1998-05BILL NO. 1998-5
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO CITY GOVERNMENT;
AMENDING SECTION 3.05 AND CHAPTER 8 OF THE
RICHFIELD CITY CHARTER; MODIFYING PROCEDURES
FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES; REQUIRING
PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE FOR
CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
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 Chapters 3 and 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 April 13, 1998 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. The text of the Amendment is as follows:
a. Section 3.05 of the City Charter is amended to read as follows:
Section 3.05. Procedure on Ordinances. The enacting clause of all
ordinances shall be in the words "City of Richfield does ordain." Every ordinance shall
be presented in writing. No ordinance except an emergency ordinance shall be passed
at the meeting at which it is introduced and at least n~ fourteen (~ 14) days shall
elapse between its introduction and its final passage.
b. Chapter 8 of the City Charter is amended by adding two new sections
as follows:
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Section 8.04. Approval by Ordinance. Any capital improvement on
City owned property which has an estimated cost exceeding
$500,000.00 or expenditures for design or engineering costs
exceeding $75,000.00 must be approved by ordinance after a public
hearing.
Section 8.05. Notice of Public Hearings. Notice of public hearings
required by Section 8.04 shall be published at least twice in the official
newspaper within fourteen (14) days prior to the date of the hearing.
Additional notice of such public hearings may be given in such manner
as the Council may determine. This notice must contain the estimated
costs of the capital improvement.
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 13th day of
April, 1998.
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Martin J. Ki so ,Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
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City of Richfield
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BILL NO. 1998-5
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
CITY GOVERNMENT;
AMENDING SECTION 3.05 AND
CHAPTER 8 OF THE
RICHFIELD CITY CHARTER;
MODIFYING PROCEDURES
FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES;
REQUIRING
PUBLIC HEARING AND ORDINANCE FOR
CERTAIN CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Bac eround: findines. 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 Chapters
3 and 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 an the Amendment was held on
April 13, 1998 by the City Council after two weeks' pub-
lished notice containing the text of the Amendment as
required by the Act. The notice contained a brief descrip-
tion of the nature and scope of the Amendment. All per-
sons 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 Adontion• effective date: feline.
2.01. The Amendment as proposed by the Charter
Commission is adopted.
2.02. The text of the Amendment is as follows:
a. Section 3.05 of the City Charter is amended to
read as Follows:
Section 3.05. Procedure on Ordinances. The
enacting clause of all ordinances shall be in the words
"City of Richfield does ordain." Every ordinance shall be
presented in writing. No ordinance except an emergency
ordinance shall be passed at the meeting at which it is
introduced and at least-eeree fourteen (~14) days shall
elapse between its introduction and its final passage.
b. Chapter 8 of the City Charter is amended by
adding two new sections as follows:
Section 8.04. Approval by Ordinance. Any capi-
tal improvement on City owned property which
has an estimated cost exceeding $500,000.00 or
expenditures for design or engineering costs
exceeding $75,000.00 must be approved by ordi-
nance after a public hearing.
Section 8.05. Notice of Pu61ic Hearings. Notice
of public hearings required by Section 8.04 shall
be published at least twice in the official news-
paper within fourteen (14) days prior to the date
of the hearing. Additional notice of such public
hearings may be given in such manner as the
Council may determine This notice must contain
the estimated costs of the capital improvement.
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 6y
Section 410.11 of the Act. '
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield,
Minnesota this 13th day of April, 1998.
Martin J. Kirsch, Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P. Ferber, City Clerk
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