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CLID 2009 Annual Meeting Notice
CLID 2009 Annual Meeting Notice
Jun 4, 2009 --
June 1, 2009
Coon Lake Improvement District (CLID)
Board of Directors
P.O. Box 26
East Bethel, MN 55011
Dear Coon Lake Improvement District Property Owner,
This letter, along with two weeks prior published notice in the Anoka County Union, will satisfy notice informing of the CLID Annual Meeting required by Resolution #2008-10, Anoka County Board of Commissioners, Order Establishing Coon Lake Improvement District, Item # 7 in accordance with Minn. Statute, 103B.571, Subd. 2.
The intent of this letter, in addition to its legal requirement, is to inform the District Property Owners of items of importance and interest as follows:
CLID meetings are currently held at 7:00 PM on the second Wednesday of each month at the Coon Lake Community and Senior Center (CLCSC), 182 Forest Rd., Wyoming, MN 55092. An additional meeting has been added for the fourth Wednesday in May and June to accommodate the workload with regards to the lake vegetation treatments and the preparations for the annual meeting. The CLID board is subject to the rules and statues of the State of Minnesota Open Meeting Law, MN Statute Chapter 13D. Meeting minutes of all CLID meetings are available on the CLID website, www.CLIDMN.org.
The Second Annual Meeting of the CLID will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at the Coon Lake Community and Senior Center, address above, in the Coon Lake Beach area. Meeting time begins at 7:00 PM and voting for Directors by ballot will be open from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. The agenda includes:
- One of the five positions on the board is expiring. We will be meeting the candidates and electing a person to serve in the open position for a three (3) year term on the Board of Directors by ballot. Nominations will not be taken from the floor.
- We will be presenting options having costs in excess of $5,000.00, which will require a vote for a 2010 Plan of Work to be carried out by the Lake Vegetation Management Team.
· We will approve a budget for the fiscal year to submit to Anoka County.
· We will be voting on the CLID annual fee on the 2010 tax statements
If you are interested in serving your lake community through the CLID, we encourage you to consider filing for the open board position to be elected through a ballot process at the July 22, 2009 CLID meeting. To File for Office of Director, please refer to the following requirements:
- Eligibility. Individuals must be unique property owners with property abutting Coon Lake, Anoka County, including the man-made channel.
- Candidates. Candidates shall be 18 years of age and submit a completed Letter of Interest within the stated filing period.
- Letter of Interest. The Letter shall contain the following information:
i. The candidate’s true name or the name by which the candidate is commonly and generally known in the community;
ii. The address and telephone number of the individual;
iii. The signature of the individual and
iv. The reason the Candidate is running for office.
v. The Letter shall be presented at a CLID Board meeting or mailed to:
Coon Lake Improvement District
P.O. Box 26
East Bethel, MN 55011
- Filing Period. Letters of Interest shall be filed not more than six weeks nor less than four weeks before the annual meeting. The filing dates for this year are between June 10, 2009 and June 24, 2009.
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Coon Lake Improvement District
Property owners not present at the annual meeting may participate in the election of the board of directors by absentee ballot. Absentee ballots shall be mailed to any eligible voter requesting one beginning no later than 10 days before the annual meeting. Completed absentee ballots shall be mailed to the Coon Lake Improvement District, P.O. Box 26, East Bethel, MN 55011. Absentee ballots not received by 3 p.m. the day of the annual meeting are void and shall not be counted. Absentee ballots can be obtained by calling Barb Bouljon, election official, at 763-434-7787.
If you would like to be involved but don’t wish to be on the board, please consider volunteering for our other needs:
· Development of an email address database to communicate with CLID constituents
· Logo creation
· Fund raising and revenue source research
· Publication, communication and correspondence
· Budget committee
· Lake Vegetation Committee to plan and implement treatment schedule
All of you now have an opportunity to help us keep our administrative costs down by logging onto our website at www.CLIDMN.org and provide us with your email address. With it we plan to create the database for use in keeping you informed of our activities, thereby lowering our mailing costs. The database will not be shared with anyone else. Simply click on “Contact CLID” tab and click on the underline word “here”. Fill out all required boxes and submit. Emails and inquiries can be sent to the CLID Board at info@clidmn.org or via US mail to: Coon Lake Improvement District, P.O. Box 26, East Bethel, MN 55011.
The CLID Board recommends joining the membership of the Coon Lake Improvement Association (CLIA) in order to receive weekly current and pertinent information regarding Coon Lake.
That organizations email address is: coonlakeimprovementassociation@yahoo.com Request a membership form and you will receive one either electronically or by US Mail.
With warmest regards,
The CLID Board of Directors:
Michael Bury Chairman mike323b@comcast.net 612-618-1372
Al Beck 1st Vice Chair albeck9801@hotmail.com 763-434-9801
Dave Koenig 2nd Vice Chair dave_donna_koenig@msn.com 763-244-4028
Ron Croteau Treasurer rronone77@aol.com 612-735-2667
Tim Donnay Secretary timdonnay@aol.com 763-434-5777
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