1965-16Bill No. 1965-16 Ah1ENDMEiv'T TO ORDINPNCE NO. 2..07
An Ordinance Amending that Certain Ordinance No. 2.07 of the City
of Richfield Entitled " An Ordinance Establishing Rules, Rates and
Charges for Sanitary Sewer Service in the Village of Richfield,
Hennepin County, Minnesota", Passed the 8th Day of March 1954, as
Subsequently Amended.
CI3Y OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Ordinance No. 2.07 of the City of Richfield entitled "An Ordinance Establish-
ing Rules, Rate and Charges for Sanitary Sewer Service in the Village of Richfield,
Hennepin l:ounty, Minnesota", passed the 8th day of March 1954, as subsequently
amended, is hereby amended in the f ollowing respects::
(1) Section 2, Paragraph C thereof, is hereby amended to read as follows
"C. Metered Flow Charges. For all premises where the rate is to be
based upon metered use of water the rate shall be 16 cents per thousand
gallons of water."
(2) Section 4 thereof is hereby amended to read as follows;:
"Section 4. Metering i~~ater Supply in Lieu of Flat Charge. lti'hen a
meter "recording the use of water is installed on any nonresidential lot,
parcel, premises or unit enumerated in Section 2 of this ordinance the
rate shall be based upon such use of water. The City Council may, by re-
solution, require and order the installation of such meter on any such
lot, parcel, premises or unit or class thereof where it shall determine
that the aforementioned flat charges are impractical to apply, or result
in inequitable charges because insufficient or excessive; and thereafter
the rate shall be based upon such use of water."
(3) Section 11 thereof is hereby amended to read as follows::
"Section 11. Collections. All charges of sewer service shall be
due on the quarterly due date specified by the city for the respective
account and shall be delinquent 15 days thereafter,. It shall be the
duty of the city to endeavor to promptly collect delinquent accounts,
and in all cases where satisf actor_y arrangements for payment have not
then been made, all such delinquent accounts shall be certified to the
city clerk who shall prepare an assessment roll each year providing for
assessment of the delinquent amounts against the respective properties
served. This assessment roll shall be delivered to the council for
adoption on or before October 1st of each year. such action may be op-
tional or subsequent to takinq_legal action to collect delinquent accounts.
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Amzndment to Ord.. #2.06 -2-
C4) ~ ection 12 thereof is hereby amended to read as f ollows~
"S'ection 12. All revenues derived from these rates and charges
shall be credited to the Fewer Utili~ Fund. such revenues shall be
used only for the purpose of paying the cost of operating and main-
taining the sewage system, paying charges made by the City of Minne-
apolis, providing an adequate depreciation fund, paying costs of
meter-reading, billing, collection, and other similar or related
sewer operating expenses."
Passed by the Council this 27th day of September, 1965.
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Stanley W. Olson, Mayor
ATTEST :~ //}
Edward J. Mo:li , Clerk-Treas.
Bill No. '1965-16
Bill No. 1:MJ.i-10
.!1.AIRNDirILNT TO OI[DINANCT
No. 2.07
~n Oa•dinnnce Aaeaendiaag that
Certain Ordin:uace No. 2.07 of
tlae City of Richfield cut+tled
6iAn Ordinance ISstui)lish-
iaay;~, Railcs, Rates nnel Chaa•g•-
es for Sanitary Sevver Sea•vice. ~
I{ennepfn Couanty, ~Iinuesot:a~'.
in the Village of Richficlal, ~~idavit of Publication
Passed the Stla d:~y of ia.•cla
19'rl, ae Suhsealnently Amen-
ded,
caTY of xrctrrrr:Ln Does STATE OF MINNESOTA
oxnnlN: COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, ss
Ordinance No. 2.07 of the City
of Richfield entitled "An Or-
dinance Esbablishing xules, Robert A. Broad, L. R. Farrington, Guy T. Farrington, being duly
xates ana Charges for Sanitary
sewer Servio•e in the viuage of sworn, on oath says; that he is, and during all the times herein stated
xiohfiela, Hennepin C,oUnty, has been, one of the publishers of the newspaper known as The
Minnesota," passed the srn day Richfield News, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter
of March 1954, as subsequently
amenaea, is herel,y arrtena~ed in stated; that for more than one year prior to the publication therein
the following respects:
(~> section 2, Paragrap'1 c Legal Notice Bill No. 1965-16, .Amendment t~
thereof, is hex•eby amended to
read as follows: Ordinance Ns 2 07, P~a.ssed by t'~ y
C. Metered Flow Charges. ~ ~ c e Cit Council
Por all premises where the
rate is to bo based upon meter-
ed use of `eater the rate shall
be (twelve cents pea• hundred Of the --•------°_-.••---------.°°-•---•---•-•-------------°----------------•••••------•--------•-•----.......-----...----•--•-°
cubic feet of water> 1/r ceaats hereto attached, said newspaper was published in the Village of Rich-
per thousand gallons of vvatea:" field in the County o~f Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on Thursday of
(2) Section 4 thereof is here- >
by amended to recta as follows: ea..ch week; that during all said time said newspaper has been printed
'+section 4. ilIetering Water in the English language from its office of publication within the Vil-
supply in Lieu of Flat charge. la e of Richfield Henne in Count ,Minnesota, from which it is issued
