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BET president proposes charter amendments to add member and allow standing alternates
Summary
President Steve Brandt proposed adding a seventh elected member to the Board of Estimate and Taxation and permitting council-appointed standing alternates to address recurring quorum problems; commissioners debated timing, political feasibility and legal paths but took no formal action.
Steve Brandt, president of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation, opened a discussion on April 22 about proposed charter amendments that would add a seventh elected member to the board and permit the council president and the budget committee chair to appoint standing designees to attend BET meetings when council members cannot.
Brandt said the recommendation grew from repeated quorum shortfalls. "The quorum issue is one that's dogged us this year," he said, arguing that adding a seventh member would provide a margin of error and produce an odd-numbered membership to avoid tie votes.
The proposal drew a range of responses. Commissioner Chughtai said she…
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