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Minn. Slat. § 412.541 <br /> <br />Mime. Stat. §,~ 412.611. <br />412.621. <br /> <br />Minn Stat. § 412.611. <br /> <br /> Part V. City manager <br /> <br />The city manager position is found in Plan B statutory cities and in several <br />home rule Charter cities. Cities with a city manager have what is called a <br />council-manager!form of government. In the council-manager form, the <br />council exercises the legislative power of the city and determines all <br />matters of policy, similar to a board of directors in a private sector <br />company. The city, manager formulates policy recommend~itions to the city <br />council and administers and implements the policies, much as a CEO <br />would in a private sector.company. <br />The council-manager plan was first created in the early 1900s as a means <br />through which government could be "professionalized." It reflects both the <br />parliamentarY approach to government and the corporate business model in <br />its structure and ideals. Early proponents of the council-manager form o.f <br />govermnent believed it accomplished the foltowing worthy goals: <br /> <br />· it replaced the divisigeness of some other forms of government with a <br /> more unified model of government in which the council had both <br /> legislative and administrative authority. <br /> <br />· It placed responsibility forday-to-day administration of city business <br /> in the hands ora professional manager rather than elected officials. <br /> <br />A. Form of government <br /> Under the council-manager form, the council retains policymaking and <br /> legislative authority and delegates the administration of local government <br /> to a manager. The manager is responsible directly to the council and <br /> subject to council removal. <br /> <br />The council as a:whole retains ultimate administrative, as well as <br />legislativeresponsibility and authority, except where an independent board, <br />such as a utilities commission, has one or more specific functions. <br /> <br />B. Powers and duties <br />In a Plan B city, :the city manager is the head of the administrative branch <br />of governlnent. The person in this position is responsible to the council for <br />the proper administration of all affairs relating to the city. <br /> <br />Duties roi' managers in home rule charter cities are likely to be similar, but <br />home rule charter city officials Should consult their city charters for details. <br />regarding their manager's duties. <br /> <br />The city manager.has Several duties and responsibilities set forth by statute: <br /> <br />( ily .ld~tlinistralioa <br /> <br />21 <br /> <br />-43- <br /> <br /> <br />