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Item No: 7J <br /> Meeting Date: June 23, 2008 <br /> Type of Business: CB <br /> Administrator Review: <br /> City of Mounds View Staff Report <br /> To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From: Jim Ericson, Clerk-Administrator <br /> Item Title/Subject: First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 810, an <br /> Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Section 8.06, and Chapter <br /> 12, Section 12.14 of the City Charter Relating to the <br /> Certification of Unpaid Property-Based Administrative <br /> Offense Penalties <br /> Background: <br /> The Charter Commission, at the request of the City, has been discussing possible Charter <br /> amendments to address a mechanism by which unpaid administrative offense penalties <br /> could be certified to the property taxes in a manner similar to a special assessment. The <br /> City Attorney has provided information, has attended a Charter Commission meeting and <br /> has been in consultation with the Commission during this process to assist with a <br /> satisfactory outcome. On June 12 of this year, the Charter Commission approved <br /> Resolution 2008-02, which is attached for your reference. <br /> Discussion: <br /> Attached is Ordinance 810 which incorporates the language adopted by the Charter <br /> Commission in Resolution 2008-02. The City Attorney has reviewed the final resolution <br /> �__ with the exception of the r:..., underlined words <br /> and is comfortable with the language five under lined in <br /> Section 8.06 as shown below: <br /> "The City must provide an opportunity for a hearing regarding the method of payment <br /> before either the City Council or a neutral third party as specified in City Code." <br /> Staff has communicated to Chair Thomas our concern with this underlined language and <br /> we have invited the Chair and/or commission members to attend this meeting. The City <br /> Attorney will be present at the City Council meeting to elaborate further on the underlined <br /> passage. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Staff recommends the City Council approve the first reading and introduction of <br /> Ordinance 810, an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Section 8.06, and Chapter 12, Section <br /> 12.14 of the City Charter relating to the certification of unpaid property-based <br /> administrative offense penalties. Consistent with state law, the ordinance would go into <br /> effect 90 days after unanimously being adopted by the City Council. The public hearing <br /> and second reading is scheduled for Monday, July 14, 2008, at 7:05 pm. <br />