Ordinance No. 1244 06-25-2007ORDINANCE 1244
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE FRIDLEY
CITY CHARTER
WHEREAS, The City of Fridley, Minnesota, under the powers vested in it under Minnesota Statutes
Section 410 and its own City Charter, has the power to amend its Charter; and
WHEREAS, one method of amending its Charter is by Ordinance through the unanimous consent of its
City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City, through its Council, with the review and consent of its Charter Commission, has
determined that current language of the charter related to restrictions on fee increases for utility services
is causing deep and significant harm to the finances of the City and that a change in the Charter language
is necessary to mitigate even further harm from being caused by the Charter to the City's finances.
IT IS, THEREFORE, HEREBY ORDAlNED THAT:
The Charter of the City of Fridley, specifically Section 7.02, subsection 3, is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Any other fees created, or increased beyond the limits set forth in subsection 1, shall require
voter approval as stipulated in subsection 2.
A. For the purposes of this subsection, "fees" includes sales and use taxes, , recycling
fees, gas and electric franchise fees and any other fee that produces a tax burden or direct
financial obligation for all property owners and/or residents of Fridley.
B. For the purposes of this subsection, the term "fees" does not include: Utility charges, Parks and
Recreation Department participation fees, charges for photo-copying sales of municipal liquor
store products, or civil and criminal fines and other charges collected in cases of restitution or
violation of law or contract. The term "fees" also does not include rental housing fees, building
permit fees, liquor license fees, the e�tension or transfer of cable television service authority to
additional service providers for which fees are already being charged, fees for the operation of
junk yards, annual license fees for the operation of pawn shops and other regulated business, and
any other charge for services, including health and safety related Code enforcement, and other
goods, services or materials routinely provided by the City to its citizens or other members of the
public which, by law, must be limited to the actual cost of the service being provided. The term
"fees" shall not include any special assessments made under Minnesota Statutes Section 429.
There being five council members present and voting in favor of this Ordinance, it has been duly
adopted this 25th day of June 2007.
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cott . und, Mayor
ATTEST:
Debra A. Skogen, City Cl
Public hearing. May 21, 2007
First Reading: June 11, 2007
Second Reading: June 25, 2007
Publication: July 5, 2007 in the Fridley Sun Focus