365.50 FIRST TOWN MEETING; NOTICE, OFFICERS, POWERS. Subdivision 1. When, where. The first town meeting in a new town must be held within 20 days after the town is organized. The county board shall name the time and place of the meeting. The county auditor shall see that ten days’ posted notice of the meeting […]
365.51 ANNUAL MEETING; NOTICE, BUSINESS, ELECTIONS. Subdivision 1. When; postponement for bad weather. (a) A town’s annual town meeting must be held on the second Tuesday of March at the place named by the last annual town meeting. If no place was named then, the meeting must be held at the place named by the […]
365.52 SPECIAL MEETING; FOR ANY LAWFUL PURPOSE. Subdivision 1. How called; statement; petition. A special town meeting may be held to conduct any lawful business. To call a special meeting, the supervisors and town clerk, or any two of them together with at least 12 other town landowners, shall file a statement in the town […]
365.53 CLERK TO RECORD NEED TO MEET; GIVE NOTICE. Subdivision 1. Clerk’s duties. The clerk shall record the statement of need for a special town meeting after it is filed. The clerk shall also give ten days’ published notice of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting. Subd. 2. Published or posted notice. The […]
365.54 ANNUAL MEETING TIME; CONVENER; MODERATOR; PAY. Subdivision 1. Convening. An annual town meeting must convene at 9:00 a.m. unless the electors at the last annual meeting set a later time. Subd. 2. Clerk’s call to order. The clerk shall call the meeting to order at a time set by the town board or by […]
365.55 TOWN CLERK IS MEETING CLERK; MINUTES TO BE FILED. The town clerk is clerk of the town meeting and shall keep full minutes of its proceedings. The minutes must contain the full text of every order, direction, and rule made by the meeting. If the town clerk is absent, the voters present shall elect […]
365.56 ORDER OF BUSINESS; PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. Subdivision 1. Moderator states order first. At the beginning of a town meeting, the moderator shall state the order of business. Subd. 2. Special meeting; only noticed business. At a special town meeting, business is limited to the business listed in the meeting notice. Subd. 3. Tax voted on […]
365.57 WHO MAY VOTE; CHALLENGES; OATH. A town resident who is qualified to vote at a general election may vote at the town’s meetings. If a voter is challenged, the judges shall act as in the case of a challenge at a general election. The oath must be changed to fit the circumstances of the […]
365.58 MAY ADJOURN MEETING. A town meeting may be adjourned to any other day, or later the same day, to transact any business of the town. History: 1959 c 675 art 6 s 26; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1; 1990 c 471 s 2
365.59 COUNTY TO APPOINT OFFICERS IF NONE ELECTED. Subdivision 1. Second meeting try. If a town fails to organize or fails to elect officers at the annual town meeting, 12 landowners of the town may call a town meeting for these purposes. The meeting is called by giving ten days’ posted notice of it. The […]
