## Richfield Charter Commission Agenda August 19, 2026 -- 6:00 PM ## Richfield Municipal Center ## Bartholomew Conference Room ## 6700 Portland Avenue 1. Call to Order ## 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Minutes a. Minutes ## 4. Unfinished Business a. Proposed ordinance to amend charter related to election petitions 5. Adjournment Auxiliary aids for individuals with accessibility needs are available upon request. Requests must be made at least 96 hours in advance to the City Clerk at 612-861-9739. Materials relating to these agenda items can be found in the Charter Commission agenda packet located at the main table within the conference room. The Charter Commission agenda packet is also available electronically on the City of Richfield’s website. Page 1 of 32 ## Richfield Charter Commission ## Meeting Minutes January 21, 2026 Present: Bill Bullock, Reed Bornholdt, Walter Burk, Sidney Rehwaldt, Sarah Musgrave, Larry ## Ernster, Timothy Garvey, Louis Dzierzak, Brandt Krueger, Michelle Dowell, Stephanie ## Kowalkowski, Gordon Vizecky, David Lamberger ## Absent: David Gepner, Sue Sandahl ## City Staff: Courtney DesCamps, Senior Analyst; Mary Tietjen, City Attorney The meeting was called to order by President Bill Bullock at 7:00 p.m. Roll Call was taken resulting in a quorum being present. New Commissioners were welcomed and introduced themselves. ## APPROVAL OF MINUTES Motion by Krueger, seconded by Vizecky, to approve the minutes from the May 22, 2025 meeting. Discussion held regarding Section 3.5 – Annual Report Submission regarding who is required to submit the Commission’s Annual Report to the District Court Judge (City Staff or Commission Secretary). Motion carried. ## UNFINISHED BUSINESS ## A . Adoption of Charter Commission Bylaws Discussion pertaining to the formal adoption of the Commission’s Bylaws following the review held at the May 22, 2025 meeting. Motion by Bullock, seconded by Vizecky, to change Section 1.6 of the current Bylaws from “The Commission will review the bylaws at least once every two years” to “The Commission will review the bylaws at least once every five years.” Motion carried. Motion by Vizecky, seconded by Krueger, to approve the Commission’s Bylaws as changed by the previously approved motion. Motion carried. ## NEW BUSINESS A. Election of Officers for 2026 ## President Motion by Vizecky, seconded by Bornholdt, to nominate Bill Bullock. Motion carried. ## Vice President Motion by Vizecky, seconded by Burk, to nominate Reed Bornholdt. Motion carried. Page 2 of 32 ## Secretary Motion by Vizecky, seconded by Krueger, to nominate David Gepner. Motion by Ernster, no second, to nominate Larry Ernster. Motion to nominate David Gepner carried. ## B. Petion Requirements City Attorney Tietjen reported that City Staff was recently informed by the League of Minnesota Cities that under Minnesota Rule 8205.1010, all petitions for elections (including nominating petitions, recall petitions and proposed recall petiti…