City Council Meeting Date: September 23, 2025
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Summary Publication of Ordinance No. 1087 Amending Electric Service Franchise Fee.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves summary publication of Ordinance No. 1087 - Amending an Electric Service Franchise Fee on Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation, D/B/A Xcel Energy, Its Successors and Assigns, for Providing Electric Service within the City of Northfield.
Summary Report:
The Northfield City Council approves summary publication of Ordinance No. 1087 - Amending an Electric Service Franchise Fee on Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota Corporation, D/B/A Xcel Energy, Its Successors and Assigns, for Providing Electric Service within the City of Northfield.
The summary publication is attached.
Alternative Options:
The City Council could direct staff to publish the entire ordinance.
Financial Impacts:
The cost to publish the entire ordinance would be approximately 4 times more than the cost to publish the summary.
Tentative Timelines:
First reading of ordinance September 9, 2025
Second reading of ordinance September 23, 2025
Summary publication October 1, 2025
Ordinance effective Tentatively January 1, 2026*
(*30 days after publication and 90 days after sending written notice to the Company)