HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974.04.01 RESO 1974-09RESOLUTION 1974-9
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A BOUNTY ON POCKET GOPHERS CAPTURED IN
THE CITY OF HUGO, MINNESOTA, AND AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF
A BOUNTY PAYMASTER FOR RECEIVING CLAIMS AND PAYING BOUNTIES ON
POCKET GOPHERS, AND ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR THE BOUNTY PAY
MASTER.
The City Council of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, determines
that:
WHEREAS, pocket gophers constitute a nuisance, and are detri-
mental to agriculture, and they are harmful to the public safety and
welfare in the City of Hugo; and
WHEREAS, it has been deemed desirable to control the number
of pocket gophers within the City of Hugo; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that a bounty system is an
effective aid in the control of pocket gophers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that a bounty on pocket
gophers captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, be established and
paid as follows:
SECTION 1. BOUNTY PAYMASTER. The office of Bounty Paymaster
is established to administer the provisions of this Resolution, and
the Mayor shall forthwith appoint a resident of the City of Hugo, Minn-
esota, as Bounty Paymaster, said appointment being subject to approval
of the City Council.
SECTION 2. BOUNTY FUND. Upon appointment and qualification
of a Bounty Paymaster, as herein provided, the City Council shall auth-
orize the City Treasurer to advance the sum of $100.00 to the Bounty
Paymaster to be disbursed by the Bounty Paymaster in accordance with
the provisions of this resalution. When the bounty fund is depleted to a
balance of $10.00 or less, the Bounty Paymaster shall make report to the
City Council, together with request for additional Bounty Funds as may
appear to reasonably be necessary for the balance of the Bounty Period,
as hereinafter defined.
SECTION 3. Bounty Period. The Bounty shall be paid as here-
in defined, for pocket gophers captured and surrendered to the Bounty
Paymaster after June 15 and prior to December 1.
SECTION 4. Bounty. A Bounty of 25¢ shall be paid by the
Bounty Paymaster to anyone surrendering the two front feet of any
pocket gopher captured in the City of Hugo, Minnesota, and surrendered
during the Bounu-y Period as hereinafter defined.
SECTION 5. Bounty Record. The Bounty Paymaster shall prepare
a record in triplicate of each Bounty transaction, and shall transmit
one copy to the Bounty recipient along with the Bounty payment, trans-
mit one copy to the City Clerk, and retain one copy as a record of the
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.
SECTION 6. Bounty Paymaster Fee. The Bounty Paymaster
shall be paid a fee computed as ten percent(10%) of the amount of
the bounty fees disbursed during the Bounty Period and reported
to the City Clerk, as herein required.
SECTION 7. Bounty Fund Accounting. At the next regular
meeting of the City Council following December 1, the Bounty Pay—
master shall provide a written summary of Bounty transactions occur—
ring during the Bounty Period, and shall therewith refund the balance
of the Bounty Fund to the City of Hugo.
SECTION 8. Resolution Review. This Resolution shall be review—
ed 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 December 31.
Adopted and passed by the Council this day of April,1974.
Attest:
Robert E. Burkard, Clerk
r.
Connie Crever, Mayor