Ordinance No. 0592 08-04-1975A M E N D E D
ORDINANCE N0. 592
AN OR�INANCE AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 2.03, paragraph 6, ELECTED OFFICIALS. The term of mayor and of each
councilman shall begin on the first official business day in the month of January
next following his election and shall en� when his successor has been duly elected
and has qualified. The first order of business at the first official council
meeting in January shall be the swearing in of the newly elected members of the
council. The council shall be the judge of the election of its members.
Section 2.06 of the Fridley City Charter is hereby repealed,
Section 2.06A of the Fridley City Charter is hereby repealed.
Section 2.08, paragraph 2, INVESTTGATION OF CITY AFFAIRS. Any member of the
council may request in writing any specific information relating to any department
via the City Manager. The City Manager shall respond in writing within a reasonable
period of time. �
Section 4.03, PRIMARY ELECTIONS. On the first Tuesday after the second Monday of
each September there sha11 be a primary election for the selection of two nominees
for each elective office at the regular municipal election, unless only two nominees
file for each elective office.
Section 4.05, �UDGES AND CLERKS QF ELECTIQN. The council shall at least 25 days
before edch municipal election appoint three qualified voters of each voting precinct
to be judges of elections therein and two qualified voters of the same precinct to
be clerks of election, or as many more or less as may be determined by the council.
No person signing or circulating a petition of nomination of candidate for election
to office or any member of a co�nnittee petitioning a referendum or recall shall be
eligible to serve as a judge or clerk of such election.
Section 4.08, CANVASS OF ELECTIONS AND TAKING OF �JFFICE, The Council shall meet and �
canvass the election returns within seven calendar days after any regular or special
elections, and shall make full declaration of the results as soon as possible and
file a statement thereof with the city clerk, and said statement shall be made a part
of the minutes.
Section 7.02, POWER OF TAXATION. 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 qeneral city purposes shall
not exceed 16 mills on each dollar of the assessed valuation of the property taxable
in the city. In calculating such limit, the assessed value of oroperty used for
homestead purposes shall be determined as now provided in Minnesota Statutes,
Section 273.13, Subdivision 7a.
Section 7.02, Section B, POWER OF TAXATION, The city council may also levy a tax
in any year against real and personal property within the city in addition to said
16 mill limitation and levies specified.
Section 7.03, BOARD OF REVIEW. The Council shall constitute a board of review and
shall meet as such in the usual place for holding council meetings to equalize the
assessed valuations according to law, and a published notice of such meeting shall
be given in the official newspaper of the City at least ten days prior to the day
, of said meeting.
Section 7,17, DEBT AND TAX ANTICIPATION CERTIFICATES. (a) If in any year the
- receipts from taxes or other sources should from some unforeseer cause become
insufficient for the ordinary expenses of the city, as provided for in the budget
or if any calamity or other public emergency should suhject the city to the
necessity of making extraordinary expenditures, then the council may authorize
the sale by the city treasurer of emergency deb* certificates to run not to exceed
eighteen months and to bear interest at not more than allowable by State Statutes.
A tax sufficient to redeem all such certificates at maturity shall be levied as
part of the budget of the following year. The authorization of an issue of such
emergency debt certificates shall take the form of an ordinance approved by at
least four of the members of the council; the ordinance, may if deemed necessary, .
be passed as an emergency ordinance.
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(b) For the purpose of providing necessary moneys to meet authorized expenditures,
the council may issue certificates of indebtedness in any year prior to the receipt
of taxes payable in such year, on such terms and conditions as it may determine,
bearing interest at a rate not more than allowable by State Statutes; provided
that such certificates outstanding at any one time shall not exceed forty percent
of the tax levy payable in the current year belonging to the fund for the benefit
of which the borrowing is authorized.
Section 10.04, POWER OF REGULATION RESERVED. The City shall have the right and
power to regulate and control the exercise by a corporation, co-partnership, person
or other entity, of any franchise, however acquired, and whether such franchise
has been heretofore granted by the City of Fridley or by the State of Minnesota,
or shall hereafter be granted by the city or by the State of Minnesota.
Section 12.07, VACATION OF STREETS. The Council shall have the exclusive power,
by ordinance passed by a vote of at least four 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
Register of Deeds of Anoka County.
Section 12.11 of the Fridley City Charter is hereby repealed,
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS
4TN DAY OF AUGUST . 1975.
ATTEST:
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CI CLE K- Marvin C. r�nseTl �
Public Hearing:
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Publication:
Amended Published:
July 14, 1975
July 21, 1975
Auaust 4, 1975
;4i_t!!ust 13., 1975
November 5,_1975
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