07-28-2025 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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ti 0 § 1.08.510 ORONO CODE (b) The department is headed by the city engineer who will be a registered engineer under state law with responsibilities for all project engineering, traffic engineering, and subdivision services, related code enforcement, capital project construction planning and management and engineering studies. (Ord. No. 286(3rd series), § 17(2-146), 12-11- 2023) ARTICLE V. FINANCE* Sec. 1.08.610. Fees to be established by resolution; effect of absence of resolution. (a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by law or ordinance, all fees required or charged by the city shall be as established by resolution. (b) If the city has not established a particular fee by resolution, but has established such fee by ordinance, such fee shall be as established by ordinance; however, the city may reestablish or alter such fee by resolution. (Code 2003, § 2-171) Sec. 1.08.620. Disposal of excess property. (a) The city administrator may recommend to the council that certain personal property (chat- tels) owned by the city is no longer needed for a municipal purpose and should be sold. By action of the council, such property shall be declared surplus, the value estimated and the city authorized to dispose of such property in the manner stated in this section. (b) The city administrator may sell surplus property with a total value of less than $100.00 through negotiated sale. (c) The city administrator shall offer for public sale, to the highest bidder, surplus property with a total estimated value over $100.00. Notice of such public sale shall be given, stating time and place of sale and generally describing property to be sold, at least ten days prior to the date of sale *State law reference —Municipal finance, Minn, Stats. chs. 426-435. by publication once in the official newspaper. Such sale shall be by auction or to the person submitting the highest bid. (d) All receipts from sales of surplus property under this section shall be placed in the general fund. (e) No employee of the city who is a member of the administrative staff, department head, a member of the council, or an advisor serving the city in a professional capacity may be a purchaser of property under this section. Other city employees may be purchasers if they are not directly involved in the sale, if they are the highest responsible bidder, and if at least one week's published or posted notice of sale is given. It is unlawful and punishable as provided in section 1.04.080 for any person to be a purchaser of property under this section if such purchase is prohibited by the terms of this section. (Code 1984, § 2.61(3), (4); Code 2003, § 2-172) ARTICLE VI. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Sec. 1.08.710. Appointments; removal. All board and commission appointments authorized by ordinance shall be made by the council at the first regular meeting in January of each year unless another appointment date is established elsewhere by ordinance. The term of each appointee shall be established and stated at the time of his appointment, and terms of pres- ent board and commission members may be reestablished and changed so as to give effect to this section. New appointees shall assume office immediately. All appointees to boards and com- missions shall hold office until their successor is appointed and qualified. All vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as for an expired term, but the appointment shall be only for the unexpired term. No appointed board or commis- sion member shall be an employee of the city, but an ex officio member may be so employed. All appointed board and commission members shall serve without remuneration but may be reimbursed for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in the performance of their duties when such expenses have been authorized by the council before they were incurred. In order to balance CD1:20