Section 412.691 — Manager Is Purchasing Agent; Audit And Approval.
412.691 MANAGER IS PURCHASING AGENT; AUDIT AND APPROVAL. The manager shall be the chief purchasing agent of the city. All purchases for the city and all contracts shall be made or let by the manager when the amount of the purchase or contract does not exceed $20,000 unless a lower limit is provided by the […]
Section 412.601 — Applications Of Sections 412.601 To 412.751.
412.601 APPLICATIONS OF SECTIONS 412.601 TO 412.751. Sections 412.601 to 412.751 shall apply only to statutory cities operating under Optional Plan B. History: 1949 c 119 s 76; 1973 c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2
Section 412.611 — Council-manager Plan.
412.611 COUNCIL-MANAGER PLAN. The form of government provided in Optional Plan B shall be known as the council-manager plan. The council shall exercise the legislative power of the city and determine all matters of policy. The city manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the government and shall be responsible to the […]
Section 412.621 — Boards And Commissions.
412.621 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. Subdivision 1. Limit on boards; powers of council. In any such city there shall be no community health board as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 5, library board, park board, public utilities commission, or any other administrative board or commission, except for the administration of a function jointly with another political […]
Section 412.631 — Composition Of Council.
412.631 COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL. In any city operating under Optional Plan B, the council shall, except as provided in repealed sections 412.023, subdivision 4, and 412.571, be composed of a mayor and four or six council members. History: 1949 c 119 s 79; 1967 c 289 s 14; 1974 c 337 s 12; 1986 c […]
Section 412.641 — Manager; Basis For Choice; Residency; Term; Probation.
412.641 MANAGER; BASIS FOR CHOICE; RESIDENCY; TERM; PROBATION. Subdivision 1. Appointed by council. The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of training, experience, and administrative qualifications and need not be a resident of the city at the time of appointment. Subd. 1a. Probationary year, then due process. The manager […]