Ordinance No. 1152 04-09-2001 ORDINANCE NO. 1152
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CHARTER
PERTAINING TO TAXATION AND FINANCES
The City Council of the City of Fridley does hereby ordain as follows:
That Section 7.02.1 of the Fridley City Charter be hereby amended as follows:
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, or 5%,whichever is least. Said inflationary index shall be
that as 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
and 1102 and 11/7/00 Amendment)
Nothing in this provision shall be construed to impair any general obligation the City may have
in support of otherwise lawful indebtedness or similar obligation supported by the full faith and
credit of the City.provided, however, that long-term, general obligation indebtedness shall not
be used for the purpose of funding the routine and daily business operations of the City.
That Section 7.02.3 of the Fridley City Charter be hereby amended as follows:
3. 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 purposes of this subsection, "fees"includes, ,
sales and use taxes, . .- _-. - - - _ _ _'-_ .. _., •- .. -
govell:RI:tent, utility charges, recycling fees, gas and electric franchise fees and
any otherfee that produces a tax burden or direct financial obligation for all
property owners and/or residents of Fridley.
B. For the purposes of this section, the term "fees"does not include: 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 extension or transfer of cable television service authority to additional service
providers for which fees are already being charged,fees for the operation of junk
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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 §429.
C. For the purposes of this subsection, "fee increase"includes,
limited a new tax or fee, a monetary increase in an existing tax or fee, a tax or
fee rate increase, an expansion in the legal definition of a tax or fee base, and an
extension of an expiring tax or fee.
D. For the purposes of this subsection, "city"include sr
le;the City itself and all of its departments and agencies, spesial-ElistFietrand
that are organized to exercise the "Powers of the City"as defined in Chapter 1 of
this Charter. "City"shall not include any body of government owing its existence
to separate constitutional or statutory authority outside of the Charter. regardless
of whether that other body of government has jurisdiction or performs duties and
services within the boundaries of the City.
E. For the purpose of addressing natural disasters this subsection does not apply to
any specific emergency measure authorized in Chapter 7, Section .08 (7.08).
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS Sty
DAY OF A-pri I 2001.
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Debra A. Skogen,City Cler,'
Public Hearing: March 5, 2001
First Reading: March 26, 2001
Second Reading: April 9, 2001
Publication: April 19, 2001