HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1079ORDINANCE NO. 1079
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 3, SECTION 19; CHAPTER 3, SECTION
20; CHAPTER 3, SECTION 23; CHAPTER 5, SECTION 36; CHAPTER 5, SECTION 44;
CHAPTER 6, SECTION 56; CHAPTER 6, SECTION 57; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 60;
CHAPTER 7, SECTION 61; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 62; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 63;
CHAPTER 7, SECTION 64; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 65; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 66;
CHAPTER 68; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 69; CHAPTER 7, SECTION 71; AND CHAPTER 11,
SECTION 105 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
The City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1:
Chapter 3, Section 19 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
PROCEDURE ON ORDINANCES. The enacting clause of all ordinances by the council shall
be in the words, "The City of Columbia Heights does ordain." Every ordinance shall be
presented in writing. Every ordinance, other than emergency ordinances, shall have two public
readings in full, except that the reading may, by unanimous vote, be dispensed with, provided the
printed text is made a part of the official minutes upon passage and at least three days shall
elapse between the first and second readings thereof. Every ordinance appropriating money in
excess of five hundred dollars, and every ordinance and resolution authorizing the making of any
contract involving a liability on the part of the city in excess of five hundred dollars, shall remain
on file in the office of the secretary of the council at least one week, and shall be published at
least once in the official newspaper of the city or posted on official bulletin boards in the manner
provided by this charter, before its final passage except in the case of emergency ordinances or
resolutions.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Procedure on Ordinances: The enacting clause of all ordinances by the council shall be in the
words, "The City of Columbia Heights does ordain." Every ordinance shall be presented in
writing. Every ordinance, other than emergency ordinances, shall have two public readings in
full, except that the reading may, by unanimous vote, be dispensed with, provided the printed
text is made a part of the official minutes upon passage and at least three days shall elapse
between the first and second readings thereof. Every ordinance appropriating money in excess of
five hundred dollars, and every ordinance and resolution authorizing the making of any contract
involving a liability on the part of the city in excess of five hundred dollars, shall remain on file
in the office of the secretary of the council at least one week, and shall be published at least once
in the official newspaper of the city or posted on official bulletin boards in the manner provided
by this charter, before its final passage except in the case of emergency ordinances.
SECTION 2:
Chapter 3, Section 20 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Emergency Ordinances and Resolutions. An emergency ordinance or resolution is an
ordinance or resolution for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, in
which the emergency is defined or declared in a preamble thereto, separately voted upon, and
agreed to by at least four members of the council, as recorded by ayes and noes. An emergency
ordinance or resolution may be enacted without previous filing or publication. No grant of any
franchise shall be construed to be an emergency ordinance or resolution.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Emergency Ordinances. An emergency ordinance is an ordinance for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health or safety, in which the emergency is defined or declared
in a preamble thereto, separately voted upon, and agreed to by at least four members of the
council, as recorded by ayes and noes. An emergency ordinance may be enacted without
previous filing or publication. No grant of any franchise shall be construed to be an emergency
ordinance.
Section 3:
Chapter 3, Section 23 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
When Ordinances and Resolutions take Effect. Emergency ordinances and resolutions and
ordinances and resolutions making the annual tax levy, determining the annual budget, and
providing for local improvements and assessments, shall take effect immediately upon their
passage. All other ordinances and resolutions enacted by the council shall take effect thirty days
after the date of their passage, unless a later date is fixed therein, in which event they shall take
effect as such later date. Ordinances and resolutions adopted by the electors of the city shall take
effect at the time fixed therein, or, if no such time is designated therein, then thirty days after the
adoption thereof.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
When Ordinances and Resolutions Take Effect. A resolution and an emergency ordinance
shall take effect immediately upon its passage or at such later date as is fixed therein. Every
other ordinance shall take effect 30 days after passage or at such latter date as is fixed therein.
Every ordinance and resolution adopted by the voters of the city shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption, or at such time as is fixed therein.
