Agenda - Charter Commission - 04/21/2005

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CHAPTER Mi~m. Stat. § 12.25, subd. t. The League's Minnesota Basic Code baa a Model Emergency Management ordinance. Mirm. R. I205.1000. Mkm. S~t.§ 13.02, subd. 16. ML~m./L 1205.2000, subp. 2. biinn. S~t.~ 13.05, subd. 13. Minn. Smt. § t3.05, subd. i3. Minn. Stat. § 273.063. Minn. Stat. § 270.50. Minn. Stat. § 412.131. Minn. Stat. § 273.05, subd. 1. Minn. Stat. § 273.05, subd. 2. 4. Emergency management Every statutory and charter city must establish a local organization for emergency management_ Each local organization must have a director, who is appointed by the mayor. Many smaller cities have designated their fire chief as the director of emergency management. 5. Data practices positions A state rule requires the governing body of each political subdivision to appoint a responsible authority, A "responsible authority" is the individual designated by the council to be responsible for the collection, use, and dissemination of the city's data. A sample resolution to appoint a responsible authority is found in the state rules. In addition to appointing a responsible authority, all political subdivisions must appoint or designate a data practices compliance official, This is the person to whom people may direct questions or concerns regarding problems in obtaining access to data or other data practices problems. The data practices compliance official must be a city employee and may be the same person as the responsible authority. A sample resolution to appoint a data practices compliance official is available from the League. 6. Assessor Cities of the first class, and cities with a population of 30,000 or more that are located in counties that do not have a countywide assessment system, must have a city assessor. The assessor performs both the duties ora local assessor and county assessor, except the county assessor retains supervisory duties. Assessors must be licensed by the State Board of Assess. ors. In many Minnesota cities, the county assessor assesses property for tax purposes. But Minnesota state law authorizes all statutory cities to appoint assessors. The assessor is appointed by the city council or as provided for by charter. The city assessor is appointed for an indefinite term and may be removed by the council for cause or on charges by the commissioner of revenue for inefficiency or neglect of duty. Vacancies must be filled within 90 days or the office is terminated and the county auditor may appoint a new assessor. But the city assessor office may be reinstated by hiring a certified or accredited assessor. Alt assessors must take an oath of office before they begin. Failure to take the oath means a refusal to serve, The State Board of Assessors is the source of information on the state certification program. 8-10 Tlfis chapter last revised 12/14/2004 HANT)BOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES -70-