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ORDINANCE NO. 819 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.03, OF THE <br />CITY CHARTER RELATING TO FEES SUBJECT TO PROVISIONS <br />OF SECTION 7.03, SUBDIVISIONS 1 AND 2 <br /> <br />THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW DOES HEREBY ORDAIN: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View, pursuant to the <br />recommendation of the City of Mounds View Charter Commission, has hereby <br />determined that Chapter 7, Section 7.03, Subdivision 3 of the City Charter be amended <br />with additions underlined and deletions stricken as follows: <br /> <br />CHAPTER 7 <br />TAXATION AND FINANCES <br />… <br />Section 7.03 System of Taxation <br />… <br /> <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 /> <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 cable, gas and <br />electric), Administrative offense fees, and shall also include any other fee that <br />produces a tax burden or direct financial obligation to a simple majority of property <br />owners and/or residents of Mounds View and not specifically excluded in Section <br />7.03 Subd. 3b. <br /> <br />b) For the purposes of this Section, the term "fee" does not include: Filing for Office fee, <br />park or recreational participation fees, charges for photo-copying, sales of municipal <br />liquor store products, Building and Zoning Permit or Inspection and Planning fees, or <br />civil, criminal and banking fines and other charges collected in cases of restitution or <br />violation of law or contract. The term “fee” does not include charges collected by the <br />direction of the State, County or other taxation authority, or as a result of joint powers <br />agreements. The term "fee" also does not include rental housing fees, liquor license <br />fees, cable television service franchise fees, annual license fees for the operation of a <br />regulated business, and any miscellaneous fees for services, including health and <br />safety related Code enforcement, and other goods, services or materials routinely <br />provided by the City to its citizens or other members of the public which, by law, <br />must be limited to that for those applicable, pursuant to MN Statute, the amount <br />charged for certain fees shall reflect the actual cost of the service being provided. <br />The term "fee" shall not include any special assessments made under Minnesota <br />Statutes Section 429, as amended.