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<br />Effective: 3114/73 <br />City of Centerville Ord. #2 <br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br />COUNTY OF ANOKA <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />ORDINANCE #2 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ABOLITION OF THE OFFICE OF VILLAGE CONSTABLE AND <br />FOR THE PERFORMANCE OF POWER AND DUTIES OF THE CONSTABLE BY CERTAIN VILLAGE <br />POLICE OFFICERS. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes Section 412.02, Subdivision 4 authorizes the Council to abolish the Office <br />of Constable by ordinance subject to the right of voters to petition for a referendum on the ordinance with a period of <br />30 days after publication of the ordinance; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Village regularly employs 6 police officers; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Council deems it to be in the best interests of the Village to abolish the Office of Constable, <br /> <br />THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF CENTERVILLE ORDAINS: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. <br /> <br />The Office of Constable in the Village of Centerville, Anoka County, Minnesota, is hereby abolished at the <br />end of the terms of the incumbents or when earlier vacancies occur. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. <br /> <br />The Council shall by resolution designate one or more of the Village police officers as a process officer, who <br />shall have all the power and duties of the constable. Each process officer shall pay into the Village treasury all fees <br />received by him for performing the duties of constable. <br /> <br />SECTION 3. <br /> <br />Subject to the referendum provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 412.02, Subdivision 4, this ordinance <br />shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication. <br /> <br />Adopted by the Council the 14th day of March, 1973. <br /> <br />APPROVED: <br /> <br />Walter Prachar <br />Mayor <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Lu Prachar <br /> <br />Page I of 2 <br />