CITY OF SACRED HEART
CODE OF ORDINANCES:
APPENDIX II
 
2026 FINE AND FEE SCHEDULE
 

COMMUNITY CENTER

 


 


 


Large Room – all day

 


$100.00

 


Small Room – all day

 


$50.00

 


Damage Deposit (returned if no damage to the CC)

$250.00

 


Hiring the Cleaner after an Event (must be hired for all dances)

$100.00

 


Liquor Services (supplied ONLY by Sacred Heart Liquors)

 


 


     Bartending Services PLUS per drink costs

 


$200.00

 


 

 


 


ADMINISTRATION

 


 


 


Mayor & Council Members

 


 


 

     Mayor

 

$2,000/year

 


     Meetings

 


$60.00/each

 


     Travel Expenses Mileage (2025 actual IRS allowance)

$0.70/mile

 


 


 


 


 


Election Judges

 


 


 


     Election & Training Hours

 


$15.00/hour

 


     Travel Expenses Mileage (2025 actual IRS allowance)

$0.70/mile

 


 


 


 


 


City Use of Personal Vehicles – Uniform Criteria for all City Depts

 


 


     Travel Expenses Mileage (2025 actual IRS allowance)

$0.70/mile

 


 


 


 


 


Bad Check and ACH Returned Fee

 


$30.00

 


Copies – Black & White

 


$0.25/per page

 


Copies - Color

 


$0.50/per page

 


Notary Fee

 


$1.00

 


Council Filing Fee

 


$2.00

 


Fax – receiving and sending

 


$2.00/per page

 


Meeting – paper copy

 


$5.00/per mtg

 


 


 


 


ANIMALS

 


Cat & Dog License – Annual

 


$10.00/per pet

 


Cat & Dog License - Lifetime

 


$30.00/per pet

 


 


 


 


 


Violations:

 


 


 


     Dogs in City Park (City Ord. 301.03.9)

 


$50.00

 


     Failure to License Dog (City Ord. 504.07)

 


$50.00

 


     Fail to Restrain Dog – At Large (City Ord. 504.09)

$50.00

 


                 2nd Offense (in 12 months)

 


$75.00

 


                 3rd Offense (in 12 months)

 


$100.00

 


     Obligation to Prevent Nuisance (City Ord. 504.10)

$50.00

 


                (Dogs barking, chasing cars, molest persons, etc.)

 


 


 


 


 


 


Impoundment:

 


 


 


     Pick Up Fees

Impound shelter fees incurred paid at pickup

 


     City Fees

Impound contract fees incurred

 


 


Cats: $40.00

Dogs: $75.00

PERMITS

 


 


 


Building Permit Fee (valid for 1 year)

 


$10.00/year

 


Transient Merchant (valid for 1 year)

 


$25.00/year

 


 


 


 


VIOLATIONS & PUBLIC NUISANCES

 


 


 


Traffic/Parking Violations

 


 


 


    Unreasonable Acceleration (City Ord. 705.01)

$100.00

 


    Parking to Sell Goods (City Ord. 703.01)

 


$50.00

 


    Parking (snow removal) (City Ord. 704.02)

$100.00

 


          2nd Offense

 


$100.00

 


          Each Additional Offense

 


$100.00

 


 


 


 


 


Parks & Recreational Facilities

 


 


 


    Mark, deface or damage park property (City Ord. 301.03.1)

$50.00

 


    Damage or remove trees or shrubs (City Ord. 301.03.3)

$50.00

 


    Consume alcohol in the parks (City Ord. 301.03.6)

$50.00

 


    Loud noise or music in the parks (City Ord. 301.03.7)

$50.00

 


    No motorized vehicles in the parks (City Ord. 301.04.4)

$50.00

 


 


 


 


 


Public Nuisances

 


 


 


    Unlawful deposit of garbage/refuse (City Ord. 505.01)

$50.00

 


    Unlawful burning/fires in City limits (City Ord. 505.05)

$60.00

 


    Health/welfare garbage accum – MS (City Ord. 801.02.5)

$75.00

 


    Disorderly house (City Ord. 801.04.1)

 


$250.00

 


    Noise – loud, unusual, annoying vibration (City Ord. 801.05.7)

$50.00

 


    Accum. of inoperable vehicles; vehicles with expired plates or no plates  

           (City Ord. 801.05.16)

$50.00

 


    Curfew violation (City Ord. 805.02)

 


$50.00

 


    Firearms violation (City Ord. 806.01)

 


$50.00

 


    Prohibited littering (City Ord. 808.02.2)

 


$30.00

 


 


 


 


ZONING (City Ord. 1107.10)

 


 


 


Conditional Use Permit

 


$100.00

 


Appeals

 


$250.00

 


Amendments

 


$250.00

 


Variances

 


$250.00

 


 


 


 


WATER/SEWER RATES

 


 


 


Bulk Water

 


$15.00/1000 gals

 


Reconnection Fee

 


$25.00

 


Delinquent Utility Accounts (Amount due after 20th of the month)

$25.00

 


 


 


 


Water & Sewer Rates – per metered unit

 


 


 


    Water Usage (base fee of $12.10 for usage under 1,166 gals)

$12.10/1,166 gals

 


    Sewer Usage (base fee of $12.10 for usage under 1,166 gals)

$12.10/1,166 gals

 


    Water Connect Fee

 


$36.12

 


    Sewer Connect Fee

 


$50.35

 


    Filter Fee

 


$5.00

 


    Storm Sewer Fee

 


$34.33

* Standard monthly utility bill (usage under 1,166 gals): $150

 


 


 


 


CITY EQUIPMENT FEE SCHEDULE

 


 


 


*All equipment must be operated by City of Sacred Heart employees

 


 


Brush Pick-up (branches no longer than 10ft and no cut down trees)

 


 


    1st grapple bucket

 


FREE

 


    Each addition grapple bucket – per hour (1 hour minimum)

$120.00/hr

 


Loader/Tractor (minimum of 1 hour)

 


$120.00/hr

 


Truck – Load shingles or landfill waste

 


$120.00/hr + landfill fees

 


Mowing (minimum 1 hour charge)

 


$100.00/hr

 


Snow Removal – driveway

 


$30.00

 


Hauling Rock/Sand/Gravel (load) (min. 1 hr charge)

$30.00/hr

 


           *Gravel and black dirt may be available to purchase from the City.

                Please contact the City for current prices and availability

 


 


 


 


ASSESSMENT FEES – CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS

 


            *Certify each severely delinquent utility account to Renville County

 


Water/Sewer Utilities – Auditor Per Parcel

$14.00

 


Garbage and Refuse/Refuse Collection – Auditor Per Parcel

$14.00

 


   (Received from West Central Sanitation)

 


 


 


 


 


 


EMERGENCY PROTECTION FIRE SERVICE FEES (City Ord. 507.04)

 


 


Fire Calls

 


 


 


     Level 1 (False alarm, no aid given)

 


$250.00/initial hr

 


     Level 2 (Standard)

 


$500.00/initial hr

 


     Level 3 (Structure)

 


$750.00/initial hr

 


     Level 4 (2-story or more involved)

 


$1,000.00/initial hr

 


     Additional hours over 1 hour - standard

$150.00/hr

 


     Foam

 


$150.00/pail


     Wildlife Prescribed Burns

$25/acre, min. chg $1000

     Car Accidents

$500

 


     Fire Service Agreements (townships)

 


 


 


     Stand-by Fee (per year)

 


$190.00/section


LIQUOR LICENSE FEES



3.2 Off Sale
$50

3.2 On Sale Sunday
$30

Temporary On Sale
$0