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Memorandum
City of Lakeville
Planning Department
To: Planning Commission
From: Tina Morrow, Senior Administrative Assistant
Date: April 19, 2022
Subject: Packet Material for the April 21, 2022 Planning Commission Meeting
Agenda
Item: Election of Officers
Action Deadline:
Section 2 of the Lakeville City Code establishes the Planning Commission and provides for the
organization and procedures of the commission. At their March 7, 2022 meeting the City
Council approved Planning Commission appointments. The City Code states that, at the first
regular meeting of the year following City Council appointment of Planning Commission
members, the Planning Commission shall elect a chairperson whose election must receive the
confirmation of the City Council. No Planning Commission member shall serve more than three
(3) consecutive years as chairperson. Jeff Witte has served one year as chairperson. The City
Code also states that, at the first meeting of the year following City Council appointment of
Planning Commission members, the Planning Commission shall elect a vice chairperson. The
vicechairperson shall chair the Planning Commission meetings in the absence of the
chairperson. Jenna Majorowicz has served one year as the vicechairperson.
The following procedures should be followed in the election process:
1) The existing chair should ask for nominations. Nominations can be taken individually by
position (chair, vicechair) or as a slate of officers. This call for nominations should occur three
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times (are there any nominations; are there any more nominations, are there any more
nominations). The chair shall announce that selfnominations are allowed.
2) Once three calls for nominations are completed, the chair shall state that nominations are
closed.
3) A vote on the positions, either individually or as a slate, shall occur. The person with the
most votes is elected.
4) A newly elected chair would take over presiding duties at the next Planning Commission
meeting.
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