Section 4:
Chapter 5, Section 36 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Expenditures by Petitioners. No member of any initiative, referendum, or recall committee, no
circulator of a signature paper, and no signer of any such paper, or any other person, shall accept
or offer any reward, pecuniary or otherwise, for services rendered in connection with the
circulation thereof, but this shall not prevent the committee from incurring an expense not to
exceed ten dollars for legal advice, copying, printing, and notaries' fees. Any violation of the
provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Expenditures by Petitioners. No member of any initiative, referendum, or recall committee, no
circulator of a signature paper, and no signer of any such paper, or any other person, shall accept
or offer any reward, pecuniary or otherwise, for services rendered in connection with the
circulation thereof, but this shall not prevent thc committee from incurring an expense not to
cxcccd one hundred dollars for legal advice, copying, printing, and notaries' fees. Any violation
of thc provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor.
Section 5:
Chapter 5, Section 44 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
The Referendum. If prior to the date when an ordinance or resolution takes effect a petition
signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to twenty per cent of the total vote at the
last regular municipal election be filed with the city clerk requesting that any such measure, or
any part thereof, be repealed or be submitted to a vote of the electors, the said measure shall
thereby be prevented from going into operation. The council shall thereupon reconsider the said
measure at its next regular meeting, and either repeal the same, or repeal the sections thereof to
which objection has been raised by the petitioners, or by aye and no vote reaffirm its adherence
to the measure as passed. In the latter case the council shall immediately order a special
municipal election to be held thereon within not less than thirty nor more than forty-five days
from the action of the council calling it. If a majority of the voters voting thereon are opposed to
the measure, it shall not become effective; but if a majority of the voters thereon favor the
measure, it shall go into effect immediately or on the date therein specified.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
The Referendum. If prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect a petition signed by
qualified electors of the city equal in number to twenty per cent of the total vote at the last
regular municipal election be filed with the city clerk requesting that any such measure, or any
part thereof, be repealed or be submitted to a vote of the electors, the said measure shall thereby
be prevented from going into operation. The council shall thereupon reconsider the said measure
at its next regular meeting, and either repeal the same, or repeal the sections thereof to which
objection has been raised by the petitioners, or by aye and no vote reaffirm its adherence to the
measure as passed. In the latter case the council shall immediately order a special municipal
election to be held thereon within not less than thirty nor more than forty five days from the
action of the council calling it. If a majority of the voters voting thereon are opposed to the
measure, it shall not become effective; but if a majority of the voters voting thereon favor the
measure, it shall go into effect immediately or on the date therein specified.
Section 6
Chapter 6, Section 56 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Purchases and Contracts. The city manager shall be chief purchasing agent of the city. All
purchases on behalf of the city shall be made, and all contracts let by the city manager subject to
the approval of the council, whenever the amount of such purchases or contract exceeds $500.00.
All contracts, bonds, and instruments of every kind to which the city shall be a party shall be
signed by the mayor on behalf of the city as well as by the city manager, and shall be executed in
the name of the city.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Purchases and Contracts: The city manager shall be chief purchasing agent of the city. All
purchases on behalf of the city shall be made, and all contracts let by the city manager subject to
the approval of the council, whenever the amount of such purchases or contract exceeds
$1,000.00 All contracts, bonds and instruments or very kind to which the city shall be a party
shall be signed by the mayor on behalf of the city as well as by the city manager, and shall be
executed in the name of the city.
Section 7:
Chapter 6, Section 57 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Contracts, Itow Let. In all cases of work to be done by contract, or of the purchase of property
of any kind, where the amount exceeds $500, but does not exceed $1,000.00, the City Manager
shall receive the approval of the Council. Where the amount involved is more than One
Thousand ($1,000) Dollars, unless the Council shall by an emergency ordinance otherwise
provide, the city manager shall advertise for bids in such manner as may be designated by the
council. Contracts of this magnitude shall be let only by the Council upon the recommendation
of the city manager, and shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The Council may,
however, reject any and all bids. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the Council
from contracting by four-fifths vote for the doing of work with patented processes, or from the
purchasing of patented appliances. Further regulations for the making of bids and the letting of
contracts shall be made by ordinance.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Contracts, How Let. If the work to be done or property of any kind to be purchased is
estimated to exceed $10,000 the city shall advertise for sealed bids in such manner as may be
designated by the City Council. Contracts of this magnitude shall be let only by the city council
and shall go to the lowest responsible bidder. The city council may elect to reject any and all
bids. If the amount of the contract is estimated to exceed $5,000 but not ~xc~od $10,000 th~
contract may be made either upon sealed bids or by direct negotiation, by obtaining two or more
written quotations complying with the requirements of competitive bidding. If the amount of the
contract is estimated to be $5,000 or less the contract may be either upon quotation or in the open
market by discretion of the city council; but, so far as practicable, shall be based upon at least
two written quotations. All written quotations shall be kept on file for a period of at least one
year after receipt. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the city council by four-fifths
vote from doing work with a patented process or from purchasing a patented appliance. Further
regulations for making the bids and letting of contracts shall be made by ordinance.
