The frontiersman., 1962-04-19
Legal Notice

III.
 'c) Transactions pertaining to inc
 ownership and operation of each mn
 iiielpal utility shall be recorded in q
 separate group of accounts which shall
 De classified in accordance with gen
 eraily accepted accounting practices An
 annual report shall be prepared to show
 the financial position of each eitv ,itii-
 S,,,. S ana the results of it's operation 1 9ach reports shall be available for in
 spectlon at the office of the City Clerk COLLECTION OF MUNICIPAL,
 | UTILITY RATES AND CHARGES
 section l3.3 The Council shall pro-
 Vide in the code for the collection of rates and charges for public utility ser
 wees furnished by the city When any
 person fails or refuses to pay to the l city any sums due on utility bills the i service upon which such delinouencv l exists may be discontinued and suit
 may be brought for the collections i thereof
 DISPOSAL OF MUNICIPAL UTILITY
 PLANTS AND UTILITY PROPERTY
 section i3.4. The Council may sell lease, or otherwise dispose of a mu nlclpai utility or of property and in- terest in property used or useful in the operation of utility only after a prop- osltlon to do so is approved by three tltths of the electors of the city voting on the proposition.
 PUBLIC UTILITY FRANCHISES
 Section l3.5 The city may grant 2 franchise to any person for the use of the streets, alleys. bridges, easements. and other public places of the city for the furnishing of any public utility ser- wee to the city and it's inhabitants Public utility franchises and renewals amendments, and extensions thereof snail be granted only by contract Pub lc utility franchises shall include pro- visions for fixing rates and charges and may provide for readjustments thereof at periodic intervals. With respect to any public utility franchise granted af- ter the effective date of this charter. whether or not so provided in the granting contract, the city may:
 tl) terminate the same for the viola ton of any of it's provisions. for the misuse or non-use thereof, for failure to comply with any provision thereof. or any regulation imposed under au- thority of this charter or of the code:
 t2) require proper and reasonable extension of plant and the maintenance thereof at the highest practicable stand l ard of efficiency.
 t3) establish reasonable standards of 1 service and quality of products and prevent unjust discrimination in ser vice or rates; 1
 t4 require continuous and uninter- | rupted service to the public in accord | ance with the terms of the franchise | throughout the entire period thereof:
 t5) impose other regulations deter mined by the Council to be conducive 1 to the health. safety welfare and con- venience of the public:
 t6) require the public utility to per init joint use of it's property and ap- purtenances located in the streets, all leys. bridges easements and public 1 places by the city and other utilities l insofar as such joint use may be reas- onably practicable and upon payment of reasonable rental therefor. and, in 1 the absence of agreement upon appli- cation by the public utility, provide 1 for arbitration of the terms and con- ditions of such joint use and the comp ensation to be paid therefor
 CD require the public utility to pay any part of the cost of improvement or l maintenance of streets. alleys, bridges. l easements, and public places, that arises l from it's use thereof, and to protect and save the city harmless from all dam ages arising from such use and
 t8) require the public utility to file with the City Clerk reports concerning the utility and it's financial operation and status and to file with the City ] Manager such drawings and maps of the location and nature of it's facilities as the Council may request. LIMITATIONS ON THE GRANTING
 OF FRANCHISES
 Section 136 No franchise shall be granted by the city for term ex- ceeding twenty years and no exclusive franchise shall ever be granted. Each franchise shall include a provision re- quiring the franchise to take effect within one year after the adoption of the ordinance granting it. An irrevo- cable franchise and any extensions to or amendments to such a franchise may be granted by the city only upon approval of at least three-fifths of the votes cast with respect to such proposition at a general or special election in the city. Such irrevocable franchise shall be subject to the conditions set forth in Section 13.5. An irrevocable franchise may be approved by the Council for referral to the electorate. only after a public hearing has been held thereon and after the grantee named therein has filed with City Clerk his uncondi- tional acceptance of all terms of fran cfise. No special election for such pur- pose may be ordered by the Council, unless the estimated expense of hold ing such election has first been paid to the fiscal officer of the city by the grantee. In case a balance remains in the amount paid, after the expenses N such balance shall be repaid to the grantee.
 PROCEDURE FOR GRANTING
 FRANCHISES
 Section 137. Every contract granting franchise. license. or right to occupy or use streets, alleys. bridges. public places, or easements, shall remain on file with the City Clerk for public in- speetion in it's final form for at least thirty days before the final approval thereof, or the approval thereof for re- ferral to the electors of the city. SALE OR ASSIGNMENT
 OF FRANCHISES
 Section 13.s. The grantee of a fran chise may not sell. assign. sublet. or allow another to use the same, unless the Council gives it's consent. Nothing in this section shall limit the right of the grantee of any public utility fran chise to mortgage his property or fran chise, nor shall 1t restrict the rights of the purchaser. upon foreclosure sale. to operate the same, except that such mortgagee or purchaser shall be Sub- ject to the terms of the franchise and provisions of this charter and the code. PLANS OF FACILITIES IN STREETS
 AND PUBLIC PLACES
 Section l3.9. The Council may require in the code that. as a condition to the placing or installment thereof. each public utility conducting a business in the city shall file with the City Man ager a duplicate copy of layout plans of pipes, conduits, wires. and other fa- cilities and appurtenances which are to be placed on, under. or above the sur face of the city's streets. alleys. bridges. easements. and public places.
 CHAPTER XIV
 REVISION AND AMENDMENT