03-13 Bill No. 2024-03 Transitory 19.391
BILL NO. 2024-03
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING COMPREHENSIVE AMENDMENTS TO THE
RICHFIELD CITY CHARTER
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Legislative Findings.
1.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.
2.The City Charter of the City of Richfield, Minnesota (“Charter”) was originally
adopted on November 3, 1964, and has had several amendments since its
adoption.
3.The Richfield Charter Commission (“Commission”) determined it was
appropriate to review the entire Charter and prepare a comprehensive set of
proposed amendments to the Charter.
4.The Commission worked cooperatively with the City Council to develop and
review proposed amendments to the Charter.
5.The Commission held several meetings at which they reviewed proposed
amendments to the Charter and reached consensus on the proposed
amendments. The Commission also met with the City Council in several work
sessions to discuss the proposed amendments.
6.Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12, subdivision 7 allows the City Council to
amend the Charter by ordinance upon recommendation from the Commission.
Such an ordinance may only be adopted upon “an affirmative vote of all
members of the city council and is approved by the mayor”.
7.The Commission voted at its meeting on December 5, 2023, to forward the
proposed Charter amendments to the City Council with a recommendation that
they be adopted by ordinance.
8.At its meeting on February 13, 2024, the City Council accepted the
Commission’s recommendation to amend the Charter by ordinance and
authorized publication of a notice of public hearing to be held on March 12,
2024. The public hearing notice was published at least two weeks prior to the
public hearing.
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9.The City Council held a first reading of the ordinance amending the Charter on
February 28, 2024, and conducted a second reading and a public hearing on
March 12, 2024 regarding the proposed Charter amendments.
10. The City Council finds and determines that it is in the best interest of the City
and its residents to adopt the proposed amendments.
Section 2. Upon recommendation of the Richfield Charter Commission, and
pursuant to the authority in Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12, subdivision 7, the City
Charter of the City of Richfield, Minnesota is hereby amended by deleting the stricken
materials and adding the underlined material as shown on the attached, which is
incorporated in and made part of this Ordinance.
Section 3. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to work with the City Attorney
to insert into the City Charter the appropriate references to the amended sections, correct
any typographical errors and make any other non-substantive corrections as may be
needed to place the charter into final form, and to keep and post on the City’s website an
official copy of the revised City Charter.
Section 4. This Ordinance will become effective after adoption and upon ninety
(90)days following its legal publication, except that if within sixty (60) days after
publication a petition requ esting a referendum on this Ordinance, signed by the number
of registered voters of the City required by Minnesota Statutes, section 410.12
subdivision 7 is filed with the City Clerk, this Ordinance will not be effective until
approved by a majority of the voters voting on the question of its adoption at a general
election or a special election called by the City Council for that purpose.
Section 5. On the effective date of this Ordinance, the City Clerk is authorized and
directed to file copies of the amendment with the Secretary of State of Minnesota, the
Hennepin County Recorder, and the City Clerk’s office together with the certificate
required by Minnesota Statutes, section 410.11.
Adopted this 12th day of March 2024, by a unanimous vote of the entire City Council for
the City of Richfield.
Mary B. Supple, Mayor
ATTEST:
Dustin Leslie, City Clerk
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First reading: February 28, 2024
Second reading and adoption: March 12,
2024 Publication: March 21, 2024
Effective Date: June 19, 2024