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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> with the other. A public official may also be prohibited from holding more <br /> Handbook,Elected offrcrals <br /> and Council Structure and than one position if the different jobs give rise to conflicts between personal <br /> Role. interests and official duties. It is important to realize that incompatible <br /> LMC information memo, <br /> Qjfleial Conflict o Interest. offices may occur with either elected or appointed offices. Thus, both <br /> "Compatibility of offices," elected and appointed officers may need to consider the nature of their <br /> House Research Information <br /> Brief Jul . offices if they will be serving the public in more than one role. <br /> (July 2012� <br /> IV. Shared clerks or administrators <br /> Minn.Stat.§471.59. Sometimes two or more smaller cities will share an administrator or clerk. <br /> Handbook, <br /> Inter overnniental Sharing the position allows cities that themselves do not need a full-time <br /> I' <br /> Cooeratioti. position to combine and create one full-time position, and hopefully attract <br /> and retain a more qualified candidate than they might for a part-time <br /> position. Cities are authorized to enter into a joint powers agreement or <br /> p f : <br /> A.G. C <br /> 1007.op June 18 such services if the cities involved all have the same power to appoint such a <br /> 1973). position. <br /> V. Clerk or administrator? <br /> Cities sometimes ask whether they should have a city clerk or an <br /> administrator. The answer to this question will depend upon many variables <br /> unique to each city. <br /> If the council spends a lot of time administering day-today activities, it may <br /> wish to delegate some responsibilities to city staff. Depending upon the <br /> number of responsibilities and the amount of time needed to adequately <br /> perform these duties, the can be assigned to an existing position, such as r <br /> the city clerk, or to a new position, such as an administrator. <br /> many y, small cities delegate responsibilities to the city clerk until it <br /> becomes obvious that an additional person is needed. At this point, many <br /> cities will either create a city administrator position or hire additional staff to <br /> help the clerk perform these additional responsibilities. In some cases, a city <br /> may a specific have s ific issue with which it is dealing and may want someone p <br /> with expertise in the area. For example, if the city is growing rapidly, the <br /> council may want someone who can oversee some of its land use matters. <br /> i <br /> V1. How th is chapter applies to home rule <br /> charter cities <br /> 3: <br /> The section on A fointed o icials and employees generally applies only to <br /> pp .. <br /> statutorycities. The other sections generally apply to both statutory and <br /> g y <br /> home rule charter cities. <br /> 3 <br /> League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8f4/2021 <br /> City Administrative Staff Chapter 8 Page 20 <br />