Section 8:
Chapter 7, Section 60 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Assessment For Taxation. Except as herein otherwise provided, the general laws of the state
relating to taxation shall apply in this city. The council shall regulate by ordinance the method of
making assessments and shall require fair valuations to be made.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Taxation. Except as provided in this charter, the general laws of the state relating to taxation
shall apply in this city.
Section 9:
Chapter 7, Section 61 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Board of Equalization. The council shall constitute a board of equalization and shall meet as
such in the usual place for holding council meetings on the last Monday in June to equalize the
assessments according to law.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Board of Equalization. The council shall constitute a board of equalization and shall annually
meet as such in the usual place for holding council meetings at a time set by the council to
equalize assessments according to law.
Section 10:
Chapter 7, Section 62 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Preparation of the Annual Budget. The city manager shall prepare the estimates for the annual
budget. The estimates of expenditures shall be arranged for each department or division of the
city under the following heads: (1) Ordinary expenses (for operation, maintenance, and repairs);
and (2) Capital outlays (for new construction, new equipment, and all improvements of a lasting
character). Ordinary expenses shall be subdivided into: (a) Salaries, with a list of all salaried
offices and positions, with the salary allowance and the number of persons holding each; (b)
Wages; (c) Printing, advertising, telephone, telegraph, express charges, and other like items; (d)
Supplies and repairs, with sufficient detail to be readily understood. All increases and decreases
shall be clearly shown. In parallel columns shall be added the amounts granted and the amounts
expended under similar heads for the past two completed fiscal years, and as far possible, for thc
current year. In addition to the estimates of expenditures, the estimates shall include a statement
of the revenues which have accrued for the past two completed fiscal years, with the amounts
collected and the uncollected balances, together with the same information as far as possible for
the current fiscal year, and an estimate of the revenues for the ensuing fiscal year.
The statement of revenues for each year shall specify the following items: Sums derived from
(a) taxation, (b) fees, (c) fines, (d) interest, (e) miscellaneous, not included in the foregoing, (f)
sales and rentals, (g) operation of the public utilities, (h) special assessments, and (i) sales of
bonds and other obligation. Such estimates shall be in typewriting, and there shall be at least ten
copies, one for each member of the council, one for the city manager, one for the city clerk, and
three at least to be posted in public places in the city. The estimates shall be submitted to the
council at its regular monthly meeting in August, and shall be made public. The city manager
may submit with the estimates such explanatory statement or statements as he may deem
necessary, and during the first three years under this charter he shall be authorized to interpret the
requirements of this section as requiring only such comparisons of the city's finances with those
of the village of Columbia Heights as may be feasible and pertinent.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Preparation of the Budget. The city manager shall prepare the estimates for the annual budget.
The proposed budget shall be consistent with generally accepted accounting principles and shall
contain estimates of revenue, itemized estimates of expenditures for both the current fiscal year
and the ensuing fiscal year, comparisons with the revenues and amounts expended for the past
two completed fiscal years, and such other information as the council may require. At a regular
council meeting in August, the city manger shall present the budget along with a budget message
which may highlight the important features of the budget and may contain such explanatory
statements as the city manager shall deem necessary.
