(612) 363-7201 CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Fax: 363-0342 February 1, 1996 - 7:00 P.M.
MAYOR AGENDA
Donald "Bud" Rehcr
1. Call to Order
CLEHKI 2. Approve Agenda
AD~IINISTHATOR
Rachel Stapleton 3. CONSENT AGENDA
a) Approve Minutes - January 22
b) Amendment to Ordinance 31
COliNCILOHS c) St. Cloud Area Econ. Dev. Part. Code of Ethics
Ross Rieke
Boh Loso 4. Bills Payable & Overtime and Callouts
Ken Hiemcnz
Cory Ehlert 5. Mayor Reports
. 6. Council Reports
7 . Department Head Reports -
8. 7:30 P.M. Community Events/Advertising Signs.
9. 7:40 P.M. City Engineer Joe BettendorÍ Reports
10. 8:00 P.M. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
11. 8:15 P.M. Recess
12. Clerk/Administrator Reports
a) Local GovIt Forum
b) Proposed Ordinance Regulating the Sale of Tobacco
c) Mowing of Parks
d) Sewer Charges
e) Police Federation Petition for Mediation
f) Other Matters of Concern
13. Adjourn
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'.JL/ v~ CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
21 First Avenue NW
P.O. Box 668,
St. Joseph, MN 56374
(612) 363-7201
Fax: 363-0342
MAYOH
Donald "Bud" Reher
CLEHKI MEMO/FAX
ADMINISTHATOH DATE: 29, 1996
Rachel Stapleton January
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the Council
COUNCILOHS
Ross Rieke FROM: Rachel Stapleton
Bob Loso
Ken Hiemenz SUBJECT: Council Meeting - February 1 / 1996
Cory Ehlert
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The minutes for the GSJAC meeting to be held on Tuesday,
January 30th in the City Hall are included with this
packet.
3 b) An amendment to Ordinance 31 is included to correct
North/South East/West errors in original ordinance.
3 c) Enclosed Proposed Code of Ethics has been worked out
by a committee for the St. Cloud Area Economic
Development Partnership members to consider. Then it
will be brought to the Partnership Board to consider.
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. AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE 31
The City Council for the City of st. Joseph hereby ordains:
That Ordinance 31.1(a) and 31.1(c) of the st. Joseph Code of
Ordinances is rescinded and the following enacted in its place:
31.1(a). East/West roadways lying north of Minnesota street
shall be given the names of trees, in alphabetical order,
commencing with the first street north on Minnesota street. That
portion of a street lying east of College Avenue shall be
designated by the adjective "east" while that portion of the street
lying west of College Avenue shall be designated by the adjective
"west".
31.1(c). North/South Avenues shall be designated in numbers
in ascending order from College Avenue with those avenues lying to
the east of College Avenue and north of Minnesota street designated
by the adjective "northeast", those lying east of College Avenue
and south of Minnesota Street designated by the adjective
"southeast", those lying west of College Avenue and north of
Minnesota street designated by the adjective "northwest" and those
. lying west of College Avenue and south of Minnesota Street
designated by the adjective "southwest".
This Ordinance was passed by the City Council for the City of
st. Joseph this ____ day of , 1996.
Mayor
Clerk/Administrator
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~NTRODUCTION CODE OF ETHICS DRAFT
The Partnership is committed to the economic development and growth of the St. Cloud area (Benton, Sherburne,
Stearns counties.) The Partnership brings together the interests of a broad range of public and private groups to_
promote the area as a single economic entity, recognizing that we all benefit from the growth and prosperity of the
area. The collaboration of such a variety of groups and interests requires that certain standards of conduct must
be developed and adhered to for the Partnership to meet its goals. This Code of Ethics represents the standards
that each member of the Partnership supports and practices in its daily conduct of business.
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CODE OF ETHICS
· We are committed to the promotion of the area as a desirable business location for new and
expanding companies. When representing the Partnership, we shall endeavor to sell the area as
well as individual communities.
· We will honor the confidentiality requested by both our fellow members of the Partnership and our
prospects. Information shared with fellow members in confidence shall remain in confidence.
