HomeMy WebLinkAbout2695-25 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2025/07/21Ordinance No. 2695-25
Amending Chapter 2 of the St. Louis Park City Code regarding the membership
and terms of service for commissioners on the Community Technology Advisory
Commission, Human Rights Commission, Planning Commission, and Parks and
Recreation Commission
The City of St. Louis Park, Minnesota does ordain:
Section 1. St. Louis Park City Code Chapter 2 is hereby amended as follows to delete the struck-
out language and to add the underlined text:
Article IV. Boards, Commissions and Committees*
Division 1. Generally
Secs. 2-161--2-180. Reserved.
Division 2. Community Technology Advisory Commission*
Sec. 2-181. Membership; terms.
(a) Advisory status function; composition. The community technology advisory commission
shall be an advisory commission to the city council. It shall consist of seven (7) regular
members, two (2) youth members and one ex-officio member, all appointed as set forth in this
section.
(b) Regular members. Six of the All regular members of the commission shall be appointed
by the city council for to three-year terms. One regular member shall be appointed by and
serve at the pleasure of the Board of Independent School District No. 283 of St. Louis Park for a
term of three years, unless such appointment shall be terminated by such school board. One
alternate may be appointed by such school board to serve in the absence of its regular
member. Failure of such school board to appoint its member or an alternate to serve on the
community technology advisory commission shall in no way affect the validity of the
proceedings of the community technology advisory commission. The terms of the regular
members shall run until May 31 of the year in which their terms expire and until a qualified
successor is appointed and qualified. Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. In
the event of a vacancy, the council shall appoint a person to complete the unexpired term.
Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. A member of the commission may be
removed with or without cause by the city council.
(c) Youth members. Youth members shall be appointed by the city council to one-year
terms. Two voting youth members, who shall be a high school student of a private or public
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school located in the city Youth members shall have the same voting power as regular
members. , may be appointed by the city council and serve a term of one year.
(d) Ex-officio member. One ex-officio member shall be appointed by the cable company
which is granted a franchise by the city. The ex-officio member shall not vote or be counted as
part of the quorum, but shall be present at all meetings.
(e) Qualifications. Regular members of the commission shall be qualified voters and
residents of the city. The regular member appointed by the Board of Independent School
District No. 283 of St. Louis Park shall also be a resident of the school district. A vacancy shall be
deemed to exist if a member ceases to meet the residency requirements. The regular members
and youth members of the commission shall be appointed from persons who have
demonstrated an interest in the community technology advisory commission by submission of
appropriate city forms. Youth members shall be high school students of a private or public
school located in the city. All members will be appointed through the application and
appointment process established by the city council.
(f) Term limits. Regular members of the communication technology advisory commission
may serve up to two, three-year consecutive terms on any board or commission. Members
must sit out one full term before re-applying to the communication community and technology
advisory commission.
(Code 1976, § 1-320; Ord. No. 2572-19, 10-7-19; Ord. No. 2603-21, 1-19-21; Ord. No. 2689-25,
3-3-25)
Sec. 2-183. Stipends and expenses of members.
(a) Stipends. Each of the six regular and the two youth members of the communication
community and technology advisory commission shall receive a stipend of $49/per month.
(b) Expenses of members. The members of the community technology advisory
commission may be reimbursed for actual expenses to the extent that funds therefore are
provided in the annual city budget adopted by the city council. The commission shall properly
account for its receipts and expenditures of monies in accordance with established city
procedures.
(Code 1976, § 1-322; Ord. No. 2572-19, 10-7-19; Ord. No. 2689-25, 3-3-25)
Division 3. Human Rights Commission
Sec. 2-212. Membership; terms.
(a) Advisory function; composition. The human rights commission shall be an advisory
commission to the city council. It and shall consist of eight (8) regular members and two (2)
voting youth members, all appointed as set forth in this section.
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(b) Regular members. Seven of the All regular members of the human rights commission,
at least one of whom shall be an attorney, shall be appointed by the city council for a to three-
year terms. One regular member shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Independent School District No. 283 for three-year terms unless such an appointment shall
be sooner terminated by such board. Failure of such school board to appoint its member to
serve on the commission shall in no way affect the validity of the proceedings of the
commission. The terms of regular members shall run until May 31 of the year in which their
terms expire and until a qualified successor is appointed and qualified. Subsequent
appointments shall be for three-year terms. In the event of a vacancy, the council shall appoint
a person to complete the unexpired term. Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year
terms. A member of the commission may be removed with or without cause by the city council.
(c) Youth members. Youth members shall be appointed by the city council to one-year
terms. Two voting youth members, who shall be high school students of a private or public
school located in the city Youth members shall have the same voting power as regular
members. , may be appointed by the city council and serve a term of one year.
(d) Qualifications. Regular members of the human rights commission shall be qualified
voters and residents of the city. The regular member appointed by the Board of Independent
School District No. 283 of St. Louis Park shall also be a resident of the school district. A vacancy
shall be deemed to exist if a member ceases to meet the residency requirements. Youth
members shall be high school students of a private or public school located in the city. All
members will be appointed through the application and appointment process established by
the city council.
(e) Term limits. Regular members of the human rights commissionmay serve up to two,
three-year consecutive terms on any board or commission. Members must sit out one full term
before re-applying to the human rights commission.
(Code 1976, § 1-341; Ord. No. 2403-11, 9-30-2011; Ord. 2603-21, 1-19-21; Ord. No. 2689-25, 3-
3-25)
Sec. 2-214. Stipends and expenses of members.
(a) Stipends. Each of the seven regular and the two youth members of the human rights
commission shall receive a stipend of $49/per month.
