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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE 90-8 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES <br />FOR THE CITY OF ELK RIVER <br />SECTION 210.08 RELATING TO THE POWERS OF <br />THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Elk River does ordain as <br />follows: <br /> <br />Section 210.08 relating to the powers of the Public <br />Utilities Commission is amended as follows: <br /> <br />210.08 - Powers <br /> <br />1. The Public Utilities Commission shall have power to <br />extend and to modify or rebuild any pUblic utility within <br />its jurisdiction and to do anything it deems necessary for <br />its proper and efficient operation; and it may enter into <br />necessary contracts for these purposes. The Commission <br />shall have the power to provide and fix rates for <br />security, safety, fire and enerqy manaqement systems to <br />residents of the City and its customers. The provisions <br />of Minnesota Statutes, Section 412.311, relating to <br />advertisement for bids shall apply to contracts of the <br />Commission. <br /> <br />2. The Commission shall have power to employ all <br />necessary help for the management and operation of said <br />public utilities, prescribe duties of officers and <br />employees, and fix their compensation. <br /> <br />3. The Commission shall have power to buy all fuel and <br />supplies for City distribution. <br /> <br />4. The Commission shall have power to fix rates and to <br />adopt reasonable rules and regulation for utility service <br />supplied by the municipally-owned public utilities within <br />its jurisdiction. <br /> <br />5. The Commission shall have power to enter into <br />agreements with the Council for payments by the City for <br />utility service, compensation for the use by either the <br />Commission or the City of buildings, equipment and <br />personnel under the control of the other, payments to the <br />City in lieu of taxes, transfers or surplus utility funds <br />