· We are sensitive to the concept of competition for new and expanding businesses among our
individual communities. The Partnership staff will promote the individual strengths and unique
characteristics of each member but will handle prospects according to the expressed needs of the
prospect.
. · We are committed to sharing among our members as much information as is necessary and prudent
on any activity undertaken by or in the name of the Partnership. Our guiding principle shall be that
"more information is better than less."
HANDLING PROSPECTS FROM WITHIN THE ST. CLOUD AREA
· No member organization will solicit or recruit the relocation of an area business. (This will not
preclude general advertising however.)
· If contacted by a business from another community within the area, a member will:
· Inform the company that we will not engage in intra-area bidding wars, and that we will
inform the home city of the company's interest.
· Contact the Partnership staff so that they can notify the appropriate members of the
company's intention to seek a new location in the St. Cloud area.
· Contact the home city regarding the company's intentions.
· Partnership staff, if contacted by an area business about relocation, will:
· Inform the company that we will not facilitate an intra-area bidding war, and that we will
inform the home city of the company's interest in moving.
. · Contact the home city regarding the company's intentions.
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l'1ayor and City Council Members FINANCE DEPARTMENT
Ci ty of St. Joseph Finance (612) 255-7208
P.O. Box 668 City Clerk (612) 255-7210
::-:t. Joseph, MN 56374-0668 Fax (612) 255-7297
Dear Sir/Madam:
In recent months the City of St. Cloud has taken several steps to address
community concerns involving the sale of tobacco to minors.
In November 1995, the Council adopted ordinance #1735 (Exhibit A)
amending tobacco license fees, setting a schedule of fines, and providing
suspension or revocation guidelines to deal with subsequent violations.
The Council is now considering an amendment to this ordinance that would
prohibit "self-service" sale of tobacco products (Exhibit B). The
proposed amendment would require that tobacco products be accessible to
.the public only through assistance from the retailer~s employee. The
ordinance would have widespread impact on the community, in that any
convenience store, grocery store or others currently displaying tobacco
products in aisles or on counters would be affected. Only "tob.3.cCO
shops" would be exempted.
,Just as the concerns regarding this issue are those of a community, so
too are the solutions. Toward that end, the City Council has asked that
I share information about St. Cloud's intentions and extend an invitation
to each surrounding community to participate in the process. Any
effect.ive solution will requ_ire a coordinated effort on the part of the
area's municipalities.
The St. Cloud City Council has set a public hearing on this ma.tter for
Harch 4, 1996_ Your community~s ideas and concerns regarding this issue
wOl11d be a welcome addition to the process. Please feel free to contact
any Council representative or Mayor Winkelman to voice your opinion on
this lssue. If you have specific questions about existing and/or
proposed regulations, cont.i3,ct, the City Attorney (255-7204) or my office
:'It '.255-7210_
We look forward to hearing from you.
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The City of SI Cloud. Mlnnesola will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because 01 race. color. creed. religIon, nalional orlgm. sex, disabilily. age. marllal slalus. or
stalus wllh regard to public ass IS lance an employment or Ihe provision of servlces_ Upon request. accommodalion will be provided 10 allow individuals wilh dIsabIlitIes (0 parlicipale m all city services.
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The purpose of this ordinance amendment is to establish an
administrative fine, in addition to license suspension or
revocation as a penalty for tobacco sales to minors, to establish
a schedule of penalties for subsequent violations, and to increase
the license fee for à retail tobacco dealer's license.