Section 11:
Chapter 7, Section 63 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Passage of the Budget. The budget shall be the principal item of business at the regular
monthly meeting of the council in August, and the council shall hold adjourned meetings from
time to time until all the estimates have been considered. The meeting shall be so conducted as
to give interested citizens a reasonable amount of time in which to be heard, and an opportunity
to ask questions as may seem pertinent to them. The budget estimates shall be read in full, and
the city manager shall explain the various items thereof as fully as may be deemed necessary by
the council. The annual budget finally agreed upon shall be a resolution setting forth in detail
the complete financial project of the city for the ensuing fiscal year. It shall indicate the sums to
be raised and from what sources, and the sums to be spent and for what purposes according to the
plan indicated in section 63. The total sum appropriated shall be less than the total estimated
revenue by a safe margin. The council shall adopt the budget resolution not later than the 1st day
in October.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Passage of the Budget. After presentation of the budget, thc council may hold meetings from
time to time to consider the estimates contained therein. Prior to adoption of the budget the
council shall designate one meeting as a public hearing at which interested citizens will be given
an opportunity to question and comment on the budget estimates. The annual budget finally
agreed upon shall be adopted by resolution of the council and shall constitute a financial plan for
the city for the ensuing fiscal year. The total expenditures appropriated in the budget resolution
shall not exceed the estimated revenues available from various sources. The council shall adopt
the budget resolution for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the 10th day of October or such
other date as may be fixed by state law.
Section 12:
Chapter 7, Section 64, of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Enforcement of the Budget. It shall be the duty of the city manager to enforce strictly the
provisions of the budget. He shall not approve any warrant upon the city treasurer for any
expenditure unless an appropriation has been made in the budget, nor for any expenditure
covered by the budget unless there is a sufficient unexpended balance left after deducting the
total past expenditures and the sum of all outstanding warrants. No officer or employee of the
city shall place any orders or make any purchases except for the purposes and amounts
authorized in the budget. Any obligation incurred by any person in the employ of the city for
any purpose not authorized or for any amount in excess of the amount therein authorized shall be
a personal obligation upon the person incurring the expenditure.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Enforcement of the Budget. The city manager shall strictly enforce the budget. No
expenditures may be made unless sufficient funds have been budgeted therefor. Any obligations
incurred by any person in the employ of the city for any purpose not authorized or for any
amount for which no money exists within the proper fund shall be a personal obligation upon the
person incurring the expenditure.
Section 13:
Chapter 7, Section 65, of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Alterations in the Budget. After the budget shall have been duly adopted, the council shall not
have power to increase the amounts therein fixed, whether by the insertion of new items or
otherwise, beyond the estimated revenues, unless the actual receipts shall exceed such estimates,
and in that event not beyond such actual receipts. The sums fixed in the budget shall be and
become appropriated after the beginning of the fiscal year for the several purposes named therein
and no other. The council may at any time by a resolution passed by a four-fifths vote, reduce
salaries or the sums appropriated for any other purposes, or reduce salaries or the sums
appropriated for any other purposes, or authorize the transfer of sums from unexpended balances
to other purposes.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Modifications in the Budget. After the budget shall have been adopted, the council shall not
have the power to increase the amounts appropriated to the various funds, whether by insertion of
new items or otherwise, beyond the estimated revenues, unless thc actual receipts shall exceed
such estimates, and in that event not beyond actual receipts. The sums fixed in the budget shall
be appropriated after the beginning of the fiscal year for the funds therein designated and no
other. After passage of the budget, the council may at any time by four-fifths vote, transfer sums
appropriated from one fund to another fund or transfer sums from the undesignated equity,
subject to the limitations contained in the charter.
Section 14:
Chapter 7, Section 66 of the Charter of the City Columbia Heights which reads as follows: Levy
and Collection of Taxes. On or before the 1st of October each year the council shall levy by
resolution the taxes necessary to meet the requirements of the budget for the ensuing fiscal year,
subject to the limitations of this charter. The city clerk shall transmit to the county auditor
annually, not later than the 10th of October, a statement of all taxes levied, and such taxes shall be
collected and the payment thereof be enforced with an in like manner as state and county taxes.
No tax shall be invalid by reason of any informality in the manner of levying the same, nor
because the amount levied shall exceed the amount required to be raised for the special purposes
for which the same is levied, but in case the surplus shall go into the fund to which such tax
belongs. The twenty-five mill tax limit prescribed in Section 1735, General Status of 1913, shall
not apply to this city.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Levy and Collection of Taxes. The city clerk shall transmit to the county auditor annually, not
later than October 10 or such other date as may be fixed by state law, the budget resolution,
which shall indicate the amount of taxes to be levied. Such taxes shall be collected and payment
thereof shall be enforced in accordance with this charter and applicable state law. No tax shall be
invalid by reason of any informality in the manner of levying the same, nor shall any tax be
invalid because the amount levied shall exceed the amount required to be raised for the special
purpose for which the same is levied, but in such case the excess shall go into the fund to which
such tax belongs.