(b) Expenses of members. The members of the human rights commission may be
reimbursed for actual expenses to the extent that funds therefore are provided in the annual
city budget adopted by the city council. The commission shall properly account for its receipts
and expenditures of monies in accordance with established city procedures.
(Code 1976, § 1-343; Ord. No. 2689-25, 3-3-25)
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Division 4. Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission*
Sec. 2-241. Membership; terms.
(a) Advisory Function function; composition. The parks and recreation advisory
commission shall be an advisory commission to the city council. It shall consist of
seven (7) regular members and two (2) youth members, all appointed as set forth in
this section.
(b) Regular members. Four All regular members of the commission shall be appointed by
the city council for to three-year terms. Three regular members shall be appointed by and serve
at the pleasure of the Board of Independent School District No. 283 for a three-year term.
Failure of such school board to appoint its membership to serve on the parks and recreation
advisory commission shall in no way affect the validity of the proceedings of the parks and
recreation advisory commission. The terms of regular members shall expire on run until May 31
of the third year of such in which their terms expire and until a qualified successor is duly
appointed and qualified. Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. In the event
of a vacancy, the city council shall appoint a person to complete the unexpired term.
Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. A member of the commission may be
removed with or without cause by the city council.
(c) Youth member. Two voting y Youth members, who shall be high school students of a
private or public school located in the city, may shall be appointed by the city council and serve
a term of to one-year terms. Youth members shall have the same voting power as regular
members.
(d) Qualifications. Regular members of the parks and recreation advisory commission
shall be qualified voters and residents of the city. The regular member appointed by the Board
of Independent School District No. 283 of St. Louis Park shall also be a resident of the school
district. A vacancy shall deem to exist if a member ceases to meet the residency requirements.
Youth members shall be high school students of a private or public school located in the city. All
members will be appointed through the application and appointment process established by
the city council. All members of the commission shall be appointed from persons who have
demonstrated an interest in the parks and recreation advisory commission by submission of
appropriate city forms.
(e) Term limits. Regular members of the parks and recreation advisory commission may
serve up to two, three-year consecutive terms on any board or commission. Members must sit
out one full term before re-applying to the parks and recreation advisory commission.
(Code 1976, § 1-310; Ord. 2603-21, 1-19-21; Ord. No. 2689-25, 3-3-25)
Sec. 2-243. Stipends and expense of members.
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(a) Stipends. Each of the four regular and the two youth members of the parks and
recreation advisory commission shall receive a stipend of $49/per month.
(b) Expenses of members. The members of the parks and recreation advisory commission
may be reimbursed for actual expenses to the extent that funds therefore are provided in the
annual city budget adopted by the city council. The commission shall properly account for its
receipts and expenditures of monies in accordance with established city procedures.
(Code 1976, § 1-312; Ord. No. 2689-25, 3-3-25)
Division 5. Planning Commission*
Sec. 2-271. Membership; terms.
(a) Advisory Function function; composition. The planning commission shall be an advisory
commission to the city council and. It shall consist of seven (7) regular members and one (1)
youth member, all appointed as set forth in this section.
(b) Regular members. Six of the All regular members of the commission shall be appointed
by the city council for to three-year terms. One regular member of the commission shall be
appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board of Independent School District No. 283 of
St. Louis Park for a term of three years unless such appointment shall be terminated by such
school board. One alternate may be appointed by such school board to serve in the absence of
the regular member. Failure of such school board to appoint its member or alternate to serve
on the planning commission shall in no way affect the validity of the proceedings of the
planning commission. The terms of regular members shall expire on run until May 31 of the
third year of such termin which their terms expire and until a qualified successor is duly
appointed and qualified. Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. In the event
of a vacancy, the city council shall appoint a person to complete the unexpired term.
Subsequent appointments shall be for three-year terms. A member of the commission may be
removed with or without cause by the city council.
(c) Youth member. One nonvoting A youth member, who shall be a high school student of
a private or public school located in the city, may shall be appointed by the city council and
serve a term of to a one-year term. The youth member shall not have voting power.
(d) Qualifications. Regular members of the planning commission shall be qualified voters
and residents of the city. The regular member appointed by the Board of Independent School
District No. 283 of St. Louis Park shall also be a resident of such school district. A vacancy shall
be deemed to exist if a member ceases to meet the residency requirements. The youth
member shall be a high school student of a private or public school located in the city. All
members will be appointed through the application and appointment process established by
the city council. The regular members and youth member of the commission shall be appointed
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from persons who have demonstrated an interest in the planning commission by submission of
appropriate city forms.
(e) Term limits. Regular members of the planning Commission may serve up to two,
three-year consecutive terms on any board or commission. Members must sit out one full term
before re-applying to the planning commission.
(Code 1976, § 1-301; Ord. No. 2689-25, 3-3-25)
Sec. 2-273. Stipends and expenses of members.
(a) Stipends. Each of the six regular and the one youth members of the planning
commission shall receive a stipend of $49/per month.
(b) Expenses of members. The members of the planning commission may be reimbursed for
actual expenses to the extent that funds therefore are provided in the annual city budget
adopted by the city council. The commission shall properly account for its receipts and
expenditures of monies in accordance with established city procedures.
(Code 1976, § 1-303; Ord. No. 2689-25, 3-3-25)
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect no sooner than 15 days after publication.
First reading July 7, 2025
Second reading July 21, 2025
Date of publication July 31, 2025
Date ordinance takes effect August 15, 2025
Reviewed for administration:
Adopted by the city council July 21, 2025:
Kim Keller, city manager Nadia Mohamed, mayor
Attest: Approved as to form and execution:
Melissa Kennedy, city clerk Soren Mattick, city attorney
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