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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> ?. Assessor <br /> Minn.Stat.§273.063. In counties having a city of the first class (except Ramsey County), the <br /> Minn.Stat.§270.50. <br /> powers and duties of the county assessor within such city shall be performed <br /> by the city assessor. <br /> Minn.Stat. 273.063. In all other cities having a population of 30,000 people or more (except in <br /> Minnesota State Board of <br /> Assessors Mail Station 3340, counties having a county assessor on January 1, 1967), the powers and <br /> 600 N.Robert St. duties of the coon assessor within such cities shall be performed by the <br /> t.Paul MN 55146. 651 <br /> s city assessor. The city assessor performs both the duties of a local assessor <br /> 556-6086. tY tY <br /> and coup assessor, except the coup assessor retains supervisory duties. <br /> county � p county <br /> Assessors must be licensed by the State Board of Assessors. <br /> Minn.Stat.§412.131. In many Minnesota cities, the county assessor assesses property for tax <br /> purposes. But Minnesota state law authorizes all statutory cities to appoint <br /> Minn.Stat.§273.05,subd. 1. cityassessors. The assessor is appointed b the city council or as provided <br /> pp Y <br /> for b charter. The city assessor is appointed for an indefinite term and may <br /> y ty pp <br /> be removed by the council for cause or on charges by the commissioner of <br /> revenue for inefficiency or neglect of duty. vacancies must be filled within <br /> g tY <br /> 90 days or the office is terminated, and the county auditor may appoint a <br /> new assessor. But the city assessor office may be reinstated by hiring a <br /> certified or accredited assessor. <br /> Minn.Stat.§273.05,subd.2. ,All assessors must take an oath of office before they begin. Failure to take <br /> Minnesota State Board of <br /> Assessors,Mail Station 3340, the oath means a refusal to serve. The State Board of Assessors is the source <br /> St.Paul,MN 55146;(651) of information on the state-certification program. <br /> 556-6086. <br /> B. Nonmstatutory offices <br /> q <br /> Although the law does not require it, most cities appoint an attorney and a <br /> g <br /> police chief. Other positions that many cities have are administrator, t <br /> p <br /> librarian, liquor-store manager, recreation director, street superintendent, <br /> engineer, and utilities superintendent. Small cities often hire several part- <br /> time employees, or one or two full--time employees to perform many duties. <br /> Minn.Stat.§471.59. <br /> Sometimes small cities share the services of an employee with other small <br /> cities under the Joint Powers Act. <br /> While certain positions are common to large and small cities alike,the actual <br /> p g <br /> duties of these employees often depend on the size of a city and the <br /> p F <br /> complexity of its organizational structure. A supervisory administrative <br /> official may or may not devote some time to direct participation in the <br /> functional activities of the department. For example,police chiefs in smaller <br /> cities may p a ma'spend portion of their time working in patrol cars, while <br /> major <br /> devoting Y onl a few hours per week to supervisory activities. <br /> League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/4/2021 <br /> City Administrative Staff Chapter 8 1 Page 13 <br />