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Home My WebLink About2291-05 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2005/03/14ORDINANCE NO. 2291-05 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK HOME RULE CHARTER TABLE OF CONTENTS, CHAPTERS 4, 5, 6, 11, AND INDEX THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: SECTION 1. The St Louis Park Home Rule Charter TABLE OF CONTENTS is hereby amended to delete references to subchapter 11.06. SECTION 2. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 4.02 is hereby amended to read: Section 4.02. Regular Municipal Election. A regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1967, and on the same day every two years thereafter, at such place or places as the City Council may designate by resolution. The Council may divide the City into as many voting precincts as it may from time to time deem necessary. Each ward shall constitute at least one (1) voting precinct and no precinct shall be in more than one ward. At least fifteen (15) days' two (2) weeks' notice shall be given by the City Clerk of the time and places of holding such election, and of the officers to be elected by posting a notice thereof in at least one (1) public place in each voting precinct and by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the City Failure to give such notices shall not invalidate such election SECTION 3. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 4.03 is hereby amended to read: Section 4.03. Primary Elections. The Council shall, whenever three (3) or more candidates have filed for any elective City office, provide through ordinance or resolution for a pnmary election to be held for each such office. The pnmary election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the second Monday in September. At least fifteen (15) days' two (2) weeks' notice shall be given by the Clerk of the time and places of holding such election, and of the officers to be elected, by posting a notice thereof in at least one (1) public place in each voting precinct and by publishing a notice thereof at least once in the official newspaper of the City Failure to give such notices shall not invalidate such election. SECTION 4. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 4.06 is hereby amended to read. Section 4.06. Nomination by Petition. The nomination of elective officers provided for by this Charter shall be by petition The name of any nominee shall be printed upon the ballot whenever a petition meeting the requirements specified in this Charter has been filed on the nominee's behalf with the City Clerk. Such petition shall be signed by at least fifteen (15) currently registered electors qualified to vote for the office specified in the petition. No elector shall sign petitions for more candidates than the number of places to be filled at the election, and should the elector do so that signature shall be void as to the petition or petitions last filed. All nomination petitions shall be filed with the City Clerk not more than twelve (12) ten (10) nor fewer than eight (8) weeks seventy (70) days and fifty-six (56) days) before the first Tuesday after the second Monday in Ordinance No. 2291-05 -2- September before the general city election The Clerk shall prepare the ballots with names of the candidates for an office in a manner provided by ordinance. Each petition, when presented, must be accompanied by a twenty dollar ($20.00) filing fee. SECTION 5. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 5.05 is hereby amended to read. Section 5.05. Purchases and Contracts The City Manager is the chief purchasing agent of the City. All purchases on behalf of the City shall be made, and all purchases and contracts shall be let, by the City Manager, or City Manager's Designee, provided that the approval of the Council must be given whenever the amount of such purchase or contract exceeds the amount at which competitive bids are required by law. Except for purchases and contracts made by the City Manager, or City Manager's Designee, as set forth herein, contracts, bonds, and instruments to which the City is a party must be signed by the Mayor and City Manager on behalf of the City. SECTION 6. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 6.04, paragraph 2, is hereby amended to read: Section 6.04. Preparation of Annual Budget. The budget submitted by the City Manager shall include d revenues and expenses for the preceding two (2) years, the current year, and the budget year with appropnate explanations and shall be submitted to the Council no later than the first (1st) regular monthly meeting in September. SECTION 7. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 6.15 is hereby amended to read: Section 6.15. Bonds and Debt Limit. (a) In addition to the power to borrow and issue bonds and other 13ecunties obligations for the payment of money specifically or impliedly granted by this Charter, the City shall have the powers regarding issuance of obligations granted to cities of its same class and to statutory cities by the laws of the State of Minnesota. The City shall have the power to issue and sell its bonds to the State of Minnesota and to comply with all provisions of law relative to loans to municipalities from the permanent State funds. The City shall also have such powers as are necessary to obtain loans or funds from the Government of the United States and any of its instrumentalities, and to comply with all provisions of law applicable to obtaining such loans or funds. The powers granted in this paragraph are in addition to and separate from the powers granted by any other provisions of this Charter. Notwithstanding Section 1.04 of this Charter, if the provisions of any laws referred to in this paragraph are inconsistent with other provisions of this Charter, the provisions of such laws shall be controlling as to powers granted by such laws (b) The In addition to its powers granted under Section 6.15(a) of this Charter, the Council, by a vote of at least six (6) of its members and without submitting the question to the voters, may authorize the issuance of bonds for any pulAte purpose ay, in its discretion, by a majonty vote of all of its • • • • Ordinance No. 2291-05 -3- issuance. Bonds may include special limitations to provide for their payment out of limitations may be created by notice given during the pieccedings authorizing the issuance of the bonds by the terms of the bends or -by separ-ate agreement with the law .permitted by state (c) The total bonded debt of the City at the time any bonds are issued shall not exceed the limit authonzed by State law for cities of the same class and statutory cities. SECTION 8. