2013-10 BILL NO. 2013-10
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY GOVERNMENT;
AMENDING SECTION 8.04 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY
CHARTER; CLARIFYING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROJECTS THAT REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING;
INCREASING MONETARY LIMITS
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
(Amendment) to Chapter 8 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 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.
Sec. 2 Adoption; effective date; filing.
2.01. The Amendment as proposed by the Charter Commission is adopted.
2.02. Section 8.04 of the City Charter is amended to read as follows:
Section 8.04. Approval by Ordinance. Any capital improvement on
City ed property owned or leased by the City, excluding street
and utility rights of way, which has an estimated cost exceeding
$500 00.00 $2,000,000.00 or expenditures for design or
engineering costs exceeding $250,000.00 must be
approved by ordinance after a public hearing.
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:
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Nancy Gib s, ity Clerk
City of Richfield 7 (Official Publication)
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BILL NO.2013-10
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY
g GOVERNMENT; AMENDING SEC-
_________ ,, w TION 8.04 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY
MEDIA CHARTER; CLARIFYING CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS THAT
REQUIRE PUBLIC HEARING; IN-
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION CREASING MONETARY LIMITS
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES OR-
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) DAIN:
)SS. Section 1. Background:findings:au-
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) thority.
1.01.The City of Richfield(City)is gov-
Jeremy Bradfield, being duly sworn on an erned by home rule charter adopted
oath, states or affirms that he is the State of Mintn sotanasnnd tMinnesota
Advertising Director of the newspaper(s) Statutes,Chapter 410(Act).
known as 1.02.The Charter Commission of the
City has proposed the adoption of an
Richfield Sun-Current amendment(Amendment)to Chapter
8 of the charter and recommended to
the City Council that the Amendment
be adopted by City Council ordinance
in the manner prescribed by Section
and has full knowledge of the facts stated folrmlof the notf is set out in
below: Section 2.02.
(A)The newspaper has complied with all of 1.03.A public hearing on the Amend-
the requirements constituting qualifica- ment was held on May 28,2013 by the
City Council after two weeks' pub-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provid- lished notice containing the text of the
ed by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, Amendment as required by the Act.
and other applicable laws as amended. The of the nature and scope of the
pp tion of the nature and scope of the
(B)The printed public notice that is at- Amendment.All persons desiring to be
tached was published in said news a- heard with reference op the Amend-
p newspa- were heard at thet public hearing.
per(s) once each week, for one SUC- 1.04.The Council finds and determines
cessive week(s);it was first published on that it is in the best interests of the City
Thursday, the _20 day of an itsined itantsthattheAmendment
June , 2013, and was there-
after printed and published on every Sec.2 Adoption;effective date:filing.
2 01.The Amendment as proposed by
Thursday to and including Thursday,the the Charter Commission is adopted.
day of , 2013; 2.02.Section 8.04 of the City Charter is
and printed below is a copy of the lower amended to read as follows:
case alphabet from A to Z, both inclu- Section 8.04. Approval by Ordinance.
sive, which is hereby acknowledged as Any capim 6My
ewNeA property tal improve owned ent or leaseon d by
being the size and kind of type used in the City, excluding street and utility
the composition and publication of the rights of way,which has an estimated
cost exceeding $69960
notice: $2.000.000.00 or expenditures for de-
sign or engineering costs exceeding
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz $ 65999.99$250,000.00 must be ap-
proved by ordinance after a public
hearing.
2.03.This ordinance is effective ninety
(90)days after its publication,except
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
"..M required by the Act is filed with the City
BY: ° it7 Clerk,this ordinance will not be effec-
tive until approved by 51%of the vot-
Advertising Director 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
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed Amendment, the City Clerk is autho-
before me on this 20 day of rized and directed to file copies of the
June 2013. Amendment with the Secretary of State
of the State of Minnesota,the Hen-
nepin County Recorder, and the City
Clerk's office together with the certifi-
et,l�`_i`' t Cate required by Section 410.11 of the
-L'.2.,_ Act.
Passed by the City Council of the City
Notary Public of Richfield,Minnesota this 11th day of
June,2013.
iVL f, Debbie Goettel,Mayor
VATTEST:
JULIA I. HELKENt+I Nancy C.Gibbs,City Clerk
t NOTARY PUBLIC-MINNESOTA (Jun.20,2013)D2-Bi112013-10
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