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 […]
Section 412.591 — Duties Of Clerk And Treasurer; May Be Combined.
412.591 DUTIES OF CLERK AND TREASURER; MAY BE COMBINED. Subdivision 1. Clerk not on council; transition. The clerk shall perform all the duties imposed on the clerk in cities generally but shall not be a member of the council, except that when Optional Plan A is first adopted in any city, the incumbent clerk shall […]
Section 412.511 — Acquisition And Control Of Park Property.
412.511 ACQUISITION AND CONTROL OF PARK PROPERTY. Either the park board or the council may acquire land for park purposes but the park board shall have full, absolute, and exclusive control over all property set aside for park purposes. History: 1949 c 119 s 63; 1973 c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2
Section 412.521 — Powers Of Board.
412.521 POWERS OF BOARD. Subdivision 1. Generally. In order to carry out the general powers granted in section 412.511, the park board shall have the powers granted in the following subdivisions. Subd. 2. Employment. The park board may employ necessary personnel and fix their compensation. Subd. 3. Construction; contracts. The park board may construct roadways, […]
Section 412.531 — Park Funds.
412.531 PARK FUNDS. Subdivision 1. Establishment, transfer; tax levies. For the purpose of carrying out the powers of the park board there shall be established in the city treasury a special fund to be called a park fund. The council may transfer to the park fund the money it deems necessary for park purposes. No […]
Section 412.541 — Optional Plans.
412.541 OPTIONAL PLANS. Subdivision 1. Optional Plan A. Any statutory city may provide for the appointment of its clerk and treasurer, or clerk-treasurer and the election of an additional council member as hereinafter provided in this chapter. These departures from the standard form of government are referred to hereafter as Optional Plan A. Subd. 2. […]
Section 412.551 — Election On Optional Plan.
412.551 ELECTION ON OPTIONAL PLAN. Subdivision 1. One plan per election. The council may, and upon petition therefor signed by voters equal in number to at least 15 percent of the electors voting at the last previous city election, shall, submit to the voters at a regular or special election the question of adoption by […]
Section 412.321 — Municipal Utilities.
412.321 MUNICIPAL UTILITIES. Subdivision 1. Authority to own and operate. Any statutory city may own and operate any waterworks, district heating system, or gas, light, power, or heat plant for supplying its own needs for utility service or for supplying utility service to private consumers or both. It may construct and install all facilities reasonably […]
Section 412.331 — Establishment Of Public Utilities Commission.
412.331 ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. Any statutory city may by ordinance expressly accepting the provisions of sections 412.331 to 412.391 establish a public utilities commission with the powers and duties set out in those sections. Any water, light, power and building commission now in existence in any statutory city shall hereafter operate as a […]