CITY OF HASTINGS ORDINANCE 2012-02

CITY OF HASTINGS, MINNESOTA

ORDINANCE NO. 2012-02,

THIRD SERIES

An Ordinance of the City of Hastings Prohibiting City Employees from Purchasing Abandoned Motor Vehicles, Unclaimed Property and Excess Property

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HASTINGS:

HASTINGS CITY CODE CHAPTER 32, SECTION 32.04(D) IS AMENDED BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING (new language is underlined, strikethrough language is deleted):

(D) Persons who may not purchase; exception.

(1) No full time, part time, paid on-call firefighter or seasonal employee of the city, including any person who is a member of the administrative staff, department head, a member of the Council, or an adviser 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 1-week's published or posted notice of sale is given.

(2) It is unlawful for any person to be a purchaser of property under this section if the purchase is prohibited by the terms of this section.

(Prior Code, § 2.63)

This Ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication.

Council member ___________________ moved a second to this Ordinance, and upon being put to a vote it was adopted by a majority of all Council members present.

Adopted by the Hastings City Council on this 21st day of February, 2012, by the following vote:

Ayes

Nays:

Absent:

CITY OF HASTINGS

Paul J. Hicks, Mayor

ATTEST:

_________________________

Melanie Mesko Lee

Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk

I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance presented to and adopted by the City of Hastings, County of Dakota, Minnesota, on the 21st day of February, 2012, as disclosed by the records of the City of Hastings on file and of record in the office.

_________________________

Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk

3/1/2012

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