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 In any city operating under Optional Plan B, the council shall, except as provided in repealed sections 412.023, subdivision 4, and 412.571, be composed of a mayor and four or six council members.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 […]
Section 412.681 — Manager Runs City; Offices May Be Joined Or Abolished.
412.681 MANAGER RUNS CITY; OFFICES MAY BE JOINED OR ABOLISHED. There shall be a clerk, a treasurer, and such other officers subordinate to the manager as the council may create by ordinance. The clerk shall be subject to the direction of the manager and shall have such duties in connection with the keeping of the […]
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 412.572 — Conversion To Optional Plan A.
412.572 CONVERSION TO OPTIONAL PLAN A. Subdivision 1. Assumption of Plan A. Except as otherwise provided by this section, on January 1, 1970, every statutory city operating under the standard plan of government shall assume the Plan A form of government as prescribed by chapter 412 in the same manner as if the change to […]
Section 412.581 — Officers.
412.581 OFFICERS. In any city operating under Optional Plan A except a city having a larger council under Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 412.023, subdivision 4, the council shall be composed of five or seven members consisting, except during the initial period of its operation as provided in section 412.571, of the mayor and four or […]