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oty of <br />Mouiid.s <br />View <br />Charter <br />Com.niission. <br />Chair <br />Jonathan J Thomas <br />763-784-5205 <br />Vice Chair <br />Michael Haubrich <br />612.237.2859 <br />2nd Vice Chair <br />Jean Miller <br />763-786-3959 <br />Secretary <br />Barbara Thomas <br />763-780-6226 <br />Brian Amundsen <br />763-786-5699 <br />Bill Doty <br />763-786-3421 <br />Jason R Reiling <br />763.350.3013 <br />Resolution No. 2009-02d <br />Mounds View Charter Commission <br />Dated Mar 12, 2009 <br />Whereas, the Mounds View Charter Commission has received a request to review <br />some apparent conflicts that resulted from recent updates to Chapter 7 of the <br />Mounds View Charter, <br />Therefore, the Mounds View Charter Commission acting under Minnesota Statute <br />410.12 Subdivision 7, recommends the following amendments by the addition of the <br />blue and double underlined lanaugge and by the deletion of the Red and <br />4ng4age. The Mounds View Charter Commission requests the City Council adopt <br />this resolution by ordinance by the required unanimous vote. <br />CHAPTER 7 <br />TAXATION AND FINANCES <br />Section 7.03 System of Taxation <br />Subdivision 3. Any other fee or levy, created, or increased beyond the limits set forth in <br />Subdivision 1, shall require voter approval as stipulated in Subdivision 2 of this Section. <br />a) For the purposes of this Section, "fee" includes utility charges (other than water, sanitary <br />sewer, storm water and street light), recycling fees, franchise fees (for tile; gas and I <br />electric),fee.", and shall also include any other fee that produces a <br />tax burden or direct financial obligation to a simple majority of property owners and/or <br />residents of Mounds VieVv ci ral v esdutteci in ee ' 7 3 u 3b. I <br />b) For the purposes of this Section, the team "fee" does not include: Filing for Office fee, park <br />or recreational participation fees, charges for photo -copying, sales of municipal liquor store <br />products, Building and Zoning Permit or Inspection and Planning fees, or civil, criminal and <br />banking fines and other charges collected in cases of restitution or violation of law or <br />contract. The teen "fee" does not include charges collected by the direction of the State, <br />County or other taxation authority, or as a result of joint powers agreements. The tern "fee" <br />also does not include rental housing fees, liquor license fees, cable folei ° e <br />franchise fees, annual license fees for the operation of a regulated business, and any <br />�ce'Tfees for services, including health and safety related Code enforcement, and <br />other goods, services or materials routinely provided by the City to ft% eltizesti 8-• othe • <br />.._beers Of the ,.=. 3he Which by law, & _.•. 4.., 4H* 4,.1-�tjaat fQ!' tizQtie a�rolicable. <br />nur-suant to ' the actual <br />cost of tl%e set- °••e hero- ,........:.' '. The tern "fee" shall not include any special <br />assessments made under Minnesota Statutes Section 429, as amended. <br />c) For the purposes of this Section, "fee increase" includes a new tax or fee, a monetary <br />increase in an existing tax or fee, a tax or fee rate increase, an expansion in the legal <br />definition of a tax or fee base, and an extension of an expiring tax or fee. excluding the <br />-a-im-ital-re-oyrfification of the utility nchise fee. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Jonathan J Thomas, Chair <br />E <br />R. <br />Barbara Thomas, Secretary <br />