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- - . SECTION 8. The City Council of the City of Mounds View, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 410.12, Subdivision 5, proposes that Chapter 10, Section 10.01 of the Charter of the City of Mounds View is hereby amended by the addition of the bold and double-underlined language and by the deletion of the bold and stricken language as follows: Section 10.01. Except as otherwise provided by state law, no person, firm or corporation shall place or maintain any permanent or semi-permanent fixtures in, over, upon or under any street or public place for the purpose of operating a public utility, or for any other purpose, without a franchise therefor from the City. A franchise shall be granted only by ordinance, which shall not be an emergency ordinance. No exclusive franchise shall be granted unless the proposed ordinance is submitted to the voters of the City following a public hearing and approved by at least a majority of those voting thereon. Every ordinance granting a franchise shall contain all the terms and conditions of the franchise. The grantee shall bear the costs of publication of the franchise ordinance and shall make a sufficient deposit with the City Mana!!erClerk ,A1dministrator to guarantee publication before the ordinance is passed. SECTION 9. The City Council of the City of Mounds View, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 410.12, Subdivision 5, proposes that Chapter 12, Section 12.02 and Section 12.04 of the Charter of the City of Mounds View are hereby amended by the addition of the bold and double-underlined language and by the deletion ofthe bold and stricken language as follows: Section 12,02. Oath of Office. Every officer of the City shall, before entering upon the duties of their office, take and subscribe an oath of office in substantially the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) to support the Constitution of the United States and of this state and to discharge faithfully the duties devolving upon me as (Mayor, Councilmember, City Mana!!erClerk Administrator, etc.) of the City of Mounds View to the best of my judgment and ability. " Section 12.04. Official Bonds. The City Clerk Administrator, the City Treasurer, and such other officers or employees of the City may be provided for by ordinance shall each, before entering upon the duties of their respective office or employment, give a corporate surety bond to the City in such form and in such amount as may be fixed by the Council as security for the faithful performance of their official duties. This corporate surety bond may be in the form of either individual or blanket bonds at the discretion of the Council. They shall be approved by the Council, and approved as to form by the City Attorney, and filed with the City Mana!!erClerk Administrator. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the City. SJR-180668vl MU210-4