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on the matter. Notice of such hearing shall be published at least once in the official <br />newspaper not less than ten days prior to the date of the hearing. <br />Section 10.04. Power of regulation reserved. <br />Subject to any applicable law the council may by ordinance reasonably regulate <br />and control the exercise of any franchise. <br />Section 10.05. Renewals or extensions. <br />Every renewal or modification of a franchise, including an existing franchise, <br />shall be subject to the same limitations and shall be granted in the same manner as a new <br />franchise. <br />CHAPTER 11. <br />PUBLIC OWNERSHIP AND OPERATION OF UTILITIES <br />Section 11.01. Acquisition and operation of utilities. <br />The city may own and operate any water, gas, light, power, heat, telephone, <br />transportation or other public utility for supplying its own needs for utility service or for <br />supplying utility service to private consumers or other governmental agencies. It may <br />construct all facilities reasonably needed for that purpose and may acquire any existing <br />utility properties so needed. The city shall not acquire or construct any public utility <br />unless the proposition to acquire or to construct it has been incorporated in an ordinance <br />and adopted by the council. Such ordinance shall not be an emergency ordinance. <br />Section 11.02. Regulations and rates. <br />The council may by ordinance fix rates, fares, and prices for any municipal utility, <br />prescribe the time and manner of payment for any such service, make such other <br />regulations as may be necessary, and prescribe penalties for violation of such regulations. <br />Section 11.03. Lease of plant. <br />The council may by ordinance contract with any person, firm, or corporation for <br />the operation of any municipal utility for a term not to exceed ten years. Such ordinance <br />shall not be an emergency ordinance. <br />Section 11.04. Sale of public utility. <br />No public utility owned by the city shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the <br />city unless the full terms of the proposition of sale or other disposition are embodied in an <br />ordinance approved by a majority of the voters voting thereon at a general or special <br />Proposed Charter for City of Roseville, MN 16 <br />Adopted 8/15/01 <br />