Public Hearing Notice Chapter 12 Ordinance 1386
City of Fridley
(Legal Notice)
Public Hearing Notice Before the City Council on Proposed Amendment to Fridley City Charter
Notice is hereby given that there will be a public hearing of the Fridley City Council at the Fridley
Civic Campus, 7071 University Avenue NE, Fridley, Minnesota, on Monday, May 10, 2021 at 7:00
p.m. for the purpose of conducting a public hearing on the following amendment to the City
Charter:
Ordinance No. 1386
Amending the Fridley City Charter Entitled Miscellaneous Provisions
The Fridley City Charter Commission has completed its review of Fridley City Charter Chapter 12
and has recommended an amendment of the City Charter by Ordinance to the City Council on
April 16, 2021. The Fridley City Council hereby finds after review, examination and
recommendation of the Charter Commission that the Fridley City Charter should be hereby
amended and the City of Fridley does ordain:
FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
CHAPTER 12. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01. OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS
The City Council shall regulate by ordinance, subject to the requirements of this Charter, the manner
in which official publicity shall be given to the holding of elections, ordinances, resolutions, requests
for bids upon contemplated purchases and contracts, and all other matters whatsoever which require
publication either by the provisions of this Charter or by the laws of Minnesota. It shall annually
designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the City as the official newspaper in which shall
be published such measures and matters as are by the laws of this State and this Charter required to
be so published, and such other matters as the City Council may deem it advisable and in the public
interest to have published in this manner.
At its discretion, the City Council may also provide for the publication of important Ccity information
including but not limited to the annual budget, ordinances, and resolutions. Such publication may
be done by mailing or posting of printed copies thereof upon bulletin boards located in public places
of the City in such number and for such period of time as the City Council may direct in each case. In
addition to publication by mailing or posting required above, such notices shall also be posted on
the City website. In addition, the City Council may use electronic means for publication. Nothing
herein contained shall be construed as authorizing or attempting to authorize any violation of the
Constitution or the Statutes of the State in any matter which is of State concern or which is exclusively
under State control. (Ref Ord 1310)
Section 12.02. PUBLICITY OF RECORDS
All records and accounts of every office, department or agency of the City shall be open to inspection
in accordance with the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act.
Section 12.03. OATH OF OFFICE
Every officer of the City shall, before entering upon the duties of the office, take and subscribe an
oath of office in substantially the following form: “I, \[Name\], do solemnly swear to support the
Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, the Fridley City
Charter and City Code; and to discharge faithfully the duties entrusted upon me as \[Official Title\]
of the City of Fridley to the best of my judgement and ability.” "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) to
support the Constitution of the United States and of the State of Minnesota and to discharge
faithfully the duties devolving upon me as (Mayor, or Councilmember, or City Manager, etc.) of this
City to the best of my judgement and ability." (Ref. Ord. 857)
Section 12.04. CITY OFFICERS NOT TO ACCEPT FAVORS OR CONTRACTS
With the exception of lawful compensation, including authorized expenditures or salary as such
member of the City Council or as such employee no member of the City Council or employee of the
City shall:
1. Ssolicit or receive from any interested person any:
pay;
commission;
money; or
thing of value included but not limited to:
o any pass;
o frank;
o free ticket;
o free service; or
o or any other favor upon terms more favorable than those granted the general
public.
2. Dderive any profit, directly or indirectly, from or by reason of:
any improvement;
alteration or repair required by authority of the City; or
or any contract to which the City shall be a party.
No member of the City Council or employee of the City, except as otherwise provided in this Charter,
or by law, shall solicit, accept or receive, directly or indirectly, from any public utility corporation or
the owner of any public utility or franchise:
A violation of any of the provisions of this Section shall disqualify the offender,if found guilty, from
continuing in office or in the employment of the City, and the offender shall be removed therefrom.
A violation of any of the provisions of this Section may subject the offender to disciplinary procedures
pursuant to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, up to and including termination from
employment with the City. Any contract with the City in which any member of the City Council or
employee of the City is, or becomes, directly or indirectly interested personally shall be voidable at
the option of the City Council; and any money which shall have been paid on such contract by the
City may be recovered from any or all of the persons interested therein by joint or several action.
(Ref. Ord. 857)
Section 12.05. OFFICIAL BONDS
The offices of City Manager, the City Clerk and City Treasurer and such other officers or employees
of the City, as may be provided for by ordinance, shall each, before entering upon the duties of their
respective offices or employment, give a corporate surety bond to the City in such form and in such
amount as may be fixed by the City Council as security for the faithful performance of their respective
official duties and the safekeeping of the public funds. Such bonds shall be approved by the City
Council and approved as to form by the City Attorney. They shall be filed with the Secretary of the
Council. In the event the Secretary of the Council holds more than one (1) office by appointment,
the Secretary's bond or bonds shall be filed with the Mayor. The provisions of the laws of the State
relating to official bonds, not inconsistent with this Charter, shall be complied with. The premiums
on the corporate surety bonds hereinbefore provided for shall be paid by the City.
