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<br />C) After such public hearing, adopt by an affirmative vote of at least four (4)
<br />members of the Council such resolution language which is readily understandable
<br />by a lay citizen and will be the ballot question for the electorate at the next regular
<br />municipal election.
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<br />D) If the additional tax levy resolution is then approved by the voters under Chapter
<br />4 of this Charter then the levy shall be implemented in the following fiscal year or
<br />later date as specified in the resolution.
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<br />Subdivision 3. Any other fee or special levy, created, or increased beyond the limits set
<br />forth in Subdivision 1, shall require voter approval as stipulated in Subdivision 2 of this Section.
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<br />A) For the purposes of this Section, “fee” includes sales and use taxes, utility charges
<br />(other then water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer and street light), recycling fees,
<br />franchise fees (for cable, gas and electric), Valuation table, Administrative offense
<br />fees, and any other fee that produces a tax burden or direct financial obligation to a
<br />majority of property owners and/or residents of Mounds View.
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<br />B) For the purposes of this Section, the term “fee” does not include: Filing for Office
<br />fee, park or recreational participation fees, charges for photo-copying, sales of
<br />municipal liquor store products, Building and Zoning Permit or Inspection and
<br />Planning fees, or civil, criminal and banking fines and other charges collected in
<br />cases of restitution or violation of law or contract. The term “fee” does not include
<br />charges collected by the direction of the State, County or other taxation authority,
<br />or as a result of joint powers agreements. The term “fee” also does not include
<br />rental housing fees, liquor license fees, cable television service fees, annual license
<br />fees for the operation of regulated business, and any miscellaneous fees for
<br />services, including health and safety related Code enforcement, and other goods,
<br />services or materials routinely provided by the City to its citizens or other
<br />members of the public which, by law, must be limited to the actual cost of the
<br />service being provided. The term “fee” shall not include any special assessments
<br />made under Minnesota Statutes Section 429, as amended.
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<br />C) For the purposes of this Section, “fee increases” includes a new tax or fee, a
<br />monetary increase in an existing tax or fee, a tax or fee rate increase, an
<br />explanation in the legal definition of a tax or fee base, and an extension of an
<br />expiring tax or fee.
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<br />D) For the purposes of this Section, “city” includes the City as legally and
<br />geographically defined by the State, all its departments, personnel, Commissions,
<br />and governing bodies adopted by Ordinance, appointment, or proclamation and are
<br />organized to exercise the “Powers of the City” as defined by the State or this
<br />Charter. “City” shall not include any governing body solely owing its existence to
<br />separate constitutional or statutory authority outside of the Charter and not as a
<br />result of Council action, Ordinance, appointment or proclamation, regardless of
<br />whether that other governing body has jurisdiction or performs duties and services
<br />within the boundaries of the City.
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<br />E) This Section does not apply to an specific emergency measure authorized in
<br />Chapter 7, Section 7.12.
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