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Recommending the amendment to Chapter 6.03.1 of the Saint Paul Charter pertaining to the imposition of civil penalties for violations of city ordinances.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul would like the ability to implement an ordinance that provides a civil penalty for appropriate violations of city ordinances; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that civil penalties will assist in reaching compliance goals in a timely, consistent and appropriate manner, and
WHEREAS, all changes to the City Charter must be recommended by the Saint Paul Charter Commission, and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council by RES 18-1962 requests the Saint Paul Charter Commission to approve the following propsed changes to Chapter 6.03.1
Sec. 6.03.1 - Legislative ordinances
Subdivision 1. Every act of the council which defines, licenses, regulates, suppresses, prevents or prohibits any act, business or person, grants or modifies any franchise, imposes a civil penalty or punishment or is in any way an exercise of legislative powers, shall be done by legislative ordinance. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, such ordinances shall require an affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the council.
Subdivision 2. The council shall have full power and authority to establish, enforce, alter, amend or repeal a procedure by ordinance to impose civil penalties for each violation of a city ordinance. This procedure must provide an opportunity to be heard by a neutral party.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Saint Paul Charter Commission hereby recommends the following amendment to Chapter 6.03.1 of the Saint Paul Charter:
Sec. 6.03.1 - Legislative ordinances
Subdivision 1. Every act of the council which defines, licenses, regulates, suppresses, prevents or prohibits any act, business or person, grants or modifies any franchise, imposes a civil penalty or punishment or is in any way an exercise of legislative powers, shall be done by legislative ordina...
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