Section 412.741 — Disbursement Of Funds.
412.741 DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. The provisions of section 412.271 shall apply to cities operating under Optional Plan B except that orders shall be signed by the mayor and manager and no order shall be marked not paid for want of funds and except as otherwise provided in this section. Every resolution or motion authorizing a […]
Section 412.751 — Emergency Debt Certificates.
412.751 EMERGENCY DEBT CERTIFICATES. If in any year the receipts from taxes or other sources should from some unforeseen cause become insufficient for the ordinary expenses of the city or if any calamity or any other public emergency should subject the city to the necessity of making extraordinary expenditures, the council may authorize the sale […]
Section 412.831 — Official Newspaper.
412.831 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER. The council shall, annually at its first meeting of the year, designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city as its official newspaper, in which shall be published such ordinances and other matters as are required by law to be so published and such other matters as the council may […]
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 In any city operating under Optional Plan B, the council shall, except as provided in repealed sections 412.023, subdivision 4, and 412.571, be composed of a mayor and four or six council members.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 […]
Section 412.651 — City Manager; Powers And Duties.
412.651 CITY MANAGER; POWERS AND DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Generally. The city manager shall have the powers and duties set forth in the following subdivisions. Subd. 2. Enforcement. The city manager shall see that statutes relating to the city and the laws, ordinances and resolutions of the city are enforced. Subd. 3. Appointment of personnel. The […]
Section 412.661 — Limit On Council Powers.
412.661 LIMIT ON COUNCIL POWERS. Neither the council nor any of its members shall dictate the appointment of any person to office or employment by the manager, or in any manner interfere with the manager or prevent the manager from exercising judgment in the appointment of officers and employees in the administrative service; but this […]
Section 412.671 — Creation Of Departments; Divisions And Bureaus.
412.671 CREATION OF DEPARTMENTS; DIVISIONS AND BUREAUS. The council may create such departments, divisions, and bureaus for the administration of the affairs of the city as may seem necessary, and from time to time may alter their powers and organization. It may, in conjunction with the manager, prepare a complete administrative code for the city […]