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BILL NO. 2002-2
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY GOVERNMENT; AMENDING SECTION 7.13
AND CHAPTER 7 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CHARTER; AMENDING DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL REPORT BY CITY MANAGER
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Backqround; findings; authority.
1.01. The City of Richfield (City) is governed by home rule charter adopted pursuant to
the Constitution of the State of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 410 (Act).
1.02. The Charter Commission of the City has proposed the adoption of an Amendment
to Chapter 7 of the charter and recommended to the City Council that the Amendment be
adopted by City Council ordinance in the manner prescribed by Section 410.12,
Subdivision 7, of the Act. The form of the Amendment is set out in Section 2.02.
1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on January 8, 2002 by the City
Council after two weeks' published notice containing the text of the Amendment as
required by the Act. The notice contained a brief description of the nature and scope of
the Amendment. All persons desiring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were
heard at the public hearing.
1.04. The Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City and its
inhabitants that the Amendment be adopted.
Section. 2 Adoption; effective date; filing.
2.01. The Amendment as proposed by the Charter Commission is adopted.
2.02. The text of the Amendment is as follows:
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Section 7.13 of the City Charter is amended to read as follows:
Section 7.13. Accounts and Reports. The accounts of the City shall be
maintained on an accrual or modified accrual basis in accordance with
generally accepted governmental accounting standards and procedures.
The City Manager shall submit such reports as will be necessary in order to
keep the Council fully informed of the financial condition of the City. Once
each year on or before the W14 30th day of AfH:H June, the City Manager shall
submit a complete financial report of the City for the preceding fiscal year
ending December 31, a summary of which shall be published in the official
newspaper. The City Manager, under the direction of the Council, on or
before April 10 June 30 of each year, shall prepare at least one
comprehensive public information report of the financial affairs of the City.
Said report shall be an informative type, and shall be distributed Citywide.
2.03. This ordinance is effective ninety (90) days after its publication, except that if within
sixty (60) days after publication a petition requesting a referendum on this ordinance,
signed by the number of registered voters of the City required by the Act is filed with the
City Clerk, this ordinance will not be effective until approved by 51 % of the voters voting on
the question of its adoption at the special election called by the Council for that purpose.
2.04. On the effective date of the Amendment, the City Clerk is authorized and directed to
file copies of the Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Minnesota, the
Hennepin County Recorder, and the City Clerk's office together with the certificate required
by Section 410.11 of the Act.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 8th day of
January, 2002.
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Martin J. Kir~ct1, Mayor .
ATTEST:
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Nancy Gibb&, City Clerk
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! City of Richfield
(Official Publication)
BILL NO. 2002.2
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY'
GOVERNMENT; At'\1ENDING SECTION 7.13 AND
CHAPTER 7 OF THE RICHFIELn CITY
CHARTER; AMENDING DEADLINE FOR
SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL REPORT BY CITY
MANAGER
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN: !
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Section 1. Back!rround' findill!!s' authoritv. J
: 1.01. The City of Richfield (City) is governed by home rule I
" charter adopte, d pursuant to the Constitution of the State. I
of Minnesota and Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 410 (Act).
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, 1.02. The Charter Commission of the City has proposed 1
' the adoption of an Amendment to Chapter 7 of the charter I
and recommended to the City Council that the Amend-
ment be adopted by City Council ordinance in the manner
prescribed by Section 410.12, Subdivision 7, of the Act. I
The form of the Amendment is set out in Section 2.02.
1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on Jan-,
uary 8, 2002 by the City Council after two weeks' pub-.
lished notice containing the text of the Amendment as re-
quired by the Act. The notice contained a brief description I
ofthe nature and scope of the Amendment. All persons de-
siring to be heard with reference to the Amendment were
heard at the public hearing.
1.04. The Council finds and determines that it is in the best
interests of the City and its inhabitants that the Amend-
I ment be adopted.
t Section. 2 AdontiOll" effective date. filinEr.
2.01. The Amendment as proposed by the Charter Com-
mission is adopted.
2.02. The text of the Amendment is as follows:
a. Section 7.13 of the City Charter is amended to read as
follows: .
Section 7.13. Accounts and Renorts. The accounts 'ofthej
Citv shall be maintained on an accrual or modified accru-
al basis in accordance with generally accepted govern-
mental accounting standards and procedures. The City I
Manager shall submit such reports as will be necessary in I
order to k~p the Council fully informed of the financial
condition of the City. Once each year on or before the ~
SQ1h day of ~ .lJ!ru:, the City Manager shall submit a
complete financial report of the City for the preceding fis-
cal year ending DecemhCr 31, a summary of which shall be
published in the official newspaper. The City Manager,
under the direction of the Council, on or before ~
~ of each year, shall prepare at least one compre-
hensive public information report of the financial affairs of
the City. Said report shall be an informative type, and
shall be distributed Citywide.
2.03. This ordinance is effective ninety (90) days after its
publication, except that if within sixty (60) days after pub-
lication a petition requesting a referendum on this ordi-
nance, signed by the number of registered voters of the
City required by the Act is filed with the City Clerk, this
ordinance will not be effective until approved by 51'U- of the
voters voting on the question of its adoption at the special
election called by the Council for that purpose.
r 2.04. On the effective date of the Amendment, the City
Clerk is authorized and directed to file copies of the
Amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of
l\linnesota, the Hennepin County Recorder, and the City
Clerk's office together with the certificate required by Se.c-
tion 410.11 of the Act.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Min-
nesota this 8th day of January, 2002.
Martin J. Kirsch, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Gibbs, City Clerk
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