Section 412.311 — Contracts.
412.311 CONTRACTS. Subdivision 1. Lowest responsible bidder. Except as provided in sections 471.87 to 471.89, no member of a council shall be directly or indirectly interested in any contract made by the council. Whenever the amount of a contract for the purchase of merchandise, materials or equipment or for any kind of construction work undertaken […]
Section 412.211 — General Statutory City Powers.
412.211 GENERAL STATUTORY CITY POWERS. Every city shall be a municipal corporation having the powers and rights and being subject to the duties of municipal corporations at common law. Each shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, may use a corporate seal, may acquire, either within or without its corporate limits, such real […]
Section 412.221 — Specific Powers Of Council.
412.221 SPECIFIC POWERS OF COUNCIL. Subdivision 1. Books; stationery; printing. The council shall have power to procure the books to be kept by the officers, and such furniture, property, stationery, printing, and office supplies as are necessary for city purposes. Subd. 2. Contracts. The council shall have power to make such contracts as may be […]
Section 412.222 — Public Accountants In Statutory Cities.
412.222 PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS IN STATUTORY CITIES. The council of any city may employ public accountants on a monthly or yearly basis for the purpose of auditing, examining, and reporting upon the books and records of account of such city. For the purpose of this section, “public accountant” means a certified public accountant or a certified […]
Section 412.231 — Penalties.
412.231 PENALTIES. The council shall have the power to declare that the violation of any ordinance shall be a penal offense and to prescribe penalties therefor. No such penalty shall exceed a fine of $1,000 or imprisonment in a city or county jail for a period of 90 days, or both, but in either case […]
Section 412.241 — Council To Control Finances.
412.241 COUNCIL TO CONTROL FINANCES. The council shall have full authority over the financial affairs of the city, and shall provide for the collection of all revenues and other assets, the auditing and settlement of accounts, and the safekeeping and disbursement of public money. History: 1949 c 119 s 31; 1973 c 123 art 2 […]
Section 412.251 — Annual Tax Levy.
412.251 ANNUAL TAX LEVY. The council shall make its annual tax levy by resolution. The following taxes may be levied as authorized: (1) a tax for the payment of principal and interest on outstanding obligations of the city as provided by sections 475.61, 475.73, and 475.74; (2) a tax for the payment of judgments as […]
Section 412.261 — Tax Anticipation Certificates.
412.261 TAX ANTICIPATION CERTIFICATES. At any time after the first day of the year following the making of an annual tax levy, the council may issue certificates of indebtedness in anticipation of the collection of taxes levied for any fund and not yet collected. The total of all certificates issued against any fund for any […]
Section 412.111 — Departments, Boards.
412.111 DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS. The council may create departments and advisory boards and appoint officers, employees, and agents for the city as deemed necessary for the proper management and operation of city affairs. The council may prescribe the duties and fix the compensation of all officers, both appointive and elective, employees, and agents, when not otherwise […]
Section 412.121 — Acting Mayor.
412.121 ACTING MAYOR. At its first meeting each year the council shall choose an acting mayor from the council members. The acting mayor shall perform the duties of mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor from the city or, in case of vacancy in the office of mayor, until a successor has been […]