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Elk River City Council Meeting May 23, 1994 Page 6 . Elk River resident John Plaisted voiced his support for a four year term of office for the Mayor. There being no further public comment, Mayor Duitsman closed the public hearing. COUN~ILMEMBER SCHEEL MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 94-6, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING A FOUR YEAR TERM OF OfFICE FOR THE MAYOR. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN SECONDED THE MOTION. Council member Holmgren indicated that since very few people are present at this public hearing on this issue, there must not be a strong feeling in the community one way or the other on this situation. He indicated that he did not know if it was a good or bad idea for a four year term of office for the Mayor, but that he was generally supportive of the idea. Councilmember Farber indicated that one of the issues brought to his attention was whether or not this should be a public referendum issue and whether or not the citizens should be allowed to vote on this request. It was noted that State law requires this change by ordinance and does not mandate a public referendum on this issue. THE MOTION CARRIED 3-1-1. Councilmember Farber opposed. Mayor Duitsman abstained. e 7. Other Business Councilmember Oietz requested that the EDA agenda for 6/13/94 include a discussion on the EOA site downtown. The Council concurred that this was an appropriate issue to discuss in June. 8. Staff Updates No staff updates were presented at this time. 9. Adjournment There being no further business, COUNCILMEMBER SCHEEL MOVED TO ADJOURN THE MEETING. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. The meeting of the Elk River City Council was adjourned at approximately 7:45 p.m. Respectfully submitted, 7JJ jdJ~ Patrick Klaers City Administrator e