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Section 6.03. Duties of the City Administrator. The duties of the city administrator shall be specified in Section 32.015 of City Code, as amended, and shall include those in Minnesota Statutes for city clerk unless otherwise assigned in City Code. The Council shall provide for the designation, delegation and/or assignment of some or all the duties to other city staff as needed. (Amended 2010 Ord. 841; Amended 2023 Ord. 1009.) Section 6.04. City Treasurer. The Council shall appoint a treasurer. This office shall be separate from that of the city administrator and shall include those duties for treasurer in Minnesota Statutes unless otherwise assigned in City Code. (Amended 2010 Ord. 841; Amended 2023 Ord. 1009.) CHAPTER 7: TAXATION AND FINANCES Section 7.01. Council to Control Finances. The Council shall have full authority over the financial affairs of the City except as limited or prohibited by the Minnesota Constitution, Minnesota Statutes, or this Charter. It shall provide for the collection of all revenues and other assets, and the auditing and settlement of accounts. It shall further provide for the safekeeping and disbursements of public monies by the city treasurer. (Amended 2023 Ord. 1009.) Section 7.02. Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the City shall be the calendar year. Section 7.03. System of Taxation. Subject to the state constitution, and except as forbidden by it or by state law, the Council shall have full power to provide by ordinance for a system of local taxation. This authority includes the power by ordinance to assess, levy, and collect taxes on all subjects or objects of taxation except as limited or prohibited by the state constitution, by this Charter or by state laws imposing restrictions upon the City irrespective of Charter provisions. Subdivision 1. The City’s annual resolution to levy ad valorem taxes (raising money against real and personal property) shall adhere to the following formula: the tax levy dollar amount may be increased up to six and one-half percent (6.5%) over the prior year tax levy dollar amount, except in the following circumstances: A) The tax levy dollar amount may be increased an additional two and one-half percent (2 5%), to a total of nine percent (9%), over the prior year tax levy dollar amount by an affirmative vote of four (4) or more members of the Council. B) The tax levy dollar amount may be increased to Consumer Price Index (CPI) plus two and one- half percent (2 5%), if CPI exceeds six and one-half percent (6.5%), by an affirmative vote of four (4) members of the Council. The CPI shall be the twelve (12) month average of the most recently published data for all urban consumers in the Minneapolis, Saint Paul metropolitan area, as defined by the U. S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. C) The limits in this subdivision shall be suspended for one (1) year after the decertification of a tax increment financing district. (Amended 2006 Ord. 772; Amended 2022 Ord. 984; Amended 2023 Ord. 1009.) Subdivision 2. The Council may levy a tax against real and personal property in excess of the limit set in Subdivision 1 provided the Council shall: A) Adopt a resolution declaring the necessity for a n additional tax levy and specifying the purposes for which such additional tax levy is required. B) Hold a public hearing upon at least ten (10) days’ posted and published notice in the City’s official newspaper, City newsletter, and, if available, the City web-site, setting forth the contents of the resolution described in Subdivision 2A.