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RESOLUTION 1980-68
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 CLAIPVS 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, it has been determines ti -,at 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:
BOUNTY PAYMASTER. The office of Bounty Paymaster is established
to administer the provisions of this Resolution, and the Mayor shall
forwith appoint a resident of the City of Hugo, Minnesota, as Bounty
Paymaster, said appointment being subject to approval of the City
Council.
BOUNTY FUND. Upon appointment and qualification of a Bounty
Paymaster, as herein provided, the City Council shall authorize
the City Treasurer to advance the sum of $50.00 to the Bounty
Paymaster to be disbursed by the Bounty Paymaster in accordance
with the provisions of this resolution. T,,Then 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 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 and surrendered to the Bounty Paymaster
after June 15 and prior to December 1, 1980.
BOUNTY. A Bounty of 250 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 Bounty period as hereinafter defined.
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,
transmit 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.
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BOUNTY PAYMASTER FEE. The Bounty Paymaster shall be paid
a fee computed as ten percent (1016) of the amount of the bounty
fees disbursed during the Bounty Period and reported to the City
Clerk as herein required.
BOUNTY FUND ACCOUNTING. At the next regular meeting of the
City Council following December 1, the Bounty Paymaster shall
provide a written summary of Bounty transactions occuring 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 pur-
poses 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, 1980.
.Ado��ted and passed by the City Council this I ct
day ofR� `�
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- I L(4�� ;4 Marvin LaVal e, mayor
City of Hugo
ATTEST:
Carol A. Jilliams, Clerk Treasurer
City of Hugo