Section 15:
Chapter 7, Section 68 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Disbursements, How Made. All disbursements shall be made only upon the order of the mayor
and city manager, duly authorized by a resolution of the council and every such resolution and
order shall specify the purpose for which the disbursement is made, and indicate that it is to be
paid out of the proper fund. Each such order shall be payable to the order of the person in whose
favor it is drawn. But no such order shall be issued until there is money sufficient to pay the
same to the credit of the fund out of which it is to be paid, together with all then outstanding
orders against such fund. Any order or resolution for the payment of money violating any
provision of this section shall be void, and any officer of the city violating any provision of this
section shall be personally responsible for the amount of such payment, if any such payment is
made contrary to the provisions hereof. No contract requiring the payment of money by the city
shall be valid unless the particular fund out of which the same is to be paid is specified in such
contract. No claim against the city shall be allowed unless accompanied by an itemized bill and
voucher, pay roll, or time sheet signed by the responsible officer who has personal knowledge of
the facts in the case and vouches for the correctness and reasonableness of the claim.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Payment of Bills, How Made. All payment of bills shall be made only upon the order of the
mayor and city manager, duly authorized by the council. The payment order shall specify thc
fund from which payment is made, and that such order may only be paid out of the proper fund.
No claim for payment against the city shall be allowed by the council unless such claim had been
accompanied by a statement of a responsible officer of the city indicating the correctness and
reasonableness of the claim or unless the city council finds that thc subject bill is a valid claim
against thc city. Any order or resolution for payment of money violating any provision of this
section shall be void, and the officer of thc city violating any provision of this section shall be
personally responsible for thc amount of such payment.
Section 16:
Chapter 7, Section 69 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Funds to be Kept. There shall be maintained in the city treasury the following funds for the
support of which the council may levy an annual tax:
A sinking fund for the purpose, or payment when due, of any bonds or any other debt of
the city and to pay the interest on all bonds and other obligations of the city. The council
shall levy an annual tax sufficient to meet all obligations against this fund when due,
unless otherwise provided for.
(B)
A public utility fund or funds for the acquisition, construction, extension, maintenance,
and operation of any public utility owned or operated by the city, including the payment
of the interest on any bonds or other indebtedness which may be a lien upon such utility.
There shall be paid into this fund all moneys derived fi'om the sale of bonds issued on
account of any utility, and from the operation of such utility, and from the sale of any
property acquired for or used in connection with any such utility. There shall be paid out
of this fund the cost of the purchase, construction, extension, operation, maintenance and
repair of such utility, including the interest upon all bonds or other indebtedness which
may be a lien upon such utility. Any surplus in said fund may be used for the purchase of
any bonds or certificates of indebtedness issued against said utility, and for the payment
of such bonds or other indebtedness upon their maturity. Separate funds and accounts
shall be kept for each such utility operated separately, and in case two or more utilities
are operated together the funds and accounts shall be kept separately as far as practicable.
(c)
A general fund for the support of such other funds and for the payment of such expenses
of the city as the council may deem proper. Into this fund shall be paid all moneys not
herein provided to be paid into any other fund.
(D)
A permanent improvement fund, into which fund shall be paid all moneys received from
the sale of certificates of Indebtedness issued for the purpose of creating or maintaining
such fund; also all moneys received from the sale of Certificates or Indebtedness issued to
anticipate the payment of special assessments; also all moneys received from the
proceeds of assessments levied for local improvements.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Funds to be Kept. There shall be maintained in the city treasury the following funds for the
support of which the council may levy taxes, sell bonds, issue certificates of indebtedness, or
otherwise collect revenues as is provided by law, to wit:
(A)
(B)
(c)
(D)
A debt service fund for the purpose of payment when due of any bonds or any other debt
of the city and to pay the interest on all bonds and other obligations of the city. The
council shall levy an annual tax sufficient to meet all obligations against this fund when
due, unless otherwise provided for.
