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178579 1 ,` • • w l�lri`lnal to City Clerk • •• t 78 • �� CITY OF, ST. PAUL ?AE Nca NO. ` OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK k COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM '�'' al PRESENTED BY �41 / / tau Board COMMISSIONE DATE '+ �T't+ r � IY WHEREAS, the Board of Freeholders has submitted to the Council a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, therefore be it RESOLVED, that a special election is hereby ordered to be held in the manner provided by law, in said City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, on Tuesday, August 7 ,1956, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of .said City the question of ratifying and adopting the proposed amend- ment to the Charter, submitted by said Board of Freeholders; be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to cause the full text of said proposed amendment to be published as re- quired by law, once a week for four (4) weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Saint Paul, which newspaper shall have an aggregate regular paid circulation of at least 25,000 copies, and which newspaper shall be printed and published in the City of Saint Paul, viz, the St. Paul Dispatch, the cost thereof to be paid out of the Election Expense Account of the General Fund; be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby ordered to give notice of said election in the manner provided by law, and that the registration records on file in the Registration and Election Bureau of the CityClerk's office shall be used as provided by law; be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the proper city officers are authorized and directed to prepare the necessary printing, stationery, and election supplies, the cost thereof, together with all expenses of said election, to be paid out of the Election Expense Account of the General Fund, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed t to give such notice and do whatever else is necessary for the submission of said proposed amendment at said election in the manner prescribed by law. JUN 2 91 COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 195_ Yeas DeCourcy Nays Titi 2 9 i fliWzma fittEmmm Approved 195 Holland • ' Marzitelli In Favor Mortinson Mayor Peterson Against 1. Rosen Mr.President, Dillon 5M 6-55 .4110.2 PUBLISHED Co- 30-`5 6 -,uplicate to Printer 7 a J 7 7 CITY OF ST. PAUL oNcIL NO. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK COUNCIL RESOLUTION—GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER DATF • WIEREAS, the Board of Freeholders has submitted to the Council a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, therefore be it RESOLVED, that a special election is hereby ordered to be held in the manner provided by law, in said City of Saint Paul, Ninnesota, on Tuesday, Kie,( 7,(,;! -2 ,l956, for the purpose of submitting to the electors of said City4/the question of ratifying and adopting the proposed amend- ment to the Charter, submitted by said i$oard of Freeholders; be it FURTtTER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby ordered and directed to cause the full text of said proposed amendment to be published as re- quired by law, once a week for four (4) weeks, in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Saint Paul, which newspaper shall have an aggregate regular paid circulation of at least 25,000 copies, and which newspaper shall be printed and published in the City of Saint Paul, viz, the St. Paul Dispatch, the cost thereof to be paid out of the Election Expense ccount of the General Fund; be it FURTiTER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby ordered to give notice of said election in the manner provided by law, and that the registration records on file in the Registration and Election bureau of the CityClerkis office shall be used as provided by law; be it FURTIF,J: RESOLVD, that the proper city officers are authorized and directed to prepare the necessary printing, stationery, and election supplies, the cost thereof, together with all expenses of said election, to be paid out of the 4lection Expense Account of the General Fund, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed t to give such notice and do whatever else is necessary for the submission of said proposed amendment at said election in the manner prescribed by law. COUNCILMEN Adopted by the Council 195_ Yeas Nays DeCourcy fftlomc *Wcamscm Approved 195_ Holland Marzitelli In Favor Mayor Mortinson &WW1 Against Mr. President, Dillon ,M 6 5 5 • •2 ry • _ .y /7g7 TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL: The annexed is a draft of a proposed amendment to be made to the Charter of the City of Saint Paul, made, framed and adopted by the Board of Freeholders of the City of Saint Paul, appointed pursuant to Section 36, Article 4 of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota, and the laws and statutes enacted pursuant thereto; and said draft of said proposed amendment is hereby transmitted to you as Chief Executive of the City of Saint Paul signed by the undersigned majority of said Board, to be submitted to the qualified voters of said. City for ratification in the manner provided by law. Dated at Saint Paul, Minnesota, this 2 F day of l fed 5. P-410A Arif4 . . , •, . . . 1 - - . itliAtaa f e/ 4, -r - f 1 V fr / ' /7 /1.---- .4111(.,./ _,,..0 .■A ft I I 0 if I / . 