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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />c. Findings and purpose <br />An ordinance should provide an explanation or findings of fact stating the <br />reasons and authority for adopting the ordinance and describing its purpose. <br />d. Enacting clause <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, <br />All ordinances, after a suitable title, should begin substantially in this form: <br />subd. 4. <br />"The City Council of ordains..." <br />e. Body <br />The text of the ordinance should be written in clear and brief terms. If <br />definitions are helpful, they should be contained in one beginning section. <br />The sections should be short to make subsequent amendments easier and <br />cheaper. All sections and subsections should have a number and an <br />identifying word or short title. <br />f. Repeal <br />If prior ordinances are to be repealed, a section to this effect should be <br />included. Each ordinance to be repealed should be specifically referred to <br />by number, title, and adoption date. <br />g. Penalty <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.231. <br />This section is for enforcement purposes. Cities may impose maximum <br />Minn. Stat. § 169.89, subd. <br />2. <br />penalties for misdemeanors of a $1,000 fine or 90 days in jail, or both. In <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.02, subds. <br />addition, the costs of prosecution may be added. The maximum penalty for <br />3, 4a. <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.0332. <br />a petty misdemeanor is a fine of $300. Certain traffic offenses only may be <br />Minn. Stat. § 609.034. <br />prosecuted as petty misdemeanors. <br />h. Closing <br />The closing should read: "Passed by the (name of city) Council this (date) <br />day of (month), (year)." If the council wants an effective date later than the <br />date of publication, this section should state the effective date. <br />L Maps <br />A.G. op. 477-b-34 (Sept. <br />If the ordinance refers to maps and they are an integral part of the <br />20, 1962). <br />A.G. op. 59-a-9 (April 13, <br />ordinance, they must be included in the published ordinance. Because it is <br />1957). <br />expensive to publish maps, a city may choose to omit all reference to the <br />map in the ordinance and rely instead on word descriptions. <br />The city then could prepare a separate, unofficial map. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 44 <br />