HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 299-08 RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of Rochester that the City approve
the attached ballot question for a home rule charter amendment for inclusion on the November
2008, general election ballot.
The Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute any documents required to
implement this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS DAY OF , 2008.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
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' APPROVED THIS DAY OF 2008.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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CHARTER QUESTION —A HOME RULE CHARTER AMEND
MENT AUTHORIZING THE
COMMON COUNCIL TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE FOR THE IMPOSITION OF CIVIL
PENALTIES FOR ORDINANCE VIOLATIONS
Shall the proposed charter amendment authorizing the Common Council to establish a procedure
for the imposition of civil penalties for ordinance violations be adopted?
Yes No
PROPOSEDLANGUAGE
ORDINANCES
SECTION 6.00. (When Required).
Subd. 3. The Common Council may provide 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 may establish by ordinance a procedure for imposing a civil penalty
for each ordinance violation. The procedure must provide for an opportunity for a hearing before
a neutral party, which may be the Council.
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