0 ' ! ■ -. -. _._. - A .1 . Alf /0 / 11, i '11 IF/ '( '■11/1/ /7/ ----- ,, ______ 7, /, -2- Proposed Charter Amendment to the Charter of the City of Saint Paul , Amend Sec. 201 to read: - • • w ti "Sec. 201 - The total cost of government, including schools, of the City of Saint Paul in any one calendar or fiscal year shall not exceed the following, viz: I. To meet all school expenditures the sum of Twenty-five Dollars and fifty cents ($25.50) per capita for each inhabitant of said city plus one-tenth (1/10th) of one cent per capita for each resident pupil in average daily attendance, as reported by the Board of Education to the State of Minnesota for the purpose of obtaining basic school aids, for the school year prior to the fiscal year for which the budget is being prepared in excess of 36,225, the number of resident pupils in average daily attendance for the . school year 1954-1955, exclusive of: a. Sums required to pay principal and interest upon bonds, levy certi- ficates, or similar obligations issued for school purposes, together with ex- penditures made from the proceeds thereof for other than current operation and maintenance. b. Sums required by State Law for teachers' retirement appropriations. c. All receipts from Federal and State School Aids, departmental receipts and revenues, and all revenues, miscellaneous taxes and gifts now or hereafter dedicated to or intended for school purposes. At least Two and 50/100 Dollars ($2.50) per capita of the amount appro- priated each year for school expenditures shall be reserved for and may be expended for instructional supplies, equipment, maintenance, upkeep and re- modeling of buildings and equipment, or new construction. Any part of said reserve not expended in any year shall be carried forward and be added to the appropriation made in subsequent years for remodeling school buildings, new construction or for school debt retirement. II. To meet the cost of the City Government and departments, other than schools, the sum of Thirty-Nine Dollars and Fifty Cents ($39.50) per capita for each inhabitant of said city, exclusive of: a. Sums appropriated to pay principal and interest upon bonds, levy certificates, or similar obligations, together with expenditures made from the proceeds thereof for other than current operation and maintenance. b. The cost of operating public utilities, parking meters, garbage or refuse collections and disposal to the extent that the cost is met by revenues collected from patrons for the service or from other like revenue. c. Sums appropriated for pension and retirement funds and for the Metropolitan Airports Commission. d. The city's share of the cost of conducting the activities of the Board of Public Welfare of the County of Ramsey, e. The cost of local improvements paid for by special assessments. At least Six Hundred Thousand dollars ($600,000.00) of the amount appro- priated for the cost of the city government, other than schools, shall be ex- pended in each year in paying the city's share of the cost of street paving, 1- -2- • construction of trunk or main sewers, and bridges, including right of way, and if any part of said Six Hundred Thousand Dollars ($600,000.00) shall not be so appropriated, it shall be used to pay interest on bonds as a part of the cost of government within the Thirty-nine Dollars and Fifty Cents (39,50) per capita limitation. III. Of the aggregate per capita limitation of Sixty-five Dollars ($65.00) per capita plus one-tenth (1/10) of one cent per capita above provided no more than Twenty-five Dollars and Fifty Cents ($25.50) per capita plus one tenth (1/10) of one cent per capita, as provided in paragraph (I) of this section may be provided by tax levy on real and personal property for school expendi- tures and no more than Twenty-seven Dollars and Fifty Cents ($27.50) per. capita may be provided by tax levy on real and personal property for the cost of the city government and departments other than schools. IV. To secure additional revenues the Council shall have the power, by ordinance, to assess, levy and collect taxes for general or special purposes on all subjects or objects which the city may lawfully tax, except an ad valorem tax on real and personal property and except a sales or excise tax on clothing, food, rent or fuel, and except an income tax or payroll tax. V. The Council shall have no authority to make appropriations, in excess of the limitations named herein; provided, however, that notwithstand- ing any limitation in Section 236 or other provisions of this Charter, the Council shall have authority to contribute out of the general funds of the city or out of the proceeds of bond issues toward the payment of the cost of trunk or main sewers. VI. To determine the population upon which these per capita limita- tions shall be based, the Comptroller and the Council shall take the United States census figures of population for St. Paul last announced previous to completion of any annual budget, and shall add thereto for each year that has elapsed since said United States census a number equal to one tenth (1/10) of the increase in the population of the City of Saint Paul during the period between said census and the last previous United States census, VII. Regardless of other provisions of this charter specifying dates for the adoption of budgets the City Council in the year 1956 shall have authority to adopt by resolution an amended budget for school expenditures and an amended budget for all other city expenditures subject to the limita- tions contained in this section, submitted by the City Comptroller and the Council is hereby empowered to finance such amended budget by the use of any surplus in the general fund as of January 1, 1956 to the extent of $550,000.00 for school purposes and to the extent of $275,000.00 for all other city purposes. r Page -3- VIII. Regardless of other provisions of this charter the Comptroller in the year of 1956 shall transtit to the City Council not later than September 1, 1956 a budget for school expenditures and a budget for all other city ex- penditures for the year of 1957, and the City Council shall hold public hear- ings on said budget from day to day for not less than ten days. IX. This amendment will take effect and be in force immediately upon passage."