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QUESTIONS REQUIRING TEGAL ADVICE <br /> 40 1. Can a Charter impose a percentage limit on the,increase from year to year of the <br /> City operating budget (in addition to any other statutory limits)? <br /> 2. Can a Charter restrict or prohibit the issuance of Revenue Bonds to acquire or <br /> construct industrial sites under the Minn. Municipal Ind. Dev. Act? <br /> 3. Can a Charter restrict or prohibit the conveyance of tax forfeited or City owned <br /> lands to private interests for the purpose of promoting industry? <br /> 4. Can a Charter restrict or prohibit the establishment of development districts or <br /> the issuance of bonds under the Development District Act? <br /> 5. What kinds of prohibitions and restrictions can or cannot a Charter place on General <br /> Revenue Bonds, Revenue Bonds and General Obligation Revenue Bonds? <br /> 6. For what types of bond instruments can a Charter provide that voter approval be <br /> obtained? <br /> 7. Can a Charter limit tax levies for bonds to actual principal, interest and debt <br /> service costs plus any over-collection required by law? <br /> 8. Can a Charter require voter approval for Certificates of Indebtedness issued for <br /> purposes other than to nreet emergencies or disasters? <br /> 9. Can a Charter require voter approval for special assessments? If so, can the vote <br /> • be restricted to those assessed? <br /> 10. What kinds of restrictions and prohibitions can or cannot a Charter place on special <br /> assessments? <br /> 11. Can the 35% Statutory requirement for initiating a special assessment proceedings <br /> through petition be increased by a Charter? <br /> 12. Can a Charter limit levies for a special assessment to actual principal, interest <br /> and debt service costs? <br /> 13. For special assessments, can a Charter require that assessment of unplatted or <br /> undevelopedPropertybe postponed or deferred until after platting or development <br /> has occurred? <br /> 14. Can a Charter define legal benefit for purposes of special assessment? <br /> 15. What kinds of prohibitions or restrictions can or cannot a Charter place upon <br /> improvement benefit districts, irovement bonds, improvement warrents and temporary <br /> bonds? <br /> 16. Can a Charter specify the disposition of any over-collection on bonds after <br /> statutory requirements are met? <br /> • <br /> 5/16/79 NL <br />