CHARTER AMENDMENTS

   On November 8, 1960, the city first adopted a Home Rule Charter pursuant to § 36, Article IV, of the Constitution of the State of Minnesota. Thereafter, on the dates stated below, it adopted amendments thereto relating to the subject, or amending the section, listed below, viz:

Date	Section Amended	Amended by Ordinance, Referendum or Election	Description of Amendment
11-6-1962	12.12	City Special Election	Relates to the sale and control of intoxicating liquor
11-3-1964	12.12	City General Election	Permits off-sale liquor licenses
8-10-1970	12.12	Ord. 70-35	Amends the definition of the term “club”
7-26-1971	12.12	Ord. 71-51	Allows “clubs” to operate 900 feet from any church or 1,000 feet from any public school
7-26-1971	12.12	Ord. 71-52	Includes term “bona fide clubs”
7-26-1971	12.12	Ord. 71-53	Defines “clubs” and “bona fide clubs”
11-6-1973	2.03	City General Election	Creates Council districts and at large positions
5-27-1975	6.07 and 6.08	Ord. 75-30	Authorizes the City Manager to enter into contracts for the purchase of materials, merchandise or equipment in an amount not to exceed $3,000
5-23-1983	7.17	Ord. 83-17	Authorizes the City Council to issue capital notes for certain equipment acquisitions
11-4-1986	2.04	Special Election	Relates to incompatible offices
8-3-1987	6.07 and 6.08	Ord. 87-53	Authorizes the City Manager to enter into contracts for the purchase of materials, merchandise or equipment in an amount not to exceed $10,000
6-6-1988	6.07 and 6.08	Ord. 88-42	Authorizes the City Manager to enter into contracts for personal services and repair of maintenance of real or personal property in an amount not to exceed $10,000
7-25-1988	2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.09, 3.01, 3.08, 5.04, 5.06, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.19, 5.20, 6.01, 6.02, 7.05, 7.07, 7.08, 12.02 and 12.04	Ord. 88-51	Removes gender specific references in the Charter
9-13-1988	2.03, 5.01, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 5.11, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.20, 6.03, 7.13, 10.02 and 11.05	Special Election	Substitutes terms “electors,” “qualified electors” to the term “registered voters”
3-20-1989	4.01, 4.02 and 4.04	Ord. 89-14	Changes the dates for candidate filing and primary elections to comply with Minnesota Statutes and to remove out of date references to voting machines, tally books, and municipal judges
4-1-1991	2.03	Ord. 91-22	Changes to deadline for redistricting of election districts to comply with Minnesota Statutes
1-6-1992	4.02 and 4.04	Ord. 92-3	Substitutes clarifying language relating to elections
10-19-1992	6.07 and 6.08	Ord. 92-55	Authorizes the City Manager to make purchasing contracts for up to $25,000 and requires such contracts in excess of $25,000 to be bid
11-3-1992	2.03	City Special Election	Requires election of Councilmembers after redistricting
11-8-1994	2.03	City Special Election	Increases the Mayor’s term to four years
5-20-1996	12.15	Ord. 96-14	Authorizes the imposition of civil penalties for violation of ordinances
5-20-1996	2.05	Ord. 96-16	Changes to time period for filing a vacancy on the City Council and eliminates a special election for an unexpired term of two months or less
5-5-1997	3.08	Ord. 97-15	Authorizes publication of summaries of ordinances
1-5-1998	12.15	Ord. 98-1	Authorizes the collection of property-related civil penalty by assessment against the property
11-19-2001	2.05	Ord. 2001-47	Requires all special elections to fill vacancies on the City Council be held at regularly scheduled state or municipal general elections
11-19-2001	6.08	Ord. 2001-48	Requires the bidding of certain city contracts in an amount specified by state law
12-3-2001	6.07	Ord. 2001-51	Authorizes the City Manager to approve contracts in an amount set by ordinance and not to exceed the amount at which competitive bidding is required
4-1-2002	7.04	Ord. 2002-10	Relates to the name of the Board of Appeal and Equalization
