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CHAPTER <br /> <br />City administration, including <br />tile duties of the clerk, <br />administrator and manager are <br />als{> discussed in League <br />research memo C/0' <br />~ldmin£~tratimt: Clerk, <br />:ldminLvtrator, Manager <br />(369.3). <br /> <br />A.G. OIL 624a-3 (Nov. 2, 1998). <br /> <br />Muehri.g v. Sch. Dist. No. 31, <br />224 Minn. 432, 28 N.W.2d 655 <br />( 1947 ); Jo-well ~elting Co. v. <br />Village offlertha, 91 Minn. 9 <br />f 1903); Minneapolis Gm'*Light <br />C,~. v. City of Minneapolis, 36 <br />Micro. 159, 30 N.W. 450 (1886). <br /> <br />Chapter 8 <br /> <br />City administrative' staff <br /> <br />This chapter explores the duties of various city officials, the requu:ements <br />for qualifying for office, and the problem of incompatible offices for <br />elected and appointed officials. Topics include: <br /> <br />II. <br /> <br />III. <br /> <br />IV. <br /> <br />Appointed officials and employees <br /> <br />Qualifying for office <br /> <br />Incompatible offices <br /> <br />How this chapter affects home rule charter cities <br /> <br />i. Appointed officials and <br /> employees <br /> <br />Statutory city councils have complete freedom to create whatever positions <br />they find necessary in addition to those required by the statutes. They may <br />assign duties to these officials and employees as long as such actions <br />promote the public welfare and are consistent with state law. This may also <br />be true in a home rule city, depending on its charter provisions. <br /> <br />Absent specific statutory or charter authority, a city council may not <br />delegate legislative or quasi-judicial power. In addition, a council may not <br />delegate any administrative power ora discretionary nature unless <br />authorized to do so by state law or city charter. Councils may delegate <br />merely ministerial functions. <br /> <br />Non-elective officers and employees in cities fall into two groups. 'The city <br />often retains or contracts with independent contractors, such as an attorney, <br />auditor, architect, and others. Their compensation is frequently on a <br />retainer, a contract or some other fee basis. The city also hires full-time and <br />part-time employees to whom the city pays either a salary or a wage. Some <br />cities employ these individuals on the basis of a merit system or under a <br />civil service system. <br /> <br />|IANI)BOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES <br /> <br />This chapter last revised 12/I 4/2004 <br /> <br />8-3 <br /> <br />-63- <br /> <br /> <br />