A copy of the list and amount of the bonds for each office as outlined above, shall be provided to
the City Council on an annual basis for reference purposes. (Ref. Ord. 857)
Section 12.06. SALES OF REAL PROPERTY
No real property of the City shall be sold or disposed of except by ordinance resolution presented at
two City Council meetings with at least seven days between the meetings with at least one reading
as a principal item of business. No real property of the City shall be sold or disposed of except after
conducting a public hearing on such sale. The City shall provide notice in the Official Publication ten
days before conducting a public hearing. The proceeds of any such sale shall be used as far as
possible to retire any outstanding indebtedness incurred by the City in the purchase, construction,
or improvement of this or other property used for the same public purpose; but if there be no such
outstanding indebtedness, then the City Council may by a resolution adopted by an affirmative vote
of at least four (4) members of the City Council designate some other public use for such proceeds.
Section 12.07. VACATION OF STREETS
The Council shall have the exclusive power, by resolution passed by a vote of at least four (4)
members of the Council, to vacate or discontinue highways, streets, easements, and alleys within the
City. Such vacations may be made only after notice and hearing of affected property owners, and
upon such further terms and by such procedure as the Council may by ordinance prescribe. A record
of each such vacation shall be filed in the office of the Anoka County Recorder. (Ref. Ord. 592, Ord.
1090)
The City Council shall have the exclusive power to vacate or discontinue highways, streets, easements,
alleys, and all other interests held in trust for the public, in accordance with the procedures outlined
in State law, except that all vacations thereunder shall require an affirmative vote of four-fifths of all
members of the City Council.
Section 12.08. DAMAGE SUITS
1. No action shall be maintained against the City on account of any injuries or damages to
persons or property, unless such action shall be commenced within one (1) year from the
occurrence of such injury or damage, nor unless notice shall have been given in writing as
required by Minnesota Statutes. (Ref. Ord. 873)
2. No action shall be maintained against the City on account of injuries or damages to persons
or property resulting from or caused by any accumulation or deposit of ice or snow on any
public street, sidewalk, building, or place.
Section 12.09. RECOVERY OF JUDGEMENT FOR DAMAGES
If any judgement shall be recovered in any action against the City for any injury or damage caused
by any obstruction, excavation, opening or defect in any street or alley or public ground caused or
occasioned by the act or omission of any person or corporation, the City shall have the right to
recover the amount of any such judgement from the person or corporation so responsible for such
obstruction, excavation, opening or defect; and such person or corporation is hereby declared to be
liable to the City in the amount of such damages, provided, however, the City shall give such person
or corporation notice of any claim for such injury or damage and of any action to recover for the
same and shall give such person or corporation the right and reasonable opportunity to defend such
action.
Section 12.1008. CITY TO SUCCEED TO RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF FORMER MUNICIPALITY
The City of Fridley shall remain vested with and continue to have, hold and enjoy all property,
property rights, rights of action, and rights of every kind, privileges and immunities now belonging
to or pertaining to the Village of Fridley., and The City shall be subject to all liabilities which exist
against said Village on the effective date of this Charter.
Section 12.1109. APPLICATION OF GENERAL LAWS
All general laws and statutes of the State applicable to all cities operating under home rule Charters,
or applicable to cities of the same class as the City of Fridley operating under home rule Charters,
and not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter, shall apply to the City of Fridley and shall be
construed as supplementary to the provisions of this Charter. The City shall have all powers and
authority granted by the laws of the State to municipalities to acquire property or exercise authority
or powers beyond the corporate limits. All powers by this Section conferred shall be exercised
conformably to this Charter so far as may be possible, and such authority and power shall not
authorize the City to incur any bonded debt beyond the limitations, or in any other manner than
authorized by this Charter.
Nothing herein contained shall be construed as authorizing or attempting to authorize any violation
of the Constitution or the Statutes of the State in any matter which is of State concern or which is
exclusively under State control.
Section 12.1210. EXISTING ORDINANCES, REGULATIONS, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
CONTINUED
All ordinances, regulations, boards and commissions of the municipality in force and existing when
this Charter takes effect, and not inconsistent with the provisions hereof, are hereby continued in full
force and effect until amended, repealed, vacated or abolished.
Section 12.1311. PENDING CONDEMNATIONS AND ASSESSMENTS
Any proceeding for condemnation for public improvement or assessment in progress when this
Charter takes effect shall be continued and completed under the laws under which such proceedings
were begun. All assessments made by the Village prior to the time when this Charter takes effect
shall be collected and the lien thereof enforced in the same manner as if this Charter had not been
adopted.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Fridley on this \[X\] day of \[Month\], \[Year\].
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Scott J. Lund - Mayor
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Daniel Tienter - City Clerk