HomeMy WebLinkAboutCHAPTER 90 CHAPTER 90. ANNUAL REPORTS
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FRANCHISES
90. ANNUAL REPORTS
90.01. Reports Required. Any person exercising any public franchise in the city shall
file annually, on the first Monday of February, with the city clerk a sworn statement setting
forth in detail for the preceding calendar year the then actual cost of the plant or business
operated by such party, the actual incumbrance, debts, and obligations thereon, if any, the
amount of stock issued, and to whom, the gross earnings, the expense and net income, and
the amount of stock of any such corporation. The statement shall be open to public
inspection.
90.02. Cancellation of Franchise. The council may by ordinance cancel or revoke the
franchise of any franchisee violating this chapter.
90.03. Revocation or Suspension of License or Franchise. Subdivision 1. Whenever
it appears to the Common Council that adequate grounds may exist for the suspension of,
revocation of, or imposition of probation upon any franchise issued pursuant to chapter 92A,
93, 93A, 94, 95 or 96, the Council must adopt a resolution indicating the nature of the
allegations made against the franchisee and scheduling a public hearing to consider the
matter. No suspension, revocation, or probation will be effective until the franchisee has been
afforded an opportunity to be heard at a public hearing.
Subd. 2. The Council may suspend, revoke, or impose probation upon any franchise
issued pursuant to chapters 92A, 93, 93A, 94, 95 or 96 if the Council finds any of the following
facts to exist:
A. The franchisee has violated any federal or state law, or city
ordinance in conducting its business.
B. The franchisee has violated any provision of chapters 92A,
93, 93A, 94, 95 or 96, as they may be applicable to the
franchisee.
C. The franchisee has submitted false information during the
franchise application process.
D. The franchisee has failed to comply with its approved
routes and schedules, or fixed routes as indicated by the
City Clerk’s records.
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E. The franchisee has been convicted of any federal or state
law, or city ordinance, that would adversely impact the
applicant’s ability to provide the contemplated business.
F. The franchisee employed a pedicab operator or a taxicab
operator who did not comply with any applicable statute or
ordinance relating to the operation of the pedicab or
taxicab.
G. The franchisee allowed the business to be operated or
maintained in a way that constitutes a breach of the peace,
a menace to the public’s health, safety or welfare, or an
unreasonable disturbance to the peace and comfort of the
City’s residents as it relates to the property.
Subd. 3. Any person who uses public rights-of-way in the operation of its business
without possessing a valid franchise issued pursuant to the City’s charter or ordinances
may have its right to seek a franchise suspended. No suspension under this subdivision
will be effective until the person has been afforded an opportunity to be heard at a public
hearing.
(320, 9/27/22; 4074, 7/18/12)