IV.4. Second Reading: Ordinance 2018-1128 Revisions to City Charter; Domeier
City Clerk
CITY OF HOPKINS
Memorandum
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Date: February 20, 2018
Subject: Second Reading: Ordinance 2018-1128 Revisions to City Charter
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve the following motion: Move that the
Hopkins City Council approve Ordinance 2018-1128 for second reading and
publication.
Attachments:
Ordinance 2018-1128
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2018-1128
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOPKINS CHARTER COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO M.S.A. CHAPTER 410.12, SUBD. 7
The City Council of the City of Hopkins, upon recommendation of and from the Hopkins City Charter
Commission does hereby ordain and thus amend and adopt the following changes, deletions, and amendments
of or from the following chapters and sections of the Hopkins City Charter:
Section 1. Section 6.04, Subordinate Employees, is amended as follows:
Section 6.04. SUBORDINATE EMPLOYEES. There shall be a City Clerk subordinate to the City
Manager. The City Clerk shall be subject to the direction of the City Manager, and shall have such
duties as provided by law. There shall be employees subordinate to the City Manager as the council
may establish by ordinance or resolution. The council may, by ordinance or resolution, abolish positions
which have been created and it may combine the duties of various positions as it may see fit.
Section 2. Section 6.06, Purchases and Contracts, is amended as follows:
Section 6.06. PURCHASES AND CONTRACTS. The City Manager shall be the chief purchasing
agent of the City. Contracts or purchases for the City for merchandise, materials, or equipment, if
budgeted or for any kind of construction work, repair or maintenance of real or personal property or
personal services may be made or let by the City Manager when the amount of such contract or
purchase does not exceed $10,000. All other purchases shall be made and all other contracts shall be
approved by the council. Each contract made by the City Manager shall be made or let in conformance
with applicable state law and city ordinances. All contracts, in excess of $10,000 to which the City
shall be a party, shall be signed by the Mayor and by the City Manager in behalf and in the name of
the City. The City Manager shall be the chief purchasing agent of the City as provided herein. All City
purchases and contracts shall be made or let by the City Manager when the amount involved does not
exceed an amount established at least annually by the City Council by resolution. All other purchases
and contracts shall be reviewed and approved by the City Council. Contracts shall be made in
compliance with Minnesota law, including all applicable competitive bidding requirements. All
contracts, bonds, and instruments of any kind to which the City is a party shall be signed by the mayor
and the City Manager on behalf of the City and shall be executed in the name of the City. The City
Council may, by ordinance or resolution, adopt further regulations regarding the process for the
making of bids and the letting of contracts, including the further delegation of authority to the City
Manager as the City Council deems appropriate and remove Section 6.07 Contracts/Bids.
Section 3. Section 6.07, Contracts/Bids, is deleted in its entirety.
Section 4. The effective date of this ordinance shall be effective 90 days after publication.
First Reading: February 5, 2018
Second Reading: February 20, 2018
Date of Publication: March 1, 2018
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: May 30, 2018
By_____________________
Molly Cummings, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk