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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 8.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />General Business July 5, 2022 Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Call Special Meeting Dates Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Approve, by motion, the following special budget meetings: <br /> 4:30 p.m., July 25, 2022 <br /> 4:30 p.m., August 8, 2022 <br /> 4:30 p.m., August 29, 2022 (tentative in case more time is needed. Can be cancelled later.) <br /> <br />Approve, by motion, the following special canvassing meetings: <br /> 8:00 a.m., Friday, August 12, 2022 <br /> ______________________ Date and time between Nov 14-Nov 18 <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Past practice has been to schedule budget discussions on separate evenings from regular City Council meetings to <br />focus on the city budget. <br /> <br />Primary Election Canvassing Board Meeting <br />State law says the meeting must be held on the second or third day after the Primary. The meeting may only be <br />held on the second day after a primary if the county auditor agrees to review primary voting statistics within a time <br />that permits the canvass to be conducted on that day. Staff requests the meeting be held on the third day, which <br />would be Friday, August 12, 2022, in order to have time to process the results and prepare for the canvassing <br />meeting. Past practice has been to hold the meeting at 8:00 a.m. <br /> <br />General Election Canvassing Board Meeting <br />State law says the meeting must be 3-10 days after the general election. Past practice has been to canvass the <br />results the Friday after the election, however, city offices are closed for Veteran’s Day. Other dates available are <br />Monday, November 14 through Friday, November 18. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />Elk River Mission <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> None <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br /> Updated: August 2020 <br />