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The City Council shall review this ordinance biannually, at its first meeting in June and its first meeting lin December of each year. The purpose of the review shall be for the City Council to d{termine the City's necessity to receive the revenues generated by the franchise fee. Upon a finding that the revenues are necessary, the City Council shall adopt a resolution to that effect. Upon a finding by the City Council that the City no longer needs the revenues generated by !he franchise fees for the foreseeable future, the City Council shall proceed to repeal this or{ inance, notwithstanding its expiration date defined in Section 7 hereof. SECTION 6. SI PARABILITY~ COMPLIANCE WITH LAW. Every section, pr Vvision, or part of this ordinance.is declared separate fi-om every other section, provision, or pap and if any section, provision, or part shall be held invalid, it shall not affect any other section provision, or part. If any franchise fee or franchise fee per natural gas meter rate for a partic dar class of customers, or as applied to an individual customer, is ruled, adjudged, or decfared invalid or unlawful, or its collection from customers or distribution to the City enjoined or.not approved by a final order of a court of competent jurisdiction; (a) the franchise fee pe~ natural gas meter rate for that class and all classes of customers shall be increased as soor[ as the applicable surcharge can. be adjusted so that all such rates are uniform and equal at the 1}ighest per natural gas meter rate of all such rates, not to exceed the highest per meter rate in ef~ct at that time for any class, and (b) this franchise fee ordinance shall be amended as soo~ as possible to the extent necessary to comply with such order of the court or Public Utilities dommission, and at the same time, to return as closely as possible to the intent and purposes of ~his franchise fee ordinance in regard to the respective rights and obligations of the City and each!company. SECTION 7. E~'FECTIVE DATE AND EXPIRATION DATE. This Ordinance l~ecomes effective upon its passage and thirty (30) days after its publication, according to law.I This ordinance shall expire on December 31, 2006. PASSED~by the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota, this the day of ,2003. ATTEST: City Administrator Introduction Dat~; Posting Date: Adoption Date: Publication Date:! Effective Date: Mayor ORDINANCE #03- -3 ° -141-