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<br /> <br />City ofEII< River <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date <br />Consent T anuary 2, 2007 <br />Item Description <br />Resollltion .i~ ointing ~\ssistant \\1 eed Ins ector <br /> <br />Item Number <br />5.5. <br />Prepared by <br />Tina ~'\llard, City Clerk <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Introduction <br />l\lll111esota Statutes requires tlle rvIayar to act as a local \veed inspector for dle city. Tlle Statute pro\7ides <br />for dle appointlnent of all assistallt \veed inspector to act on bellalf of tlle rvlayor. The assistant \veed <br />inspector llas tlle salne pO\\ier, audlority, and responsibility as dle 11a;lor ill tIle capacity of \veed <br />l1lspector. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />Phil Hals l1as been appolllted to tllls position in tlle past and llas indicated 11e \vould be \\iilling to aSSUlne <br />tlus position agaul. <br /> <br />Listed belo\v is an excerpt froln tlle State Statutes indiCatlllg tlle duties of tlle \veed inspector. <br /> <br />18.81 Duties of inspectors. Local "reed il1spectors. Local \veed inspectors shall: <br />(1) exanune all lands, including high\vays, roads, alleys, and public ground in the territory over \vhich <br />their jurisdiction extends to ascertain if section 18.78 and related nlles have been c0111plied \\r1.th; <br />(2) see that the control or eradication of noxious \veeds is carried out in accordance \\rith section 18.83 <br />and related lules; and <br />(3) issue perlruts in accordance \vith section 18.82 and related rules for dle transportation of Inaterials <br />or equipn1ent infested \vith noxious \veed propagating parts. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/~\ <br /> <br />Attachments <br />· Resolutioll .L"\pPOllltlllg ~"\ssistallt \\1 eed Illspector <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />~~doption of tlle attaclled resolution appolllting Phil Hals as ~\ssistant \"V'eed Inspector for Elk Riv"er for <br />tlle 1{ayor's terl1l- ]alluary 1,2007 th.rougll Decelnber 31,2010. <br /> <br />Council Action <br /> <br />1\10 cion bv <br /> <br />Second bv <br /> <br />'Tote <br /> <br />Follow Up <br /> <br />T:\TINA \Annual First l\leeting\ \'/ecd Inspector.doc <br />