3-3-2003	3.07	Ord. 2003-6	Eliminates the requirement that resolutions be read in their entirety prior to City Council action
5-5-2003	12.12	Ord. 2003-14	Eliminates the subdivision which prohibits the location of any hotel or restaurant holding an on-sale intoxicating liquor license within 1,000 feet of a church or public school and further prohibits locating an on-sale club within 1,000 feet of public schools or within 900 feet of churches
6-16-2003	6.06	Ord. 2003-23	Eliminates the requirement that the Mayor sign all city contracts
4-5-2004	Sections 1.01, 1.02, 1.03, 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07, 2.08, 2.09, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 3.10, 3.11, 4.01, 4.02, 4.03, 4.04, 4.05, 4.06, 4.07, 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 5.11, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20, 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.04, 6.05, 6.07, 6.08, 7.01, 7.02, 7.03, 7.04, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 8.01, 8.02, 9.01, 9.02, 9.03, 9.04, 9.05, 10.01, 10.02, 10.03, 10.04, 10.05, 10.06, 11.01, 11.02, 11.03, 11.04, 11.05, 12.01, 12.02, 12.03, 12.04, 12.05, 12.06, 12.07, 12.08, 12.09, 12.10, 12.11, 12.12, 12.13, 12.14, 12.15	Ord. 2004-8	Rewriting the charter to make it more readable, understandable and grammatically correct
6-2-2008	2.07	Ord. 2008-18	Requires that an ordinance changing the salary of the Mayor and members of the City Council be adopted at least 60 days prior to the next succeeding municipal election
6-7-2010	4.02, 4.04, 4.06	Ord. 2010-14	Updates language pertaining to primary elections, candidate filing and election law
6-7-2010	2.03	Ord. 2010-15	Updates commencement date for terms of office
6-20-2011	6.02, 6.06, 6.07, 7.05, 7.06, 7.07, 7.08, 7.09, 7.10	Ord. 2011-15	Amending Chapter 6 relating to the administration of city contracts and updating Chapter 7 relating to taxation and finance
7-21-2014	4.04	Ord. 2014-10	Updates filing fee for candidates to elected office
8-24-2015	7.17	Ord. 2015-25	General obligation bonds
7-24-2017	7.17	Ord. 2017-24	Amending Chapter 7 relating to taxation and finance
7-24-2017	1.02, 3.08, 4.01, 4.07, 7.05, 7.09, 7.14	Ord. 2017-27	Amending Chapters 1, 3, 4 and 7 relating to the correction of typographical errors
7-24-2017	6.03	Ord. 2017-28	Amending Chapter 6 relating to the administration of city affairs
7-24-2017	7.07	Ord. 2017-29	Amending Chapter 7 relating to taxation and finance
7-24-2017	5.05, 5.11, 5.16	Ord. 2017-30	Amending Chapter 5 relating to initiative, referendum, and recall
7-24-2017	6.06, 6.07	Ord. 2017-31	Amending Chapter 6 relating to the administration of city affairs
6-25-2018	3.09	Ord. 2018-16	Amending Chapter 3 relating to effective date of ordinances and resolutions
11-5-2019	12.12	City Special Election	Deleting section relating to intoxicating liquor
11-3-2020	4.02, 4.04, 4.07	City Special Election	Amending Chapter 4 related to the Ranked-Choice Voting method for electing the mayor and city council members
11-3-2020	12.16	City Special Election	Adding requirement of voter approval of city-organized solid waste collection process
6-14-2021	4.04	Ord. 2021-15	Amending provisions relating to candidates for municipal elections
6-14-2021	6.03	Ord. 2021-16	Amending provisions relating to merit system
6-14-2021	6.06, 6.07	Ord. 2021-17	Allowing certain employees to execute instruments and approve contracts
11-29-2021	2.05	Ord. 2021-40	Amending provisions relating to vacancies in the council
11-29-2021	5.01, 5.04, 5.05, 5.06, 5.07, 5.08, 5.09, 5.10, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13, 5.14, 5.15, 5.16, 5.17, 5.18, 5.19, 5.20	Ord. 2021-41	Amending Chapter 5 relating to initiative, referendum, and recall
7-11-2022	2.03	Ord. 2022-35	Amending provisions relating to elective officers
7-11-2022	3.01	Ord. 2022-36	Amending provisions relating to council meetings
7-11-2022	4.06	Ord. 2022-37	Amending provisions relating to canvass of elections