Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

412.018 CITIES UNDER GENERAL OR SPECIAL INCORPORATION ACTS. § Subdivision 1.Termination of government under incorporation acts. On July 1, 1975, any city incorporated under and governed by General Statutes 1894, sections 1045 to 1195, Laws of 1895, chapter 8, or Minnesota Statute…

412.02 MS 1945 [Repealed, 1949 c 119 s 110] 412.02 CITY ELECTIONS; OFFICERS, TERMS, VACANCIES, CITY EMPLOYEES. § Subdivision 1.Officers elected. The following officers shall be elected for the terms and in the years shown and in the cities described in the table. Officer Number o…

412.021 OFFICERS. § Subdivision 1.Election. Upon the filing of the certificate with the secretary of state, if the vote is in favor of incorporation, the judges of election appointed by the chief administrative law judge of the state Office of Administrative Hearings or the count…

412.022 COUNCIL MAY PROVIDE FOUR-YEAR TERM. § Subdivision 1.Procedure. The council may, by ordinance, establish a four-year term or reestablish a two-year term for the office of mayor commencing with the ensuing term, except that in a standard plan city which establishes a four-y…

412.023 TRANSITION SCHEDULE. § Subdivision 1.Former villages. In any city which was a village on January 1, 1974, and which has not, by timely action in 1974 or earlier, provided for biennial odd-numbered year elections there shall be a municipal election on November 5, 1974, at …

412.081 SEPARATION FROM TOWN. § Subdivision 1.Election, assessment districts. Any statutory city hereafter organized shall be constituted an election and assessment district separate from the town in which it lies immediately upon incorporation, except that if the incorporation o…

412.091 DISSOLUTION; PETITION; VOTE. Whenever a number of voters equal to one-third of those voting at the last preceding city election petition the chief administrative law judge of the state Office of Administrative Hearings to dissolve the city, a special election shall be cal…

412.093 DISSOLUTION SECURED BY CLAIMANTS. § Subdivision 1.Grounds. Whenever a duly incorporated city has, for two consecutive years, failed to hold city elections as provided by law and one or more bonds or claims against the city remain unpaid, any bondholder or claimant may pro…

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 …

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, un…

412.131 ASSESSOR; DUTIES, COMPENSATION. The city assessor, if there is one, shall assess and return as provided by law all property taxable within the city, if a separate assessment district, and the assessor of the town within which the city lies shall not include in the return …

412.141 TREASURER'S DUTIES. The treasurer shall receive and safely keep all moneys belonging to the city, including moneys received in operations of any municipal liquor dispensary maintained by the city, and shall promptly enter in a book provided for the purpose an account of a…

412.151 DUTIES OF CLERK. § Subdivision 1.Listed; fees; deputy; absence. The clerk shall give the required notice of each regular and special election, record the proceedings thereof, notify officials of their election or appointment to office, certify to the county auditor all ap…

412.152 MAYOR; FIRE CHIEF; OFFICES NOT INCOMPATIBLE. The offices of mayor of a statutory city and the fire chief of an independent nonprofit firefighting corporation serving the city are not incompatible offices and a person may concurrently hold both offices if all of the follow…

412.153 HOUSING AID TO ENSURE TIMELY PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICE. Statutory cities may expend public funds to acquire or lease residential property for housing or otherwise provide housing assistance in the city for one or more volunteer firefighters or ambulance personnel. The expendi…

412.191 MEMBERS; POWERS, DUTIES. § Subdivision 1.Composition. The city council in a standard plan city shall consist of the mayor, the clerk, and the three or five council members. In optional plan cities, except those cities having a larger council under Minnesota Statutes 1994,…

412.201 EXECUTION OF INSTRUMENTS. Every contract, conveyance, license, or other written instrument shall be executed on behalf of the city by the mayor and clerk, with the corporate seal affixed, and only pursuant to authority from the council. History: 1949 c 119 s 27; 1973 c 12…

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 acquir…

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.Con…

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 ac…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

412.271 DISBURSEMENTS. § Subdivision 1.Method. No disbursement of city funds, including funds of any municipal liquor dispensary operated by the city, shall be made except by an order drawn by the mayor and clerk upon the treasurer. Except when issued for the payment of judgments…

412.301 FINANCING PURCHASE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT. (a) The council may issue certificates of indebtedness or capital notes subject to the city debt limits to purchase capital equipment. (b) For purposes of this section, "capital equipment" means: (1) public safety equipment, ambula…

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,…

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 priva…

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 bu…

412.341 COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP, ORGANIZATION. § Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The commission shall consist of three, five, or seven members appointed by the council. No more than one member may be chosen from the council membership for a commission with three members, and no more…

412.351 COMMISSION, JURISDICTION. The council shall, in the ordinance establishing the commission, decide which of the following public utilities shall be within the commission's jurisdiction: (1) the city water system; (2) light and power system, including any system then in use…

412.361 PUBLIC UTILITY; COMMISSION POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Contract; bid provisions apply. The commission shall have power to extend and to modify or rebuild any public utility and to do anything it deems necessary for its proper and efficient operation; and it may enter into nec…

412.371 SEPARATE CITY FUND FOR EACH UTILITY. § Subdivision 1.For all utility money in and out. A separate fund or a separate account shall be established in the city treasury for each utility. Into this fund or account shall be paid all the receipts from the utility and from it s…

412.381 REPORTS. The accounting officer of the commission shall make such monthly or annual statements of operation as the commission may require. A copy of each such report shall be filed in the office of the city clerk. An annual financial report shall be made and a copy filed …

412.391 ABOLITION OF COMMISSION OR UTILITY TRANSFER. § Subdivision 1.To council; procedure. The public utilities commission of any statutory city may be abolished or its jurisdiction over any particular utility transferred to the council by following the procedure prescribed in t…

412.491 PARKS; PARKWAYS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. Any statutory city may establish, improve, ornament, maintain, and manage parks, parkways, and recreational facilities and by ordinance protect and regulate their use. History: 1949 c 119 s 61; 1973 c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2

412.501 CITY OF 1,000 MAY HAVE OR CONTINUE PARK BOARD; FORMALITIES. The council of any city of more than 1,000 population may by ordinance establish a park board and it may by ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of all members of the council abolish any board thus established. An…

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 …

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 c…

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 de…

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 …

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 spe…

412.561 APPLICABLE LAW; SAME RIGHTS, LIABILITIES, PROCEEDINGS. § Subdivision 1.Consistent laws apply. All laws of the state applicable to a city before the adoption of an optional plan and not inconsistent with the provisions relating to such plan shall apply to and govern the ci…

412.571 CONTINUANCE IN OFFICE; ELECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Composition of council. When an optional plan is first adopted in any statutory city in which the standard plan of statutory city government is then in operation, the council shall continue as then constituted until the ex…

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 …

412.581 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 …