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ORDINANCE NO. _______
CITY OF __________________
COUNTY OF __________________
STATE OF MINNESOTA

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES
FOR VARIOUS SERVICES, LICENSES AND PERMITS
FOR THE CITY OF __________________, MINNESOTA

Whereas, the City Council of the City of _____________ has adopted the Minnesota Basic Code as it has been amended and supplemented to be its city code and that code permits the city to adopt by ordinance a schedule of fees and charges for various services, licenses and permits.

Now Therefore, the City Council of the City _____________, Minnesota, ordains:

Section 1.  All fees and charges in effect as of the date of the adoption of the city code for the city shall remain in effect unless otherwise modified by the provisions of this ordinance.  All citations below are to various sections of the city code unless otherwise indicated.

Section 2.  The following are the fees and charges for the permits, licenses and services listed below which are referenced to the section of the city code which authorizes their establishment:

1.






 
The sewer service rates and charges to users of the wastewater treatment facility pursuant to §§ 51.113 and 51.114 shall be established by ordinance or resolution prior to the adoption of this code.  The sewer service rates and charges to users shall be rendered quarterly as follows:  residential user with a household consisting of one senior citizen - $26.54; all other residential users - $30.04; business users shall be charged for sewer service based on water use.  If a user disconnects during a billing period, the amount due will be pro-rated by the months of service received with any fraction of a month being billed as an entire month.  Sewer rates and charges may be changed by amendment to this ordinance from time to time pursuant to §§ 51.113(D) and 51.114.
2. The turn-on charge for sewer service pursuant to §51.116(D) shall be $25.00.
3. The fee for each 1,000 gallons of water used from a fire hydrant pursuant to § 52.08(A)(4) shall be $7.50.
4. The fee to be collected before service is recommended pursuant to § 52.33(B)(4) shall be $25.00.
5. The turn-on charge for water service pursuant to § 52.72 (B)(4) shall be $25.00
6.


 
The rate due and payable for each user for water taken from the water system pursuant to statute 52.53 (A) shall be rendered quarterly as follows:  business users - $2.50 for each 1,000 gallons of water used with a minimum charge of $40.00; residential user with a household consisting of one senior citizen - $26.65; all other users - $30.65.
7.



 
The minimum rate pursuant to statute 52.53 (D) shall be $40.00 for a business.  If a business user disconnects during a billing period and the cost for the number of gallons used during that billing period exceeds the $40.00 minimum charge, the user shall pay for the number of gallons used as determined on said user's meter.  If a residential user disconnects during a billing period, the amount due will be pro-rated by the months of service received with any fraction of a month being billed as an entire month.
8. The fee for dog and cat licenses pursuant to statute 91.02 (B)(1) and (2) shall be $5.00.
9. The fee for a liquor license pursuant to statute 112.23(C) shall be $90.00 total annually for an on-sale Wine and on-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor license and $10.00 annually for an off-sale 3.2 percent malt liquor license.

PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ______________, MINNESOTA THIS ________ DAY OF _______________.

APPROVED: _______________________ MAYOR

APPROVED: _______________________ CITY CLERK

Published: _________________________________________

 

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