2018-1128 Amending the Charter of the City of Hopkins Upon Recommendation of the Hopkins Charter Commission Pursuant to M.S.A. Chapter 410.12, Subd. 7CITY 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 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.
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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
AftBy
Mollmmings, Mayor
ATTEST:
Amy Domeier, City Clerk