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Minn. Stat. 9 412.551, <br />subd. 1 <br /> <br />Mlmt. Stat. § 412.551, <br />subd. I <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 412,571, <br />subd. 2 <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.541, <br />subd. 4 <br /> <br />Mime. Stat. 9 412.631 <br /> <br />See Part I~ for discussion <br />of managcrs power~ and <br />duties. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. 99 412.541, <br />subd. 2 and 412.551, subd. <br />1 <br /> <br />Mhm. Stat. 9 412.551, <br />subd. 1 <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.551, <br />subd. I <br /> <br />The petition must be signed by registered voters. <br /> <br /> The petition must have signatures equal to 15 percent of the <br /> number of people who voted in the last city election. <br /> <br />If the city is currently a Plan B city, the question on changing to Plan <br />A cannot occur unless the city has been a Plan B city for at least <br />three years. The special election can only address one change in the <br />form of government. As such, voters cannot be given the choice of <br />voting for one or the other plan. <br /> <br />When Plan A is approved by the voters of a standard plan city, the <br />incumbent clerk and treasurer continue to serve until the end of their <br />respective terms. <br /> <br />Plan. A cities may choose to abandon the plan by reverting to the <br />standard plan or adopting Plan B. Likewise, Plan A could be <br />abandoned by the voters approving of the adoption of a home rule <br />charter. <br /> <br />C. Plan B cities <br /> <br />This form of government is called the council-manager plan. It <br />consists of the elected mayor, four (sometimes six) elected <br />councilmembers, and an appointed city manager. Ali 16 Plan B <br />statutory cities in Minnesota operate with a weak mayor-council. <br /> <br />Although the council retains its legislative authority, other <br />responsibilities (such as hiring and firing city employees) is removed <br />from the council and given to the manager. The council's control <br />over these matters is indirect, through its selection and retention of a <br />manager. Many of Minnesota' s 107 home rule charter cities have <br />also adopted the council-manager Clan under their city charters.. <br /> <br />Any statutory city with a population over 1,000 may adopt the Plan <br />B (council-manager) form of government. This change of <br />government must be approved by a majority of voters at a special <br />election. <br /> <br />The council may choose to hold the election on its own. If a valid <br />petition is received, however, the council must hold an election on <br />the question of whether to adopt this form of government. In order to <br />be valid, the petition must meet the following criteria: <br /> <br />The petition must be signed by registered voters. <br /> <br />The petition must have signatures equal to 15 percent of the <br />number of people who voted in the last city election. <br /> <br />City Adminiastrator <br /> <br />11 <br /> <br />-57- <br /> <br /> <br />