A public utility fired or funds for the acquisition, construction, extension, maintenance,
and operation of any public utility owned or operated by the city, including the payment
of the interest on any bonds or other indebtedness which may be a lien upon such utility.
There shall be paid into this fund all moneys derived from the sale of bonds issued on
account of any utility, and from the operation of such utility, and from the sale of any
property acquired for or used in connection with any such utility. There shall be paid out
of this fund the cost of the purchase, construction, extension, operation, maintenance and
repair of such utility, including the interest upon all bonds or other indebtedness which
may be a lien upon such utility. Any surplus in said fund may be used for the purchase of
any bonds or certificates of indebtedness issued against said utility, and for the payment
of such bonds or other indebtedness upon their maturity. Separate funds and accounts
shall be kept for each such utility operated separately, and in case two or more utilities
are operated together the funds and accounts shall be kept separately as far as practicable.
A general operating fund which shall contain an undesignated equity into which shall be
paid all moneys not herein provided to be paid into any other fund.
A special assessment fund, into which fund shall be paid all moneys received from the
sale of certificates of indebtedness issued for the purpose of creating or maintaining such
fund; also all moneys received from the sale of Certificates of Indebtedness issued to
anticipate the payment of special assessments; also all moneys received from the
proceeds of assessments levied for local improvements.
Such other funds the council may create at any time, subject to the limitations of this
chapter.
Section 17:
Chapter 7, Section 71 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
Accounts and Reports. The city manager shall be the chief accounting officer of the city and
of every branch thereof, and the council may prescribe and enforce proper accounting methods,
forms, blanks, and other devices consistent with the law, this charter, and the ordinances in
accord with it. He shall submit to the council a statement each month showing the amount of
money in the custody of the city treasurer, the status of all funds, the amount spent or chargeable
against each of the annual budget allowances and the balances left in each, and such other
information relative to the finances of the city as the council may require. Once each year, on or
before the last day of January, the city manager shall submit a report to the council covering the
entire financial operations of the city for the past year. This report shall show the actual total
receipts and actual total expenditures, omitting duplications, and stating the cash balance at the
beginning of the last fiscal year and at the close; the total outlays for operations and maintenance,
and the total capital outlays; the conditions of each of the funds; the total receipts by sources and
the total expenditures by general purposes; the total outstanding bonds and debts of the city,
when due, the amount of new bonds issued and the amount redeemed, the interest rate of each;
the condition of all the annual budget allowances; and an inventory of all the property owned by
the city; and such further information as the council and other city officials and the taxpayers
should know.
Shall be amended to read as follows:
Accounts and Reports. The city manager shall be the chief accounting officer of the city. The
council may enforce the obligation of the city manager to use generally accepted accounting
principles in all accounting obligations in this chapter. Such obligations shall include a thorough
monthly report and an annual report covering the entire financial operation of the city for the past
year which the city manager must provide to the council on or before March 30 of each year.
The annual report shall include a comparison of actual expenditures and actual revenues for each
fund, divided into such categories as the budget presented by the city manager for the subject
fiscal year, along with such additional information as required by the council.
Section 18:
Chapter 11, Section 105 of the Charter of the City of Columbia Heights which reads as follows:
City to Pay for Services. The council shall make a reasonable charge, based on the cost of
service, for lighting the streets and public buildings, or for supplying heat, power, or any other
utility, and a reasonable hydrant rental and other charges for supplying the city with water, and
shall credit the same to the publicly owned utility.
supplying the service. Such reatala and other charges for light, heat,
power, water and other services, shall be collected in the seine ~anner as
from other consumers, unless the cottucil provides Borne other plan.
shall be amended to read as follows:
City to Pay for Servicee. The council shall make a reasonable charge,
based on the cost of service, for lighting .the streets and public build-
ings, or for supplying heat, power, or any other utility services, and
shall credit the same to the publicly owned utility supplying the eervice.
Such charges for light, heat, power, water and other services, shall be
collected in the same manner as from other consumers, unless the council
provides some other plan.
Section 19
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after 90 days
after its passage.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
Offered by
Seconded by
Roll Call:
February 13, 1984
March 26, 1984
March 26, 1984
Petkoff
Peterson
All ayes
Jo-Anne Student, Council Secretary