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I <br /> I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />CHAPTER '1 0 <br /> <br />FRANCHISE~ <br /> <br /> Section 10.01. Except as otherwise provided by state law, no person, form or <br />corporation shall place or maintain any permanent or semi-permanent fixtures in, <br />over, upon or under any street or public place for the purpose of operating a <br />public utility, or for any other purpose, without a franchise therefor from the <br />city. A franchise shall be granted only by ordinance, which shall not be an <br />emergency ordinance. No exclusive franchise shall be granted unless the proposed <br />ordinance is submitted to the voters of the city following a public hearing and <br />approved by at least a majority of those voting thereon. Every ordinance granting <br />a franchise shall contain all the terms and conditions of the franchise. The <br />grantee shall bear the costs of publication of the franchise ordinance and shall <br />make a sufficient deposit with the clerk-administrator to guarantee publication <br />before the ordinance is passed. <br /> <br /> Section 10.02. Term. No perpetual franchise or priviledge shall be created, <br />nor shall any exclusive franchise or priviledge be granted for a period of more <br />than twenty-five years. <br /> <br /> Section 10.03. Public Hearing. Before any franchise ordinance is adopted or <br />any rates, fares, or prices to be charged by a public utility are fixed by the <br />council, the council shall hold a public hearing on the matter. Notice of such <br />hearing shall be published at least once in the city newsletter and in the <br />official newspaper not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing. <br />Failure to publish said notice or any defect in said notice shall not invalidate <br /> <br />the notice. However, correction(s) must be published at the earliest practical <br />time. pg.lO-1/2 <br /> <br /> <br />