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A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BOUNTY ON POCKET GOPHERS
CAPTURED IN THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA.
The City Council of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, determines that:
11HEREAS, it has been determined that a bounty system is an
effective aid in the control of pocket gophers,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RFSOLVED, that a bounty on pocket gophers
captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, be established and paid as
follows:
BOUNTY FUND. The City Council shall advance the sum of
$75.00 to be disbursed by the Clerk's Office in accordance with the
provisions of this Resolution. When the bounty fund is depleted to
a balance of $10.00 or less, the Clerk shall request additional
bounty funds as may appear to be reasonably necessary for the balance
of the bounty period, as hereinafter defined.
BOUNTY PERIOD. The bounty shall be paid as herein defined
for pocket gophers captured after June 15 and prior to December 1,
1984.
BOUNTY. A bounty of-zS.� shall be paid to any one surren-
dering the two front feet of any pocket gopher captured in the City
of Hugo, Minnesota, and surrendered during the bounty period as
hereinafter defined.
BOUNTY RECORD. The Clerk shall prepare a record of each
bounty transaction. The record shall contain at least the name and
address of the bounty recipient, the date of the transaction, and
the number of pocket gophers for which bounty payment was made, and
the total amount of bounty paid.
BOUNTY FUND ACCOUNTING. At the next regular meeting of the
City Council following December 1, the Clerk shall provide a written
summary of bounty transactions occurring during the bounty period,
and shall therewith refund the balance of the bounty fund to the
City of Hugo.
RESOLUTION REVIEW. This Resolution shall be reviewed on or
before the annual budget meeting for the City of Hugo, for purposes
of determining whether a budget item will be included for the payment
of gopher bounties for the next year. This resolution shall either
be renewed for the next year or shall terminate automatically on Dec-
ember 31, 1984.
ADOPTED AND PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THIS/V4 DAY OF, 1984.
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Mary Creager, Clyk
13.r2MAchaelMcAllister,, Mayor