## City of Blaine ## Charter Commission July 14, 2026 | 6:15 PM ## Blaine City Hall ## 10801 Town Square Drive NE ## Blaine, MN 55449 The Charter Commission reviews the City Charter and recommends charter amendments in keeping with the state law. Commissioners are citizen volunteers recommended for appointment by the City Council to the Tenth Judicial District Chief Judge. The Charter Commission meets annually as required by statute, but may convene more often as needed. Those interested in having direct input into City government are encouraged to consider serving on the Commission. Appointments are 4-year terms and Commissioners are no longer limited to two 4-year terms per Minnesota Statute. The Charter Commission must consist of a minimum of seven commissioners and no more than 15 commissioners. ## AGENDA 1. Call to Order ## 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes 3.1. 2026-365 Approval of Minutes ## Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk ## 4. Open Forum Open Forum is an opportunity for the public to share comments, concerns, or input on other items. While Open Forum is not intended to provide responses or discussion during the meeting, city staff will contact the speaker(s) after the meeting if follow-up is needed. Each speaker is limited to three minutes, with a maximum of 15 minutes set aside for Open Forum. ## 5. New Business 5.1. 2026-366 City of Blaine Charter Commission Activities –April 2025 – July 2026 ## Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk ## 6. Old Business 7. Adjournment Page 1 of 7 ## City of Blaine ## Charter Commission November 18, 2025 | 6:00 PM ## Blaine City Hall ## 10801 Town Square Drive NE ## Blaine, MN 55449 ## MINUTES 1. Call to Order Chair Lester called the meeting to order at 7:00PM. ## 2. Roll Call PRESENT: Chair Jeffrey Lester, Commissioners Ken Anderson, Tom Doran, Al ## Goracke, Terri Homan, Jasen Howard, Abdi Hussein, Trace Ludewig, Ashton Ramsammy, and Arman Tagarro. ABSENT: Commissioners Ali Khan, Jason Halpern, Jason Hartmann, and Nyle ## Zikmund ## ALSO PRESENT: City Clerk Cathy Sorensen 3. Approval of Minutes 3.1. 2025-557 Approval of Minutes ## Sponsors: Motion by Commissioner Homan, seconded by Commissioner Ludewig, to approve the minutes of October 13, 2025, as presented. Motion adopted unanimously. ## 4. Open Forum for Citizen Input No one appeared. ## 5. New Business None. ## 6. Old Business 6.1. 2025-168 Discussion of Other Sections of Charter for Possible Review - Sec. 6.05 - ## Purchases and Contracts ## Sponsors: Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk Page 2 of 7 Commissioners further discussed council feedback at the recent workshop as well as the importance of this proposed amendment. Discussion was held on possibly recommending a smaller amount such as $75,000 with a phased plan to increase or wait until after the 2026 election. The commission discussed how they shouldn't consider an election in their process as then they may not be doing their due diligence. They noted there wasn'…