83-524 CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Ordinance No. 83-524
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 section of the Hopkins City Charter as follows:
A) CHAPTER 1, SECTION 1.02 - POWERS OF THE CITY. The last sentence of said
section which reads: "In all cases where the laws of this state pertaining to home
rule charter cities of the same class as the City of Hopkins and the Charter of the
• City are silent on any such subject, the City of Hopkins may use such statutes
appropriate or relevant to the matter involved but pertaining to Villages of the State
as may be desired." is hereby repealed and deleted.
B) CHAPTER 2, SECTION 2.07 - SALARIES AND EXPENSES. The last sentence of said
section which reads: "No change in salary shall take effect until after the next
succeeding municipal election." is hereby amended and changed to read as follows:
"No change in such salaries shall take effect until after the next succeeding municipal
election."
C) CHAPTER 3, SECTION 3.04, SUBDIVISION 1 - ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS.
The second sentence of said section is hereby changed and amended to read as follows:
"The enacting clause of all City Ordinances shall provide either one of the following
enacting clauses: "Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Hopkins or "The Council
of the City of Hopkins hereby ordains as follows".
The fifth sentence of said section 3.04 is hereby amended and changed to read as
follows: "Every Ordinance that has been adopted shall be published at least once in
the official newspaper of the City within 30 days after its passage by the Council."
D) CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4.02 - ELECTION OFFICIALS. That said Section 4.02 is
hereby amended by inserting therein the words "or other" between the word "municipal"
• and the word "election" so that said section shall read as follows: "The Council shall,
at least ten days before each municipal or other election appoint not less "
E) CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4.03 - CANDIDATES. That said Section 4.03 is hereby
amended by changing the number of days specified in the first sentence for filing of
affidavits from 30 to 28 days prior to the election date.
F) CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4.04 - BALLOTS. That in the first sentence of said section
4.04 there shall be inserted the word "in" after the word "signed" and before the words
"their affidavits" thus eliminating the present word "to" therein.
G) CHAPTER 5, SECTION 5.04 - INITIATION OF MEASURES. The first sentence of said
section is hereby changed and amended to read as follows: "Any five electors may form
themselves into a committee for the initiation of any measure of public general city-wide
concern."
H) CHAPTER 6, SECTION 6.02, SUBDIVISION 2 - POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY. That
said subdivision of said section is hereby amended by striking therefrom the words "Chief
of Police" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Supervisor of the Police Department".
I) CHAPTER 6, SECTION 6.04 - SUBORDINATE OFFICERS. Section 6.04 is hereby amended
by repealing the first sentence thereof, and deleting the word "also" in the second
sentence.
• J) CHAPTER 6, SECTION 6.06 - CONTRACTS. Said section is hereby amended by
eliminating and repealing the citations in partenteses at the end of said section.
K) CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.03 - BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. Said section is hereby amended a:
follows: "The Council shall constitute the Board of Equalization and shall meet as such
in the usual place for holding Council Meetings not later than June 1 of each year to
equalize the assessments according to law, or at such other adjourned meetings as it may
designate."
L) CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.04 - PREPARATION OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. Said section shall
be amended and changed by amending the next to the last sentence of said Section by
repealing the word "August" and inserting in place thereof the word "September".
M) CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.05 - PASSAGE OF THE BUDGET. That said Section 7.05 is
hereby repealed and there is inserted and adopted in place thereof the following as such
section: "The Council shall hold a public hearing on the budget at its second regular
meeting in September and it shall make such changes therein as it deems necessary and
adopt the budget by Resolution not later than the first regular Council meeting in October."
N) CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.08 - LEVY AND COLLECTION OF TAXES. The first phrase of
said section is hereby amended to read as follows: "On or before the first regular meeting
• in October each year the Council shall levy taxes "
0) CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.09 - TAX SETTLEMENT WITH COUNTY TREASURER. That said
Section 7.09 is hereby repealed and there is inserted and adopted in place thereof the
following as such section: "The City Manager shall ascertain that all monies in the
County Treasury belonging to the City are properly transferred to the City according
to law."
P) CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.14, SUBDIVISION 4 - BOND DEBT AND DEBT LIMIT. That clause
of Subdivision 4 of said section which presently reads: "including the last valuation of
monies and credits" is hereby repealed.
Q) CHAPTER 7, SECTION 7.16 - EMERGENCY BONDS. The first sentence is hereby amended
by repealing the last four words of said sentence which reads "six percent per annum" and
inserting and adopting in place thereof the words: "the rate allowed by State Statute
from time to time."
R) CHAPTER 12, SECTION 12.01 - OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS. The present Section 12.01
of the Charter is hereby repealed and there is hereby adopted the following provision
of said section: "The Council shall annually designate one official newspaper as defined
by Minnesota State Statutes in which shall be published such matters as are required
0 to be published by the laws of the State or the provisions of this Charter."
S) CHAPTER 12, SECTION 12.07 - 12.10 and 12.12 - 12.13. That Sections 12.07,
12.08, 12.09 , 12.10, 12.12 and 12.13 are hereby repealed and eliminated.
T) CHAPTER 12, SECTION 12.11 - STATUTES NOT AFFECTED BY CHARTER. Subdivisions 1
and 2 of said Section 12.11 are herby repealed and there is hereby enacted and adopted
the following in lieu and in place thereof: "Subdivision 1. All general laws and
statutes of the State applicable to all cities operating under home rule charters, or
applicable to cities of the same class as the City of Hopkins shall apply to the Charter."
"Subdivision 2. The City shall have all powers and authority granted by the laws of this
State to municipalities to acquire property or exercise authority of powers beyond the
corporate limits. All powers by this section conferred shall be exercised conformably
to this Charter, and such authority and power shall not authorize the City to incur any
bonded debt beyond the limitations, or in any other manner authorized by Law."
First read at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Hopkins held June 21,
1983, and finally read, approved, adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting
of said Council of said City on July 19, 1983.
• SCOTT RENNE,
City Clerk ROBERT F. MILLER
Mayor
JOSEPH C. VESELY
City Attorney