ORDINANCE 11735
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF
SECTION .424 OF THE 1977 CODE OF ORDINANCES
ENTITLED n TOBACCO II , AND AME~ING SUBDIVISION
21 OF SECTION 510 OF THE 1977 CODE OF
ORDINANCES ENTITLED "BUSINESS LICENSES AND
PERMITS II RELATING '1'0 . '¡"OBACCO SALES
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, HEREBY
ORDAINS:
Section 1. That Section 424:20 of the 1977 Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 424:20. ADMINISTRATIVE FINE. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF
. LICENSE. Upon a violation by a licensee holding a retail tobacco
dealer's license of any provision of this ordinance or any
provision of a state law regulating the sale or furnishing of
tobacco to minors, the City council may ouspcnd ouch licenoe for ~
perio6. of time not excecding thirty do.yo or mo.}" revoJtc the D~e,
but 1::: either C~De only after 0. public hea.ring, of which the
licen=::e h~:J h~d :tt le:tot t·.lO wee]m' notice, otD.ting t~e time o.nd
plû.ee c: the he~ring:J û.nd the o.llcged violû.tion. If the licen:Je i:J
revoJc:::è. no nCT,; licenoe 0110.11 be iooued to ouch liccn!3ec wi::hin 'oÌJc
montt~ from the do.te of ouch re~oco.tion. impose a civil fine. or
susDend. or revoke the retail tobacco dealer's license in
accordance w~th the schedule set forth herein.
First'violation . . . . . . . . . · · · · · · . fine up to $100.
Second violation within 12 months · · · · · · . fine up to $200.
and a 30 day license suspension.
Third violation within 12 months · · · · · · license revocation.
Violation durin~ period of suspension . · · · license revocation.
No administrative penalty may be imDosed against a licensee until
the City Council has conducted a public hearing after having first
given the licensee two weeks' written notice setting forth the time
and date of the alleqed violation. and the time. date and place of
the Dublic hearinq. Any ci viI fine assessed against a licensee
pursuant to this section must be ~aid in full within 30 days from
. receipt of written notification of the City Council imposition of
the civil fine. Failure to pay the fine within that time Deriod
shall result in a 10 day license suspension. Licensees whose
licenses have been revoked may not be issued a new license within
six me:::ths from the effective date of such revocation.
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Section 2. That Section 424:25 of the 1977 Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 424:25. Sale or Furnishinq to Minor. It Bhall be unlawful
is a violation of Minn. Stat. §609.685 for any person, whether he
or she holds a retail tobacco dealer's license or not, to sell .Q1:
furnish tobacco to a minor. pursuant to Mînn. £to.t. S C09.6B5.
Section 3. That Section 510:00, Subdivision 21, of the 1977 Code
of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
21 424:00 Tobacco Annual fee or for portion
- Sales of year, '.. fur each 'location,
expires December 31st after
issuance . . . . . . . . . 22.50 100.00
If issued after July 31st 11.75 50.00
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Chuck Winkelman #;it
City Council Memb0 >
FROM: Gary N. Gustafso~
ASsistant City Attórney
DATE: January 3, 1996
SUBJECT: Proposed Ordinance Amending the Tobacco Ordinance
to Prohibit Self-Service Sales of Tobacco Products
and Creating an Exception for Sel f . Servi ce Sales
for "Exclusive" Tobacco Shops
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This proposed ordinance is a result of the Council's direction to
this office at the Council meeting of November 20, 1995, to prepare
an ordinance requiring face to face sales of tobacco products, and
creating an exception for "exclusive" tobacco shops. Following the
meeting, this office received input from Councilman Meyer to
~ prepare the ordinance in two forms. 9ne ~rohibitinq all sell-
service sales of tobacco products, ~e ot er Drohibitinq self-
servlce sa~es or tobacco proauccs packaged ~n less than cartons.
The two separate proposed ordinan~es ~.re d~signed to allo\'l the
Council to determine what the Council consensus is as to the type
of prohibition to be set for public hearing. The Council should
determine whether the complete prohibition on self-service sales or
the prohibition limiting self-service sales of tobacco products
packaged in three or fewer individual packages or containers. The
limitation to three or fewer individual packages is derived from my
discussions with retailers as to cormnon packaging schemes they
receive from tobacco wholesalers. It also mirrors the type of
restriction passed in the City of Shoreview. However, in the
Council's discretion, the ordinance could be changed so that the
proposal limits all sales of packages containing less than any
number determined by the Council to be appropriate.
. The exception for tobacco shops is aimed to allow specialty shops,
such as the GW Tobacco store on the East Side owned by John Held,
to sell their products with individual displays assessable to the
public. I personally inspected Mr. Held's store and found that his
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The purpose of this ordinance amendment is to prohibit the
display for sale of tobacco products which are accessible to the
public without intervention on the part of an employee of the
retail tobacco licensee.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 424 OF THE 1977
CODE OF ORDINANCES ENTITLED "TOBACCO" TO
PROHIBIT SELF-SERVICE VENDING OF TOBACCO
PRODUCTS
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. CLOUD, MINNESOTA, HEREBY
ORDAINS:
Section 1. That Section 424:00 of the 1977 Code of Ordinances is
hereby amended as follows:
Subd. 10. The words "self-service vending" mean the display for
sale of tobacco products which are accessible to the public without
need of assistance bv or intervention of an employee.
Subd. 11. The words "tobacco shop" mean a self-contained. ·
independent retail facility. as opposed to a department within a
larcrer retail establishment. that is not more than 1000 sqµare feet
in area. in which tobacco products are offered for sale. with or
without other non-tobacco products. which includes open air disDlav
of individual products for inspection and selection by patrons, and
which is continuously staffed by an emDloyee.
Section. 2 . That Section 424 of the 1977 Code of Ordinances be
amended to include the following section:
Sect ~.on 424:16. Belf-service Vending ·Þrohibited. "-T"" retail
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tobacco licensee shall offer for sale. dispense or sell any tobacco
product by means of self-service vending. This section shall not
apply to a tobacco ShOD.
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Attorneys at Law
Reply to: st. Cloud
January 26, 1996
ST. CLOUD
11 Seventh Avenue North Ms. Rachel Stapleton
P.O. Box 1433 Clerk/Administrator
St. Cloud. MN 56302-1433 CITY OF ST. JOSEPH
612-251-1055 21 First Avenue NW
800·445·9617 P.O. Box 668
st. Joseph, MN 56374
FAX 612'251'5896
RE: Wage Negotiation with the st. Joseph Police
MINNEAPOLIS Officers Federation
2904 Plaza VII
Dear Rachel:
45 South Seventh Street
Minneapolis, MN 55402-1620 I have received your letter dated January 24, 1996,
612·339·9206 which enclosed information relating to the 1996 wage
800'445'9617 negotiation with the st. Joseph Police Officers
FAX 612'251.5896 Federation. Based upon the correspondence from Jeff
. Young to the st. Joseph city Counsel, it would appear
that the Police Federation will be petitioning for
mediation of this labor dispute. with this in mind, I
thought it would be helpful if I provided you with some
FRANK J. RA¡KOIVSKI * t background as to the mediation procedure.
GORDON H. HANSMEIER
FREDERICK L. GRUNKE Under the Public Employment and Labor Relation Act
(Minn. stat. §1798.01 et seq.), police officers are
THOMAS G. JOVANOVICH deemed essential employees. Under this Act, essential
JOHN H. SCHERER employees are prohibited from striking. Therefore, the
PAUL A. RA¡KOWSKI t only recourse essential employees have under the Act is
KEVIN F. GRAY to request mediation, and if that fails, to petition
WILLIAM J. CASHMAN for binding interest arbitration.
DAVID T. SHAY mediation is
Under Minn. stat. §1798.15, allowed only
RiCHARD w. SOBALVARRO after written notice is given to the employer and the
BRIAN L. WILLIAMS Commission by the exclusive representative of the
employee organization of a desire to meet and negotiate
an initial agreement establishing terms and conditions
of employment. Once that notice has been given, either
JAMES H. KELLY, MD., F.A.C.P. the employer or the exclusive representative may
MEDICAL CONSULTANT petition the commissioner of the Minnesota Bureau of
Mediation Services for mediation services.
