Res 2014-71
RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - 71
A RESOLUTION RECEIVING RECOMMENDATION OF FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
COMMISSION TO AMEND FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER CHAPTER 7. TAXATION AND
BUDGET, SECTION 7.04 PREPARATION OF ANNUAL BUDGET AND SECTION 7.05
PASSAGE OF BUDGET BY ORDINANCE, SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING DATE
FOR NOVEMBER 10, 2014 AND DIRECTING PUBLICATION OF HEARING NOTICE
WHEREAS the Minnesota State Legislature amended Section 275.05, Subd. 1, of the Minnesota
Statutes changing the date the city must report its preliminary budget to Anoka County from
September 15 to September 30th to allow the city to receive information on fiscal disparities before
adopting a preliminary levy; and
WHEREAS, on October 6, 2014, the Fridley Charter Commission met and recommended an
amendment by ordinance to Chapter 7. Taxation and Budget of the Fridley City Charter to amend
Section 7.04 Preparation of the Annual Budget and Section 7.05 Passage of Budget to allow the
preliminary budget and levy be presented to the City Council in September to accommodate the
State’s legislative change; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute Section 410.12, Subd. 7, allows for an amendment by ordinance
upon recommendation of the Charter Commission; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute Section 410.12, subd. 7 requires the City to publish the notice of
public hearing on the proposal containing the text of the amendment within one month of receiving
a recommendation from the Charter Commission; and
WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute Section 410.12, subd. 7 requires the City Council to hold the public
hearing at least two weeks, but not more than one month after publication.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVE, that the Fridley City Council hereby receives the
recommendation from the Fridley Charter Commission to amend the Fridley Charter by Ordinance.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Fridley City Council hereby schedules a public hearing on
the proposed amendment for November 10, 2014 and directs the city clerk to publish the notice of
public hearing and text of the amendment in the City’s official publication at least two weeks prior
to public hearing.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
TH
13 DAY OF OCTOBER 2014.
______________________________
Scott J. Lund, Mayor
ATTEST:
__________________________________
Debra A. Skogen, City Clerk
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ORDINANCE NO. ____
AN ORDINANCE AMDENDING FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER CHAPTER 7 TAXATION
AND FINANCES, SECTIONS 7.04 PREPARATION OF ANNUAL BUDGET; SECTION
7.05 PASSAGE OF BUDGET
The Fridley City Council hereby finds after review, examination and recommendation of the
Fridley City Charter Commission, that the Fridley City Charter Chapter 7 Taxation and Finance
be hereby amended and ordains as follows:
FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
CHAPTER 7. TAXATION AND FINANCE
SECTION 7.04. PREPARATION OF ANNUAL BUDGET
1. The City Manager shall prepare the estimates for the annual budget which shall include any
estimated deficit for the current year. The estimates of expenditures shall be submitted by each
department to the City Manager. Each estimate shall be divided into three (3) major subdivisions
as follows: (a) Salaries and Wages, (b) Ordinary Expenses, (c) Capital Outlay. Salary detail shall
show a list of all salaried officers and positions with salary allowance and number of persons
holding each. Wages shall be broken down in sufficient detail to justify the request. Ordinary
expenses shall be broken down into such detail as the City Manager shall direct. Capital Outlay
shall be itemized as to items and amounts. (Ref. Ord. 625)
2. In parallel columns shall be added the amounts expended under similar headings for the two
(2) preceding fiscal years, and, as far as practicable, the amounts expended and estimated for
expenditure during the current year. In addition to estimates of expenditures, the City Manager
shall prepare a detailed statement of revenues collected for the two (2) preceding completed
fiscal years with amounts estimated to be collected for the current fiscal year, and an estimate of
revenues for the ensuing fiscal year. The estimates shall be submitted to the Council at its last
regular monthly meeting in August in accordance with Minnesota State Law, and shall be
published twice in summary in the official publication prior to November 15. (Ref. Ord. 625,
Ord. 946)
SECTION 7.05. PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET
The budget shall be a principal item of business at the last regular monthly meeting of the
Council in August a regular meeting in September., and t The Council shall hold subsequent
meetings from time to time until all the estimates have been considered. The meetings shall be so
conducted as to give interested citizens a reasonable amount of time in which to be heard, and an
opportunity to ask questions prior to passage of the final budget. The budget estimates shall be
read in full and the City Manager shall explain the various items thereof as fully as may be
deemed necessary by the Council. The annual budget finally agreed upon shall set forth in such
detail as may be determined by the City Council, the complete financial plan of the City for the
ensuing fiscal year, and shall be signed by the majority of the Council upon being adopted. It
shall indicate the sums to be raised and from what sources, and the sums to be spent and for what
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purposes, according to the plan indicated in Section 7.04. The total sum appropriated shall not
exceed the total estimated revenue. The Council shall adopt the budget by resolution in
accordance with State Law. The resolution shall set forth the total of the budget and the totals of
the major divisions of the budget, according to the plan indicated in Section 7.04. The budget
resolution as adopted shall be published in the official publication. (Ref. Ord. 625, Ord. 946)
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
____ DAY OF ______ 2014.
_________________________________
Scott J. Lund, Mayor
ATTEST:
_________________________________
Debra A. Skogen, City Clerk
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