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Crty of
<br />Mounds
<br />View
<br />Charter
<br />Commission
<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 '\filler
<br />763-786-39.59
<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 language and by the deletion of the Red and StFiG eR
<br />fie. 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 eable, gas and
<br />electric), A d-m-H- isti--alive o- -se eoo ; 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 View and not specifically excluded in Section 7.03 Subd. 3b.
<br />b) For the purposes of this Section, the tern "fee" does not include: Filing for Office fee, park
<br />or recreational farticipttion fees, charges for photo -copying, sales of municipal liquor store
<br />products, Building amd 7oning Permit or Inspection and Planning fees, or civil, criminal and
<br />banking fines and otlier charges collected in cases of restitution or violation of law or
<br />contract. The tern '-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 t -lev sion set,
<br />franchise fees, annual license fees for the operation of a regulated business, and any
<br />fees for services, including health and safety related Code enforcement, and
<br />other goods, services or materials routinely provided by the City to its eitiz fts or other
<br />fflh-ers of the public which, by law, ,st be li-mited to that for those applicable,
<br />pursuant to NIN Statute, the amount charged for certain fees shall reflect the actual
<br />cost fir the N.,,..'*Ve being pf!o, iThe 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 />annual recertification of the utility franchise fee.
<br />Respectfully submitted,
<br />Jonathan J Thomas, Chair
<br />Barbara Thomas, Secretary
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