2000-840 CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2000-840
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. Chapter 12 ("Miscellaneous and Transitow Provisions-Ordinances") would be amended
as follows:
Section 12.14, Subd. 2, would be renumbered to Section 12.14, Subd. 4. Two new subdivisions
would be created using the following language:
Subd. 2o Fines and Penalties. The Council may establish by ordinance that a violation of a city_
ordinance is either a misdemeanor or a petty_ misdemeanor, punishable in accordance with state law.
In addition, the Council mag establish by ordinance a procedure for imposing a civil penal _ty not to
exceed $2000 for each violation of a city ordinance. This procedure must provide an opportunity_
for the accused to be heard by a neutral party, which may be the Ci_ty Council.
Subd. 3. Assessment of Fees and Civil Penalties. The Council may provide by ordinance that
fees and civil penalties imposed by the ci _ty, including late pawnent penalties, may be assessed
against property_ which was the subject matter, or related to the subject matter, of the fees and
penalties, or property which was the location of an activi _ty, proposed use, delivery_ of ci_ty service, or
other circumstances which resulted in the fees and penalties. The ordinance shall Provide that the
ci_ty must first attempt to obtain voluntary_ pawnent of the fees and penalties. The ordinance shall
further require the city to give notice and an opportunity to be heard to the property_ owner listed on
the official tax records before the assessments are imposed. The assessments shall be collected like
special assessments.
Section 2. The effective date of this ordinance shall be ninety days after publication.
First Reading:
Second Reading:
Date of Publication:
Date Ordinance Takes Effect:
July 5, 2000
July 18, 2000
July 26, 2000
October 25, 2000
By
Gene M~/well~ay0r
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