FRANK J. RAJKOWSKI IS ADMmED TO PRACTICE
IN NORTH DAKOTA, If the petition originates from the employee
GORDON H. HANSMElER
IN NORTH DAKOTA AND WI5CO:\:Sf~, organization, it must be signed by the exclusive
.AUL A. RAJKOWSKI IN W,SCOO-;SL" representative as its authorized officer. The petition
LUAM J. CASH1\IAN IN SoUTH DAKOTA. must be delivered to the Commissioner in person or sent
~ ME\-1BER OF AMERICA:": certified mail. The contents of the petition shall
BOARD OF TRIAL ADVOCATES.
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briefly state the nature of the disagreement of the parties.
Upon receipt of the petition and concluding that mediation would
be helpful, the Commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services
will fix a time and place for a conference with the parties to
negotiate the issues not agreed upon and shall then take the most
expedient steps to bring about a settlement, including assisting
in negotiating and drafting the agreement. All parties must
respond to a summons of the Commissioner for a conference to
mediate and shall continue in the conference until excused by the
Commissioner.
As you are aware, mediation is a process where a third party
attempts to facilitate a settlement between the parties involved
in the dispute. Very often this is accomplished by getting both
parties to compromise and reach a middle ground. As indicated
earlier in this letter, the mediator has the power to keep the
parties in the mediation process until the mediator determines
that the process will not be fruitful, and at that time, excuses
the parties from further mediation.
If mediation fails, the employee organization through its
exclusive representative or the employer of essential employees
. may petition for binding interest arbitration by filing a written
request with the other party and the Commissioner of the Bureau
of Mediation Services. The written request must specify the item
which that party wishes to submit to binding arbitration. within
15 days of the request, the Commissioner must determine whether
further mediation of the dispute would be appropriate and shall
only certify matters to the Board in cases where the Commissioner
believes that both parties have made substantial good faith
bargaining efforts and that an impasse has occurred.
Within 15 days from the time that the Commissioner has certified
the matter to be ready for binding arbitration, both parties must
submit their final positions on the item in the dispute. Since
we are dealing with essential employees in this matter, the law
states that the Commissioner shall determine the items to be
decided by the arbitration based on the efforts to mediate the
dispute and the positions submitted by the parties during the
course of those efforts. Of course, the parties can stipulate
that certain items be excluded from the arbitration. Obviously,
this needs to have the agreement of both sides in order to
accomplish that.
The parties may select persons who are members of the arbitration
roster at the Bureau of Mediation Services to act as the
arbitrator or panel in their dispute by mutual agreement. If the
. parties cannot mutually agree on the arbitrator or the panel, the
Commissioner shall provide to the parties a list of seven
arbitrators. The parties then alternatively strike names from
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the list of arbitrators until only a single arbitrator remains,
unless the parties request and mutually agree to utilize a panel
of three arbitrators.
Once an arbitrator is selected, that person would have
jurisdiction over the items of dispute certified and submitted to
the Commissioner. The arbitrator cannot decide any issues or
matter that is not a term and condition of employment, unless
that matter or issue was included in the employer's final
position. The decision of the arbitrator shall resolve all
issues in the dispute submitted by the Commissioner. The parties
can agree in writing that the arbitrator or the panel shall be
restricted to selecting between the final offers of the parties
on each impasse item or the final offer of one or the other
party's in its entirety. This is typically called "baseball
arbitration" which restricts the arbitrator to picking one or the
other party's last offer or demand. In considering the dispute
in issue, the arbitrator or panel must consider the statutory
rights and obligations of public employers to efficiently manage
and conduct their operations within the legal limitations
surrounding the financing of these questions. The decision of
the arbitrator or panel is final and binding on all parties. The
· decision must be rendered thirty days from the date that the
arbitration proceedings have been concluded.
I hope that this provides you with some background as to the
mediation and arbitration process for essential employees such as
the st. Joseph Police Officers Federation.
I believe that the City should start collecting relevant
information about the remaining issues. The City may look to
other comparable cities to determine how some issues are
typically addressed. The City should also look at the entire
benefit package offered, not just single elements. A fairer
comparison will result if the entire package is considered.