When n (A) meter recording g ~ p Y
the use of water (may be> ;~ as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet
iirstauea on ,any nonresidential forn2 equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single ccl-
lot, parcel, premises or unit umn, two inches wide; has been issued as aforesaid once each week
enumerated in Section 2 of this
ordinance (ana thereafter) the from a known office established in said place of publication and em-
rate shoo l)e based neon such ploying skilled workmen and the necessary material for preparing
use of water. The (viuage> and printing the same; that the press work on that part of the news-
, ..City Council may, by resolu-
tion, require ana order the•in_ paper devoted to local news of interest to the community it purports
stallation of such meter on any to serve has been done in its known office of publication; that during
such lot, paroel, premises or all said time in its makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its
unit or class thereof where it
shah determine that the afore_ news columns have been devoted to local news of interest to the con-
. mentioned flat charges are im- munity it purports to serve; that dl?ring all said time it has not
practical to apply, or result in wholly duplicated any other publication and has not been entirel
inequitable charges because in- ~ Y
sxxfficient or esce~ssive; ana made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been cir-
ihereafter the rate shall be culated in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at
based Upon such use of water." least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered to pay-
(a> section li thereof is horn- in subscribers and has entr as second class matter in its local ost-
by amended to read as follows: g Y p
~seetion ll. collections (All office; that a copy of each issue hasbeen filed with the State Histori-
bills shall be due ana payable cal Society, St. Paul; and that there has ibeen on file in the affice~ of the
when rendered. If payment is COUnt Auditor of Henne i
not mane within ten nays of Y p n Gounty Minnesota., the affidavit of a per-
rnauing of the bill a penalty of son having knowledge of the facts showing the name and location of
to°h or oo cents, whichever is said newspaper and the existence of the conditions constituting its
greater, shall be added to tlxe ualifieations as a le a1 news a er.
amount due on such bill. tiVhen q g 11 lI
a charge is more than 45 days
past due civSl action may be I+egal Natiee ,~i~.7. No. 1965-16, Aea~enment tm
begun on behalf of the village
for the collection of raid sew- ~ 07~ passed by the City Council
a~~e service charge, and iP such Ordinance No 2•
charge is not paid within GP
d.xys after due the said wxpaid
charge plus penalty may be cer- That the ._-.-_._._-
tified to the county auditor .--..---•.•.--.-•-••-•-•-----------•------••---•°---°--•-•------------•---•-•----•--•-•------•-----•
with the, taxes against snob hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was
property ana shoo be ootlectea printed and published therein in the English language, once each
with other taxes on such Prop-
erty. (AIl chnrg;eo of se.vicer
service shah. bc• one ..n the week, for ~ne.•-....-- successive weeks; that it was first so published
q aaartcrly due iL•atc sh~ecli'icd by
the c•ily for the rcapc'ctiv~e :nc- i.
connl and shall be aieliaaclaaeni 30th September, 1965
l:i days there:d'tca•. la sln:e l7 be On Thursday, the --•---------------•.------...-•-------- day Of -------•-•---°----°°-------'-----°---------
the duty cif the cit3' to eandeacor and thereafter on Thursday of each week to and including the
to promptly collect dclineineaet
:u+coaurts, and iaa all c:ascs vvhcre
.satisfaectoror arranl;cnacaats for ---- ----•---------•---------------------------- day Of -- •--- --- -----------------•------ -- ---•-- -- and that
D:a.}•ment hate not bcen m:aalc, the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A t0 Z,
all saach delin~(aacnt a«„naat both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind
slanll be certified. to the city
clerk avho ~h:)n preh:aa•e an of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, t0-wit:
•asscssment roll t ac,h ycua• pro-~
vidlug for nsscstianent or• the abedEf~ijklmnopgrstuVwxyz
deLnqueut amounts : •:ana.;t the abcd g' ijklannopgrstuvwxyz
recpe~rtive laropwiacd ',c.rsed. ~_`~ - ;,
Thos .assessmeaat roll vh-all be ~ /~ /'" - ~ -~J
dcla~ered to thc. council for a- r~` I/ / Jam„ i
doptawaon or bcfc)re October 1st ••~ °-^/-•~•--°~-.1r --....- ~---.-. ...:%a::..~-.~.-~0::..---._.-.
of each ycnr. Such action may ~ ~th OC'tOb r 1965
be oletional or saabsenuent to Subscribed and sworn to before me the -....- d~a of -----------------•.--.t_ .
tal.iny;; Icgal action to Collect -
dcliaaclaaent accoaunis. - ~• •.
(4) Section 12 thereof is here= ............. ...•----- -..-.-:. ...:.... -...t ,.._:..-°-----•
by amenaea to read as fouows: Notary Pulbllc. Hennepin County, Minn.
"Section 12. All revenues de-
r'rvc d from these rat~5 and at
charges shall be crcdrtcd to My Commission expires ...--.-•••------.-•...... Ml.,B~K ..:.: •
the Sewer (Operatrn„) Utility ~~~~~ 1n rJQll ~ n,
:Feuna. Con-r revenues shall be ~ogtijC, 1.1ennEp ~ ~~
-_._ .,,,,, r,,,, r,c,se or Notary iris Mpn18, 2972.
i~Ay Ccmmissican Exp-