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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 17-92 - Amending City Code Chapter 2 RE: City Departments, Partial Payment of Special Assessments and General Government - 06/02/1992 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 17-92 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE,MINNESOTA, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 2 ENTITLED "ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT," BY AMENDING SECTION 2.13 RELATING TO BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS; SECTION 2.30 RELATING TO CITY DEPARTMENTS; SECTION 2.85. SUBD. 1. RELATING TO PARTIAL PREPAYMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS; AND ADOPTING-BY REFERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 2.99, WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Section 1. City Code Section 2.13 is amended to read as follows: "SECTION 2.13. BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS. Subd. 1. Establishment and Composition. A Building Code Board of Appeals,composed of five(5)members, is hereby established to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official relative to the application and interpretation of the State Building Code as adopted by the City. Board members shall serve staggered three(3) year terms. Subd. 2. Duties. A. Building Code. The Board shall conduct investigations and inquiry into matters brought before it, shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the City building official and to the State building inspector within fifteen (15) days of the decision, and may recommend to the Council such new legislation as is consistent therewith. B. Fire Code. The Board shall conduct investigations and inquiry into matters brought before it,shall render all decisions and findings in writing to the appellant with a duplicate copy to the Fire Marshal within fifteen (15) days of the decision, and may recommend to the council such new legislation as may be consistent therewith. The Council may elect to review and amend any decision of the Board within twenty-one(21) days following the Board's decision." Section 2. City Code Section 2.30 is amended to read as follows: "SECTION 2.30. CITY DEPARTMENTS. Subd. 1. City Manager. The City Manager shall be appointed by the Council and shall serve at the Council's pleasure. The Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the City and all departments of the City shall be under the overall control of the City Manager. The City Manager shall have the following general duties and responsibilities: . A. Plan the organization of City staff and assign appropriate responsibility and authority for the efficient and effective delivery of City services. B. Prepare and administer the annual City budget;develop compensation plans and personnel policies for City staff consistent with good management practices.- C. Prepare Council agendas and information for Council meetings with appropriate staff research and recommendations. D. Communicate effectively with council members, City staff,news media, other governmental agencies,and the public. Subd. 2. Police Department. A Police Department is hereby established. The head of this Department is the Chief of Police who shall have overall responsibility for the Department. All matters of law enforcement and civil defense shall be under the jurisdiction of this Department. Subd. 3. Fire Department. Head of this Department is the Fire Chief who shall have overall responsibility for the Department. The Department's jurisdiction shall include firefighting, fire protection, and fire prevention. Subd. 4. Public Works Department. A Public Works Department is hereby established. The Director of Public Works is the Head of this Department. All matters relating to engineering, streets,water and sewers are under the jurisdiction of this Department. Subd. 5. Planning Department. A Planning Department is hereby established. The Head of this Department is the Director of Planning. It is the duty of the Planning Director to work with the Planning Commission and cooperate with the Inspections,Safety and Facilities Department in all matters of zoning and planning for the orderly development of the City. Subd. 6. Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department. A Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources Department is hereby established. The Head of this Department is the Director of Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources. All parks,recreation, Community Center, senior citizen,historical and cultural activities,diseased tree program, and municipal cemetery shall be under the jurisdiction of this Department. Subd. 7. Inspections, Safety and Facilities Department. An Inspections, Safety and Facilities Department is hereby established. The Head of this Department shall be the Director of Inspections,Safety and Facilities(referred to in the State Building Code as the "Building Official"). It shall be the duty and power of this Department's Director to carry out the provisions of the State Building Code and the provisions of the City Code relating to construction. It is also the duty of personnel in this Department to cooperate with the Planning Department in administering zoning provisions of the City Code. Subd. 8. Legal Services. The City Manager,with the consent of the Council,shall appoint a City Attorney,who shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. The City Attorney shall perform such duties as are required by law or referred by the Council. It shall be the official duty of the City Attorney to act as "Revisor of Ordinances." Subd. 9. Assessing Department. An Assessing Department is hereby established. The Head of this Department is the City Assessor. All matters of levies and assessments shall be under the jurisdiction of this Department. Subd. 10. Finance Department. A Finance Department is hereby