If you have any questions regarding this process, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
H. Scherer
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. BU-Rj.:AU OF MEDIATION SERVICES PETITION FOR MEDIATION SERVICES I Daie Received
STATE OF MINNESOTA (PUBLIC SECTOR) Case Number
e¡ 380 ENERGY LANE. SUITE 2 I HisiOry File
ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA 55108 i o 30 Day Teacher o 45 Day
I Mediaiion Period Commenced on
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Name of Petitioning Organization: St. Joseph Police Employees Federatjon
Address: P.O. Box'361 City: -.S t . Joseph State: MN Zip: 56374
Phone: ~) 251 6117
Name of Representative: Jean Gustin
Address: 29325 Co. Rd. 121 City: St. JoseDh State: MN Zip: 56374
Phone: (12) 363-4485
Name of Other Party: City of St. Joseph
Address: 21 1st Ave. N.W. City: St. JoseDh State: MN Zip: 56374
Phone: (612 363-7201
Name of Representative: Mayor Donald (bud) Reber
Address: 118 2nd Ave S.E. City: St. Joseph State: MN Zip: 56374
Phone: ~ 12) 363 - 7585
Name and Address of Additional Persons to be Notified of Meetings:
Jeff Young
P.O. Box 361 , St. Joseph, MN 56374
Type of Governmental Agency: o County ~ Municipality o School Dist. [J SpBdComm. o State o U of M
Type of Mediation Requested: IZ! Contract 0 Grievance
e Type of Bargaining Unit Involved: (file a separate petition for each appropriate unit)
Check the ONE designation which is most applicable: o Hwy/Public Wks/Pks.
o K-12 Teachers o Registered Nurses."LPN o Technical
Ð Police/Fire/Corrections o Clerical/Administrative o Higher Education Instructional
o Supervisory o Social Services o Wall to Wall
o Confidential o Maintenance & Trades o Other Professional
o Principals/Asst. Principals o Service & Support o Other
Status of Employees Involved: XJ Essential o Other Than Essential
Number of Employees in Unit: 5 Number of Prior Negotiating Meetings Held: L- Date of 1 st Negotiating Mtg: _
Concise Statement of the Nature of This Dispute and Unresolved Issues: Ä!';kìnS +'()r inrro;::j!,;p in
foundational salary to correct the disparity in the pay equity scale, and
also a reasonable cost of livinq increase.
Date Current Contract Expires: Dec. 31, 1995
Check if This is a First Contract []
Date of Petition: January 29, 1996 <""-
Date Copy Sent to Other Parties Listed Above: January 29, 1996
DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE
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Mediator Assigned: Date Assigned:
Date of First Mediation Session: Number of Mediation Sessions Held:
New Contract Expiration Date: Date Case Closed Out:
BMS Form ME-00022-01 x
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CORE COMMITTEE
January 25, 1996
The CORE Committee, a community relations committee of the
Community and City of St. Joseph met 1n City Hall on Thursday,
January 25, 1996 at 6:30 p.m.
Present were Ross Rieke, Wendy Wuebben, Patrick Biren, Dawn
Gallett, Linda Sniezek, Mary Geller, Tillie Wasner, Brad Lindgren,
and Rachel Stapleton.
The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m.
ELECTION LAWS AND PROCEDURES: Problems of proof of residency for
off campus students were discussed along with the need for
education in election procedures and voter responsibility.
Stapleton discussed the problems some off campus students have In
provided proof of residency with the required documentation as
stated in Minnesota election laws. She also advised that election
violations are a felonies with penalties of ten thousand dollar
fines and five years in jail.
· The group generally felt each voter needs to be responsible. There
is a need for education of the procedures and requirements for off
campus voters through more publicizing of them. Also the City, CSB
and SJU will work together for adequate student voter registration
along with college registration.
FEBRUARY SPEAKOUT: The group generally felt there are no big
issues presently, to provide interest in a speakout. After some
discussion it was agreed honor someone who has contributed to the
college and community life through giving service to the community
during Service Week in April. This will be done in place of
holding a February event.
The students agreed to work on a nomination process to be discussed
at the next meeting.
The next meeting will be held on February 26, at 6:30 p.m. at the
New Campus Center at CSB.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
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