Ordinance No. 1102 09-08-1997 ORDINANCE NO. 1102
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 7.02 OF THE FRIDLEY CITY
CHARTER
The City Council of the City of Fridley does hereby ordain as follows:
That the following sections of the Fridley City Charter be amended as follows:
CHAPTER 7
TAXATION AND FINANCE •
Section 7.02. POWER OF TAXATION.
1. The City shall have, in addition to the powers by this Charter expressly or
impliedly granted, all the powers to raise money by taxation pursuant to the laws
of the State which are applicable to cities of the class of which it may be a
member from time to time, provided that the amount of taxes levied against real and
personal property within the City for general City purposes shall not exceed in
dollars, a tax levy that is greater than the prior year tax levy increased by an
inflationary index defined by the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor
Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers in the Minneapolis, St.
Paul metropolitan area. (Ref. Ord. 592)
2. The City Council may also levy a tax in any year against real and personal property
within the City in addition to said limit as defined in paragraph 1 provided the
Council shall:
A. Adopt a resolution declaring the necessity for an additional tax levy and
specifying the purposes for which such additional tax levy is required.
B. Hold a public hearing pursuant to three (3) weeks' published notice in the
official newspaper of the City setting forth the contents of the resolution
described in Subdivision A.
C. Adopt after such public hearing a resolution by an affirmative vote of a
least four (4) members of the Council which resolution provides for such
levy. (Ref. Ord. 592)
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 8TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1997.
CY Je/ RG SO - MAYOR
ATTEST:
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WILLIAM A. CHAMPA - CITY I ERK
Public Hearing: June 9 and July 14, 1997
First Reading: August 25, 1997
Second Reading: September 8, 1997