CHAPTER 30: COUNCIL
Section
General Provisions
   30.01   Authority and purpose
   30.02   Biannual elections and terms of office
Meetings
   30.15   Council meetings
   30.16   Special meetings
   30.17   Council procedure at regular meetings
   30.18   Rules of procedure for appeals and other hearings
 
   30.99   General penalty
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 30.01 AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE.
   Pursuant to authority granted by statute, this chapter of the city code is enacted so as to set down for enforcement the government and good order of the city by and through the Council.
(1989 Code, § 2.01)
§ 30.02 BIANNUAL ELECTIONS AND TERMS OF OFFICE.
   Pursuant and in accordance with M.S. § 205.07, as it may be amended from time to time, the general election for the city shall be held biannually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November of each even-numbered year. The terms of the Council members shall be four years, with the term of the office of the Mayor to be two years.
(1989 Code, § 2.60) (Ord. 6, 2nd Ser., eff. 12-2-1994; Ord. 106, passed 10-3-2024)
MEETINGS
§ 30.15 COUNCIL MEETINGS.
   Regular meetings of the Council shall be held once a month at a time established by resolution of the Council at the organizational meeting in January of each year. The place of the meeting shall be in the Council Chambers in the City Hall unless otherwise designated by action of the Council. Special and adjourned meetings shall also be held in the Council Chambers. In the event that any regular meeting falls on a holiday, then the meeting shall be held on an alternate date to be set by the Council.
(1989 Code, § 2.02)
§ 30.16 SPECIAL MEETINGS.
   Special meetings of the Council may be called by the Mayor or by any two other members of the Council by writing filed with the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer stating the time, place and purpose of the meeting. Notice of a special meeting shall be given by the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer to each member of the Council by mailing a copy of the filing to all members who did not sign or issue the call at least three days prior to the time stated therein, or by personal service at least 72 hours prior to the projected time of meeting. Special meetings may be held without prior written notice to the Council when all Council members are present at the meeting or consent thereto in writing. Any consent shall be filed with the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer prior to the beginning of the meeting. Any special meeting attended by all Council members shall be a valid meeting for the transaction of any business that may come before the meeting. Meetings of the Council which are adjourned from time to time shall not be subject to the foregoing notice requirements; nor shall special meetings which, in the judgment of the Council, require immediate consideration to meet an emergency require the notice, but may be called by telephone communication or any other expeditious means. Notice to the public and to news media shall be given as required by statute.
(1989 Code, § 2.03) (Ord. 5, 2nd Ser., eff. 12-2-1994)
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