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The Afton Charter Commission was appointed in accordance with Minnesota Statutes § 410.05 to determine whether it is necessary or desirable to frame a home rule charter for Afton, MN.
The Home Rule Charter Study Commission's first meeting was on January 11, 2008.
Current Status & Next Steps:
- The final draft of the proposed Afton Charter was approved at the November 30, 2009 Commission Meeting.
- This final draft is available for download in PDF format by clicking here (new window will open).
- The Commission requested and received approval from the Afton City Council at the December 15, 2009 Council meeting, to submit the draft to the League of Minnesota Cities (LMNC) for legal review.
- This legal review process typically takes 2 to 3 months.
- When the legal review is complete, the Charter Commission will meet to review and discuss the feedback and guidance from LMNC and make necessary changes to the draft of the proposed Afton Charter.
- The Charter Commission will then schedule a series of public meetings to present, discuss and get feedback from Afton Citizens on the proposed Afton Charter.
- Additional updates may be made to the proposed Afton Charter based citizen feedback.
- The plan is have Afton Citizens vote on the proposed Afton Charter at the November 2010 general elections.
- The Afton Charter Commission meetings are open to the public. Check the Meetings page on this website for dates and locations.
- For more information, comments and questions, contact the Charter Commission
NOTICE: The Afton Charter Commission has 4 openings for Commission Members.
If you wish to be considered for appointment, please send a brief letter stating why you want to be appointed and how you can contribute to the Afton Charter Commission to:
Judge Timothy R. Bloomquist,
Chief Judge of the Tenth Judicial District,
18 North Vine St.,
Mora, MN 55051
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