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Residents urge Ranked Choice Voting; council hears informational petition and legal analysis
Summary
An informational presentation on a petition to place a Ranked Choice Voting charter amendment before Hopkins voters drew eight supporters during public comment; the council received the legal analysis but took no formal action.
City Clerk Amy Domeier reviewed actions taken to date on a petition to amend the Hopkins charter to adopt Ranked Choice Voting and emphasized the presentation was informational and not intended to debate the merits of RCV; Assistant City Attorney Sathe provided a legal analysis included in the meeting packet.
Eight residents spoke in support of the petition during public comment — Sara Garber, Nathan Miller, Leeanne Kovacas, Will Kessler, Dennis Guillanme, Carl Holmquist, Karen Norum and Gary DeVaan — and their support was acknowledged by council. Council Member Goodlund raised concerns about the potential costs of implementing Ranked Choice Voting and noted Hopkins' current "vote for two" system shares some similarities with RCV. No formal council action was taken following the discussion.
Next steps: because the presentation was informational, the petition and any required legal or procedural steps will proceed according to the charter-amendment process and guidance in the city attorney's analysis.
