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f -j <br />* <br />r-- <br />‘ J <br />I ( <br />i 11 <br />|. kI I <br />InforniatkNi <m Permit Applications - Cities may now require applicants for permits to certify that <br />there are no delinquent property taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest, or municipal utility fees <br />due on the parcel to which the application relates. <br />Inflow and InfUtration ^evention - Cities are now authorized, with a proper public hearing, to <br />establish inflow and infiltration prevention programs and provide grants and loans to property owners <br />to assist in financing the cost of abating inflow and infiltration. Federal, state, city or private funds <br />may be used to finance the program. City funds may include, but are not limited to, general fund <br />ai^ropriations, sanitary or storm utility funds and fees or charges. <br />Local Performance Aid (LPA) - Cities can increase their share of state aid by establishing <br />performai^ measures and applying for “local performance aid" from a new fund created in an <br />attempt to increase the accountability of local governments. The program encourages cities to adopt <br />goals and performance measures for services provided to its residents and then work toward achieving <br />them. HACA payments to cities will be reduced by approximately $1 per capita to partially fund this <br />new program. <br />Liquor Store Sample - Liquor stores can now give customers free samples of hard liquor in <br />containers iq> to 15 milliliters. The law already allowed samples of wine, beer, cordials and liqueurs. <br />POwnbroken Re^laticm Act - The state established minimum standards for pawnbrokers in the <br />state. While individual cities can set stricter standards, at a minimum, pawnbrokers are required to <br />apply for and receive a revocable license from the city in which they do business, must be at least 18 <br />years old, and cannot have been convicted of a crime directly related to the pawnbroker business <br />unless sufficiently rehabilitated. <br />Temporary Vacancies - City councils can now replace local elected officials who are unable to serve <br />due to Illness or other reasons. Under the new law, the city councU could declare a temporary <br />vacancy after a member has been absent from his or her job for 90 days. <br />perform fire prevention duties, such as education programs <br />a^ home motions, or siqxiyise those activities now qualify as volunteer firefighters. This makes <br />fire prevention workers eligible for the same benefit coverage as firefighters who perform fire <br />suppression duties, however, eligibility depends on the approval of each respective governing body. <br />Vo^teer Firefighters - An additional state aid amount for volunteer fire relief associations is now <br />ayadable and is mtended to increase state aid amounts for a number of cash-poor associations. The <br />aid is to be allocated such that all municipalities or fire departments with volunteer firefighter relief <br />associations recf&ve at least a minimum amount of state aid based on a maximum of 30 firefighters. <br />Volunteer Fire Relief Associations - The state delayed by one year the dates by which small <br />yolun^r fire relief associations must begin collecting and submitting investment-related information <br />from Jaiai^ 1 and October I, 1997 until January 1 and October 1, 1998, respectively. In addition. <br />economic interest statements, already required to be available for public inspection, must now be filed <br />with the Ethical Practices Board. <br />PuUtab Refunds - Organizations that purchase pulltabs and tipboard games can now get an annual <br />remnd on unsold tickets. Refund claims, for a credit equal to 2% of the face value of each unsold <br />pulltab or tipboard ticket, are due by March 20 for the previous year’s unsold tickets. <br />-2-