2013-08 BILL NO. 2013-8
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY CONTRACTS;
AMENDING SECTION 6.05 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY
CHARTER
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Background; 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 section 6.05 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 Sections 2.02 of this
ordinance.
1.03. A public hearing on the Amendment was held on May 28, 2013 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. Section 6.05 of the Richfield City Charter is amended to read as follows:
Section 6.05. Purchases and Contracts. City contracts must be
made in compliance with state law and this charter. Every contract for-the
personal property, where Where the amount involved of a contract is more
than the dollar amount contained in Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.345,
Subd. 3 shall the contract must be let only approved by the City Council
upon the recommendation of the City Manager to the lowest responsible
bidder. When contracts are competitively bid, the The Council may;
however, reject any and all bids. The City Manager may approve contracts
in an amount equal to or less than the dollar amount contained in
Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.345. Subject to the provisions of the
Charter, and other applicable law, the Council may by ordinance or by
resolution adopt further regulations for making of bids and letting of
contracts.
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 11th day of June,
2013.
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Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Gibbs Clerk
City of Richfield Passed by the City Council of the City
of Richfield,Minnesota this 11th day of
(Official Publication) June,2013.
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CONTRACTS;AMENDING SECTION
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Nancy Gibbs,City Clerk
6.05 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY
■■M .___ M A CHARTER
(Jun.20,2013)D2-Bi112013-8
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES OR-
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION DAIN:
Section 1. Background:findings:au-
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) thority.
)SS. 1.01.The City of Richfield(City)is gov-
erned by home rule charter adopted
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) pursuant to the Constitution of the
State of Minnesota and Minnesota
Jeremy Bradfield, being duly sworn on an Statutes,Chapter 410(Act).
oath, states or affirms that he is the 1.02.The Charter Commission of the
Advertising Director of the newspaper(s) City has proposed the adoption of an
Amendment to section 6.05 of the
known as charter and recommended to the City
Council that the Amendment be adopt-
Richfield Sun-Current ed 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 Sections
2.02 of this ordinance.
and has full knowledge of the facts stated 1.03.A public hearing on the Amend-
below: ment was held on May 28,2013 by the
City Council after two weeks' pub-
(A)The newspaper has complied with all of lished notice containing the text of the
the requirements constituting qualifica- Amendment as db by the Act.
tion as a qualified newspaper as provid- The notice contained and scot of -
q p tion of the nature and scope of the
ed by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, Amendment.All persons desiring to be
applicable laws as amended, heard with reference to the Amend-
and other a
pp ment were heard at the public hearing.
(B)The printed public notice that is at- 1.04.The Council finds and determines
tached was published in said newspa- that it is in the best interests of the City
and
per(s) once each week, for one suc- be aldop edbitantsthattheAmendment
cessive week(s);it was first published on Section.2 Adoption;effective date;fil-
Thursday, the 20 day of ing.
June , 2013, and was there- 2.01.The Amendment as proposed by
after printed and published on every the Charter Commission is adopted.
Thursday to and including Thursday,the 2.02.Section 6.05 of the Richfield City
day of , 2013; Charter is amended to read as follows:
and printed below is a copy of the lower Section 6.05. P
tracts.City contracts urchases must be and made Co nn-
case alphabet from A to Z, both inclu- compliance with state law and this
sive, which is hereby acknowledged as charter.
being the size and kind of type used in
the composition and publication of the
notice: efeffiftyr,A44efe Where the amount Orr
ve4ved of a contract is more than the
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz dollar amount contained in Minnesota
Statutes, Section 471.345, Subd. 3
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proved by the City Council upon the
recommendation of the City Manager
.When
contracts are competitively bid,the
,He Council may,hawever,reject any
and all bids.The City Manager may ap-
prove contracts in an amount equal to
BY: or less than the dollar amount con-
tained in Minnesota Statutes.Section
Advertising Director 471.345. Subject to the provisions of
g rec the Charter,and other applicable law,
the Council may by ordinance or by
resolution adopt further regulations for
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed making of bids and letting of contracts.
before me on this 20 day of 2.03.This ordinance is effective ninety
y (90)days after its publication,except
June ,2013. that if within sixty(60)days after publi-
cation a petition requesting a referen-
dum on this ordinance,signed by the
number of registered voters of the City
(� /// required by the Act is filed with the City
/l� �� 'YL 2 Clerk,this ordinance will not be effec-
tive until approved by 51%of the vot-
Notary Public ers voting on the question of its adop-
tion at the special election called by the
Council for that purpose.
2.04. On the effective date of the
ref VW VINWA -M Amendment,the City Clerk is autho-
$�'� rized and directed to file copies of the
JULIA I. HELKENN 1 Amendment with the Secretary of State
of the State of Minnesota, the Hen-
_W NOTARY PUBLIC-MINN nepin County Recorder, and the City
J Clerk's office together with the certifi-
`� My Comm.Exp.Jan,31 cats required by Section 410.11 of the
Act.