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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 /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <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 Ordinance Amending Chapter 8, Section 8.06, and Chapter 12, Section 12.14 of the City Charter Relating to the <br /> Certification of Unpaid Property-Based Administrative Offense Penalties <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />The Charter Commission, at the request of the City, has been discussing possible Charter amendments to address a mechanism by which unpaid administrative offense penalties could be certified <br /> to the property taxes in a manner similar to a special assessment. The City Attorney has provided information, has attended a Charter Commission meeting and has been in consultation <br /> with the Commission during this process to assist with a satisfactory outcome. On June 12 of this year, the Charter Commission approved Resolution 2008-02, which is attached for your <br /> reference. <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />Attached is Ordinance 810 which incorporates the language adopted by the Charter Commission in Resolution 2008-02. The City Attorney has reviewed the final resolution and is comfortable <br /> with the language with the exception of the five underlined words in Section 8.06 as shown below: <br /> <br />“The City must provide an opportunity for a hearing regarding the method of payment before either the City Council or a neutral third party as specified in City Code.” <br /> <br />Staff has communicated to Chair Thomas our concern with this underlined language and we have invited the Chair and/or commission members to attend this meeting. The City Attorney will <br /> be present at the City Council meeting to elaborate further on the underlined passage. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve the first reading and introduction of Ordinance 810, an ordinance amending Chapter 8, Section 8.06, and Chapter 12, Section 12.14 of the City <br /> Charter relating to the certification of unpaid property-based administrative offense penalties. Consistent with state law, the ordinance would go into effect 90 days after unanimously <br /> being adopted by the City Council. The public hearing and second reading is scheduled for Monday, July 14, 2008, at 7:05 pm.