Democracy at work

Star Tribune Fri, 18 Jan 2008 02:17:13 GMT
New members of Eagan charter plan to disband it

The Eagan City Council has picked new members for the Charter Commission - all of whom want to see it disbanded. The Eagan City Council this week named seven new members to the city's beleaguered Charter Commission, each of whom said their goal is to disband it as soon as possible. The new members of the 13-member board are former legislator Bruce (Buzz) Anderson; City Council Member Paul Bakken; Ryan Bronson, conservation manager for Federal Cartridge; City Council Member Peggy Carlson; former City Council Member Shawn Hunter; Daniel Keeley, account manager for Goodrich; and Tom King, a Northwest Airlines pilot who was one of the commission's first members. The council had already selected Bakken and Carlson and chose the additional five members from 21 applicants. The City Council has made no secret of its desire to eliminate the commission. Twice in the last four years the Eagan commission has submitted a proposed home rule charter to voters, only to have it overwhelmingly rejected. The most recent time, in November, 91 percent voted against it.

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