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Memorandum
To: Mayor Hicks and City Councilmembers
From: Melanie Mesko Lee, Assistant City Administrator
Re: Recodification of City Ordinances
Date: May 17, 2007
Council Action Requested
Approve the first reading and schedule a public hearing for June 4, 2007 to approve the
recodified code of ordinances,
Background Information
Throughout 2006, City staff has worked on recodifying the City code of ordinances. This
entailed reviewing the entire code for consistency with existing state statutes, removing
obsolete references, changing outdated language, etc. At the February 5, 2007 Council
meeting, City Attomey Moynihan prepared a memo and provided a summary of some of
the changes which staff recommended. The City Council approved the changes, and
the recodified code was ordered from our consultant.
At this time, the final book has been received and staff recommends formally adopting
the recodified code of ordinances following a public hearing to be scheduled for Monday,
June 4, 2007. City Attomey Moynihan's memo from February is also attached.
If you have any questions about this memo, please do not hesitate to contact me
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F LUEGE L & MOYN I HA[~T P.A.
Donald J. Fluegel
Shawn M. Moynihan
Daniel J. Fluegel
Attorneys At Law
1303 South Frontage Road, Suite 5
Hastings, MN 55033-24T!
Telephone 651-438-9777
Fax 651-43&9775
February 1, 2007
Mayor Paul J. Hicks
and City Council Members
Hastings City Hall
101 East 4"' Street
Hastings, MN 55033
Re: Re-codification oJCity Ordinances
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
Council Action Requested.
Approve deleting those current city code sections listed on the attached chart and order the re-codified
city code to be prepared for adoption.
Background Information.
Several months ago the city council authorized the re-codification of the Hastings city code of ordinances.
Essentially, this is a means whereby the city will change the layout and organization of the present city
code. This process will also allow the city code to be used on-line by the public.
As part of the re-codification progress, all department heads were asked to go through those portions of
the city code that apply to their deparhnent and determine if any updating was required.
Melanie and I met with each department head and went through the entire present city code. As a result,
we found numerous provisions of the present code that we are recommending be deleted since they are
obsolete or have never been used.
Attached to this letter is a chart listing the various major changes that we are recommending the council
adopt. The sections listed on the attached chart are current sections of the city code that are either
obsolete, have never been used or otherwise no longer necessary.
There are numerous other "minor" changes that staff is recommending be made. We have not made a
chart of those because they are so numerous. Essentially, these "minor"changes include correcting
typographical errors, updating citations to Minnesota Statutes, changing outdated language, removing
gender specific terms, etc. If any council member would like to see those changes, I will have my
working version of the re-codification available at the city council meeting. You are welcome to take
* Also admitted to practice in Wisconsin
At this point, city staff is asking the council to adopt the deletion of the current city code sections on the
attached chart. If that is approved, the next step will be to notify the codifier to print a final version of
the city code and return it to the city. The city council will then hold a public hearing and approve the
re-codified city code. Once the codifier prints the final version of the city code, any changes the council
may want to make at that point or subsequently, would have to be made through the ordinance
amendment process.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call me.
Very truly yours,
FLUEGEL & MOYNIHAN, P.A.
Shawn M. Moynihan
City Attorney
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