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ORDINANCE #94-06 <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 4 OF THE CITY CODE, ADDING SECTION 4.41 <br />TO BE KNOWN AS THE STREET LIGHTING UTILITIES SECTION OF THE <br />CITY CODE. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 4.41 OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, <br />MINNESOTA. <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1: AMENDMENT <br /> <br />Section 4.41 of the City Code, entitled "Municipal Street Lighting Utilities" is added to read as <br />follows: <br /> <br />4.41 STREET LIGHTING UTILITIES <br /> <br />4.41.01 AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This section is adopted pursuant to Chapter 11, Section 11.1 of the Ramsey City Charter <br />and is intended to satisfy the requirements of said Section 11.1. <br /> <br />4.41.02 GENERAL <br /> <br />All municipal street lighting systems constructed in the City shall be operated as a public <br />utility and all revenues and expenditures of said utility shall be properly accounted for in a <br />separate municipal fund. The Council shall have authority to establish fees for the use of <br />the system from time to time by resolution. <br /> <br />4.41.03 RATES AND CHARGES <br /> <br />Subd, 1. Rates and Charges <br /> <br />Rates and charges for street lighting shall be set by Council resolution. However, the rates <br />fixed shall not be in excess of an amount reasonably calculated to defray the cost of the <br />proper maintenance and operation of the system, including recovery of the initial capital <br />costs of installation, and the cost of amortization of any indebtedness incurred for the <br />improvement of the system. <br /> <br />Subd, 2. Liability of Property Owner <br /> <br />The customer receiving the service shall be liable to the City for all bills accruing for street <br />lighting charges upon the owner's premises whether the same be personally used by the <br />owner, the owner's tenant or other occupant of the premises. <br /> <br /> <br />