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 6.16 is hereby amended to read: Section 6.16. Form and Repayment of Bonds. (a) No bonds which pledge the full faith and credit of the City to their payment shall be issued to run for longer than the reasonable life expectancy of the property or improvement for which such bonds are authorized, as ascertained and set forth in the resolution authorizing such bonds, and in no case shall such bonds be issued to run for more than thirty (30) years unless a longer maturity is otherwise authonzed by state law. The purposes for which bonds are authonzed shall be set forth in the resolution authonzing them, and the proceeds from such bonds which pledge the full faith and credit of the City to their payment shall not be diverted to any other purposes SECTION 9. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 6.18 is hereby amended to read. Section 6.18. Bonds Outside the Debt Limit. The Council may authonze the issuance of bonds for lawful purposes outside of the debt limit without limitation on their amount: (a) for the creation and maintenance of a permanent improvement revolving fund; (b) for extending, enlarging or improving revenue-producing public utilities of whatever nature, owned and operated by the City, or of acquinng property needed in connection therewith; (c) for public improvements payable from special assessments; and (d) for any authorized purpose pursuant to the powers of the City pursuant to Section 6.15(a) of this Charter.for which obligations may be issued without regard to debt limit under State law. The Council may also authorize the lease purchase of equipment or the purchase of equipment on conditional sale contracts, provided that the lease or installment payments do not extend beyond the estimated useful life of the equipment so leased or purchased, as ascertained and set forth in the resolution authorizing such lease or conditional sales contract. ;r '1.1 Ir Ordinance No. 2291-05 -4- SECTION 10. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 11.01 is hereby deleted in its entirety: The City Manager, the City Clerk, the City Treasurer and such other officcrs or employees of the City SECTION 11. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Section 11.06 is hereby deleted in its entirety: No member of the City Council or employee of the City shall solicit or receive any pay, of, any improvement, alteration or rcpair required by the City, or any contract to which the City Shall be a party except compensation, or sal:. accept or receive, directly er indirectly, from any public utility any pass, frank, frcc ticket, free' SECTION 12. The St. Louis Park Home Rule Charter Index is hereby amended to delete references to sections 11.01 and 11.06: Official bonds ... 11.01 Bonds ... 11.01 Bond, premium ... 11.01 Bond and premium ... 11.01 Favo. i 06 Voidable ... 44436, 12.18(1) City officers not to accept favors or contracts ... 11.06 Ment system; establishment ... 11.06 SECTION 12. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect in the City Home Rule Charter ninety (90) days after its passage and publication. (June 7, 2005) Adopted by the St. Louis Park City Council March 14, 2005 e Or• nance No. 2291-05 -5- Re for Administration • City M Attest: Adopted by the City Council March 14, 2005 Mayo tet Ap.roved as to Form and Execution: i Ci / Clerk OA Prt City Attorney • STATE OF MINNESOTA) CI newspapers AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ss. COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Richard Hendrickson, being duly sworn on an oath states or affirms, that he is the Chief Fi- nancial Officer of the newspaper known as Sun -Sailor , and has full knowledge of the facts stated below. (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and other applic- able laws, as amended. (B) The printed public notice that is attached was published in the newspaper once each week, for . one successive week(s); it was first published on Thursday, the 16 day of June , 2005, and was thereafter printed and published on every Thursday to and including Thursday, the day of , 2005; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowl- edged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice: abcdefghiklmnopgrstuvwayz BY: Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me on this 16 day of June , 2005. Notary Publ RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users $ 2.85 per line ® for comparable space (2) Maximum rate allowed by law $ 6.20 per line (3) Rate actually charged $ 1.30 per line - - City of St. Louis Park , - SUMMARY (Official Publication) ORDINANCE N0. 2291-05 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 16 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE This ordinance states that all vehicles seized by the City for owneforfeiture subsequently orsecured party shall n allbe assessed a $250 00 feeed to the torecover certain administrative costs incurred by the City during the forfeiture process This ordinance shall take effect 15 days after publication Adopted by the City Council June 6, 2005 Jeffrey W Jacobs /s/ Mayor - A copy of the full text of this ordinance is available for in- , spection with the City Clerk Published in St Louts Pork Sado, June 16, 2005 (June 16, 2005)a3/sum Ord 2291 veh forfeit