HomeMy WebLinkAboutVIII-07 1st Reading of Ordinance Amendment Regarding Special-Non-Routine Services
City Council Memorandum
To: Mayor Fasbender & City Councilmembers
From: Ashley Bertrand, Assistant Finance Manager
Date: November 21, 2022
Item: Amend City Code Chapter 30, Section 34.04: Special/Non-Routine Services
Council Action Requested:
First Reading of Amending City Code Chapter 30, Section 34.04 regarding Special or Non-
Routine Services By City Departments: Fees.
Background Information:
The current language in Section 34.04 requires the rate paid to be calculated based on the staff
person performing the service. This requires City Departments to assign the task before being
able to provide an estimate on the expense for the service. The amended language will allow staff
to provide a more reasonable estimate without assigning the task, and will also ensure the City is
reimbursed for all expenses associated with the service, including out-of-pocket expenses that
were not included in the original ordinance.
Financial Impact:
Not applicable
Advisory Commission Discussion:
N/A
Council Committee Discussion:
N/A
Attachments:
Ordinance Amending Hastings City Code Chapter 30, Section 34.04 Regarding Special Or Non-
Routine Services By City Departments; Fees.
VIII-07
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE FOR THE CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA, AMENDING
HASTINGS CITY CODE CHAPTER 30, SECTION 34.04 REGARDING SPECIAL OR
NON-ROUTINE SERVICES BY CITY DEPARTMENTS; FEES
The City Council of the City of Hastings, Dakota County, Minnesota, does hereby ordain
as follows:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT. The Code of the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, State
of Minnesota, Chapter 30, Section 34.04 shall be amended as follows:
Any City Department that furnishes special or non-routine services to any person or
organization, other than services which it is required by law to perform without fee, may
charge the person or organization requesting such services for the time to perform the
service at a rate of two (2) times the top hourly wage for the personnel providing the
service, as articulated in the current collective bargaining agreement or non-union City
wage scale, plus benefits, and any out of pocket expenses.as set by council ordinance for
that type of service. If no fee has been adopted for a special or non-routine service, the
fee to be charged for staff time, shall be two (2) times the hourly rate paid to staff person
performing such service(s) being a reasonable approximation of the total costs incurred
by the City to provide the staff services.
SECTION 2. SUMMARY PUBLICATION. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section
412.191, in the case of a lengthy ordinance, a summary may be published. While a copy of the
entire ordinance is available without cost at the office of the City Clerk, the following summary is
approved by the City Council and shall be published in lieu of publishing the entire ordinance.
The text amendment adopted by the Hastings City Council on
, 2022 modifies the City Ordinance to allow the City to charge for any non-routine
services for actual costs to provide such services.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage and publication according to law.
Passed this day of , 2022
Mary Fasbender, Mayor
Attest:
Kelly Murtaugh, City Clerk
Published in the _________ on [Date].
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