established. The Head of this Department is the Finance Director. The offices of the Finance Director and City Clerk-Treasurer are hereby combined. All City finances shall be under the jurisdiction of this Department. Subd. 11. City Clerk-Treasurer. The offices of City Clerk and City Treasurer should be, and are hereby, combined in the office of the City.Clerk-Treasurer. The duties of the City Clerk-Treasurer may be further combined with those of another officer of the City. Subd. 12. Human Resources and Community Services Department. A Human Resources and Community Services Department is hereby established. The head of this department is the Director of Human Resources and Community Services. All matters relating to personnel, compensation, employee benefits, labor relations,human services, duplication services, and community information shall be under the jurisdiction of this department." Section 3. City Code Section 2.85, Subd. 1 is amended to read as follows: Subd. 1. Partial Prepayment of Assessments Permitted. After the adoption of an assessment roll pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 1990, Chapter 429, and before certification of said assessment roll to the County Auditor,the City Clerk-Treasurer, or other authorized official, is authorized and directed to accept partial prepayment of said assessment and reduce the amount certified to the County Auditor accordingly. Interest shall accrue upon to the date of payment of, and paid with, the partial payment except no interest shall be accrued and charged against any amount of a partial payment made within thirty(30)days from the adoption of an assessment. As provided by law, such partial prepayment may be accepted until November 30 of the year of the approval of the assessment roll." Section 4. City Code Chapter 1, entitled "General Provisions and Definitions Applicable to the Entire City Code Including Penalty for Violation" and Section 2.99, entitled "Violation a Misdemeanor" are hereby adopted in their entirety, by reference, as though repeated verbatim herein. Section 5. This Ordinance shall become effective from and after its passage and publication. FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie on • June 2 , 1992, and finally read and adopted and ordered published at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City on the 16th day of June 1992. Douglas B. Tenpas, Mayor ATTEST: J rane, City Clerk PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie News on the 25th day of June, 1992 Amending Chapter 2 City Codie CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 17-92 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2 REGARDING THE BUILDING CODE BOARD OF APPEALS,RELATING TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, RELATING TO PARTIAL PREPAYMENT OF SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, AND ADOPTING BY REFRERENCE CITY CODE CHAPTER 1 AND SECTION 2.99,WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Summary: This ordinance amends Chapter 2 of the City Code regarding Building Code Board of Appeals, relating to City Departments, and relating to partial prepayment of special assessments. Effective Date: This Ordinance shall take effect the day after publication. ATTEST: /s/ John D. Frane /s/Douglas B. Tenpas City Clerk Mayor PUBLISHED in the Eden Prairie News on the 25th day of June , 1992. (A full copy of the text of this Ordinance is available from City Clerk.) Affidavit of Publication Southwest Suburban Publishing State of Minnesota Amending Chapter 2 City Code )SS. CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY,MINNESOTA County of Hennepin ) ORDINANCE NO.17-92 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF Stan Rolfsrud,being duly sworn,on oath says that he is the authorized agent of the publisher of the EDEN AM PRAIRIE,M PER 2 newspaper known as the Eden Prairie News and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows: AMENDING CHAPTER 2 REGARDING THE BUILDING CODE A This newspaper has complied with the requirements constituting qualification as a legal newspaper, a er, BOARD OF APPEALS,RELATING as p ,3 provided b innesota Statute 331A.02,331A.07,and other applicable laws,as amended. TO CITY DEPARTMENTS, RELATING TO PARTIAL (B)The printed public notice that is attached to this Affidavit and identified as No. was PREPAYMENT OF SPECIAL published on the date or dates and in the newspaper stated in the attached Notice,and said Notice is ASSESSMENTS,AND ADOPTING hereby incorporated as part of this affidavit. Said notice was cut from the columns of the newspaper BY REFERENCE CITY CODE specified.Printed below is a copy of the lowercase alphabet from A to Z,both inclusive,and is hereby R 1 AND SECTION 2.99, acknowledged as being the kind and size of type used in the composition d publication of the Notice: CH,AMONG OTHER THINGS, CONTAIN PENALTY PROVISIONS abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz THE=COUNCLL OF THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: Summary: This ordinance amends B},. Chapter 2 of the City Code regarding Stan Ro fsrud,General Manager Building Code Board of Anneals,relat- ing to City Departments,and relating to partial pprereppaayment of special assessments. Subscribed and sworn before me on Eirective Date:This Ordinance shall take effect the day after publication. ATTEST: /s/John D.Franc this day of ,1992 City Clerk /s/Douglas B.Tenpas L, Mayor t�'UR0-:A.. ,Im _i?; (A full copy of the text of this OrdinanceC is available from City Clerk.) otary Public (Published m the Eden Prairie News Thursday,June 25,1992;No.6495) RATE INFORMATION Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space ........ $13.50 per column inch Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter....................................$13.50 per column inch Rate actually charged for the above matter....................................................$6.13 per column inch