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ORDINANCE #13 -26 <br />SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 10 OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY <br />OF RAMSEY. SAID AMENDMENTS RELATE GENERALLY TO FRANCHISES. <br />THE CITY OF RAMSEY ORDAINS. <br />SECTION 1. AUTHORITY: <br />This Ordinance is enacted pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §410.12, Subd. 7. <br />SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. <br />Section 10.4 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Ramsey is hereby amended to <br />provide as written below: <br />ATTEST: <br />CHAPTER 10 <br />FRANCHISES <br />Section 10.4 Power of Regulation Reserved. Subject to any applicable state <br />statutes, the council may by ordinance regulate and control the exercise of any <br />franchise, including the maximum rates, fares, or prices to be charged by the <br />grantee, except that any franchise fees imposed under applicable state statutes must <br />be limited to defraying increased municipal costs accruing as a result of utility <br />operations and may not be used to raise general revenue. No franchise value shall <br />be included in the valuation of the grantee's property in regulating utility rates, <br />fares, or prices under any applicable state or municipal law, or regulation, or in <br />proceedings for municipal acquisition of the grantee's property by purchase or <br />eminent domain. <br />This Ordinance shall become effective 90 days after its passage and publication subject <br />to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes §410.12, Subd. 7. <br />PASSED by the City Council of the City of Ramsey, Minnesota, the day of <br />. 2013/14 <br />Mayor <br />