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Mun,. star. ~ -t~'-say- Standard Plan cities may abandon the Standard Plan form and change to <br />'"' "'""' sr`" ``11011 another form of city government: Plan A, Plan B or home rule charter. <br /> B. Plan A cities <br />n4tnn. slat. ~ 41~.oz. suh<t. The Plan A city council consists of an elected mayor and four or six elected <br />~; Minn. star. § 4t2.5s1. council members. The city clerk and treasurer are appointed offices, neither <br />bai"". Brat. ~ 4t2sa i a member of the council. The clerk and treasurer positions may be <br /> combined into one appointed position. <br />See t-tandbook, chapter : , Like Standard Plan cities, all Plan A cities operate with weak mayor- <br />seetion us Pmn A. councils. Plan A cities are the most common type of city found in <br /> Minnesota. There are 629 Plan A cities in Minnesota. <br />Minn, st:It 41~s5t. To become a Plan A city, the voters must approve the change at a local <br />5`~ha.' election. The council may decide to hold an election on its own, or may be <br />See LMC information com elled b a valid citizen etition. To be valid, the etition must meet <br />p y p p <br />memo, Cirr J%~eciar <br />L7ecrions. the following criteria: <br /> • The petition must be signed by registered voters. <br /> • The petition must have signatures equal to 15 percent of the number of <br /> people who voted in the last city election. <br />Minn. star. ? 411.571. When the Plan A form is approved by the voters of a Standard Plan city, <br />5°t'a. ,. the incumbent clerk and treasurer continue to serve until the end of their <br /> respective elected terms of office. <br />Minn. scat. ~ 412.551. If the city is currently a Plan B city, the question of changing to Plan A <br /> cannot be submitted to the voters unless the city has been a Plan B city for <br /> at least three years. The special election can only address one change in the <br /> form of government. In other words, voters cannot be given an option of <br /> voting for Plan A and Plan B forms at the same election. <br />Minn. Slat. ~~ 412.541, Plan A cities may choose to abandon the plan by adopting the Plan B form, <br />yuhd 4; Mi"". scat. ~ <br />41n 11. revertin to the Standard Plan, orb ado tin a home rule charter. <br />g Y P g <br />C. Plan B cities <br />Minn. star. ; ~ i 1.02. Sr~na. The Plan B form of government is also known as the council-manager <br />1 ° plan. It consists of the elected mayor, four or six elected council members, <br />Mann. scat. 3 412.6.1. and an appointed city manager. There are 16 Plan B cities in Minnesota. <br />sea Handbook, Chapter 3, Although the council retains legislative and policy-making authority, <br />seetion iic aran a. administrative responsibilities, such as hiring and firing, are delegated to <br />see Part v - c;rv manager. the city manager. The council's control over these matters is indirect, <br />essentially through its selection and retention of a manager. Several of <br />Minnesota's 107 home rule charter cities have also adopted the council- <br />manager plan through their charters. <br />C]TY ADMINISTRATION <br />