03-28 Bill No. 2017-3 BILL NO. 2017-3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 205 OF THE
ORDINANCE CODE OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
RELATING TO RULES OF COUNCIL PROCEDURE
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Subsection 205.07 of the Richfield City Code is hereby amended as
follows:
205.07. - Minutes.
Subdivision 1. Approval of minutes. The Clerk shall provide a-printed copy of
the minutes of each meeting to each Council member as soon as possible after each
meeting with the agenda of the next regular meeting. If such-printed copies have been
distributed to Council members in advance of the next regular meeting of the Council
the minutes may be approved without verbatim reading. Amendments or corrections
proposed by any member of the Council shall be made by the Clerk, but no amendment
to which objection is raised by any member shall be made without the approval of a
majority of the Council.
Subd. 2. General contents of minutes. The Clerk shall record all material matters
considered by the Council in the minutes. Minutes shall be summary minutes.
Ordinances, resolutions, communications and claims considered by the Council need
not be recorded in full in the minutes if they appear in other permanent records of the
Clerk and can be accurately identified from the description given in the minutes. The
Council may in its discretion direct that any one (1) of the above be fully set out in the
minutes.
SECTION 2. Subsection 205.15 of the Richfield City Code is hereby amended as
follows:
205.15. -Attendance at Council meetings.
Attendance of Council members at meetings is one (1) of the most important
duties imposed by law on members. Member presence to participate in the hearings,
deliberations and decisions of the Council is essential to the proper discharge of the
member's official duties. Recognizing that it is not always possible for a member to be
present at all meetings, and that by reason of business demands, state of health,
personal problems, vacations and other matters occasional absences are excusable_;
by resolution of the Council:
which the resolution is passed unless revoked prior to that time by resolution of the
Council;
(b) Unless excused by a majority of the City Council, a member of the Council
(c) For cach unexcused absence from a rcgular or spccial mceting of the
resolution may spccify a lesser penalty for absence from a special meeting than a
regular meeting;
(d) Any member of the Council desiring to be excused shall insofar as
possible give advance notice to the Manager;stating
(i) Tthe meeting at which the member will be absent_;
(ii) Thc member's mason for being absent; and
(iii) Thc member's location during the meeting.
SECTION 3. This Ordinance will be effective in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City
Charter.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of
March, 2017.
Pat Elliott, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Elizabeth VanHoose, City Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION CITY OF RICHFIELD
RESOLUTION NO.11345
STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION APPROVING
ss SUMMARY PUBLICATION
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN • OF AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 205
Charlene Vold being duly sworn on an oath, OF RICHFIELD CITY CODE
states or affirms that he/she is the Publisher's PERTAINING TO RULES OF
Designated Agent of the newspaper(s)known COUNCIL PROCEDURE
g g RESOLUTION APPROVING
as: SUMMARY PUBLICATION OF AN
ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC-
SC Richfield TION 205 OF RICHFIELD CITY
CODE PERTAINING TO RULES OF
COUNCIL PROCEDURE
with the known office of issue being located WHEREAS,the City has adopt-
in the county of: ed the above referenced ordinance
HENNEPIN amending the Richfield City Code;
and
with additional circulation in the counties of: WHEREAS,the verbatim text of
HENNEPIN the ordinance is cumbersome,and
and has full knowledge of the facts stated the expense of publication of the
below: complete text is not justified.
A The newspaper has com lied with all of NOW THEREFORE, n IT RE-
(A) p SOLVED by the City Council of the
the requirements constituting qualifica- City of Richfield that the following
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided summary is hereby approved for
by Minn. Stat.§331A.02. official publication:
This Public Notice was printed and SUMMARY PUBLICATION
(B)Thi P N an pub-p p BILL N0.2017-3
lished in said newspaper(s) once each AMENDMENT TO SECTION 205
week, for 1 successive week(s); the first OF THE ORDINANCE CODE
insertion being on 04/06/2017 and the last OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
insertion being on 04/06/2017. RELATING TO RULES OF
g COUNCIL PROCEDURE
On March 28,2017,the Richfield
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES City Council adopted an ordinance
Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033 designated asi Bill No.2017-3,the
title of which is stated above.This
relating to the publication of mortgage summary of the ordinance is pub-
foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies lished pursuant to Section 3.12 of
with the conditions described in §580.033, the Richfield City Charter.
subd. 1, clause (1) or(2). If the newspaper's ordien Subsec-
tion This 205.07 and nance 205.am15 ds by remov-
known office of issue is located in a county ing reference to printed copy of
adjoining the county where the mortgaged minutes, changing when minutes
premises or some part of the mortgaged are provided to the Council,adding
premises described in the notice are located, that minutes taken are summary
minutes, and removing language
a substantial portion of the newspaper's related to absences from Council
circulation is in the latter county. meetings and potential financial
penalties.
Copies of the ordinance are
available for public inspection in
By: the City Clerk's office during normal
business hours.
Designated Agent
Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Richfield, Minnesota,
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before this 28th day of March,2017.
me on 04/06/2017 by Charlene Vold. Pat Elliott,Mayor
ATTEST:
Elizabeth VanHoose,City Clerk
Published in the,�^ pr Richfield Sun Current
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Notary Public 670796
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