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RELEVANT LINKS: <br /> Minn.Stat.§412.221,subd. Dances. The council has the power, by ordinance, to license and regulate <br /> 27. <br /> the operation of public-dance halls and the conduct of public dances. <br /> Minn.Stat.§412.221,subd. Restaurants. The council has the power to license and regulate restaurants <br /> 30. <br /> and public-eating places. <br /> Minn.star.§412.221,subd. Sewer and water connections. The council has the power,by ordinance, <br /> 31. <br /> to require the owner of any property that is abutting or adjacent to any <br /> street in which sewer and water mains have been laid to install a toilet in <br /> such buildings and connect it with the sewer and water mains. <br /> Minn.Stat.§412,221,subd. General welfare. The council has the power to provide for the <br /> 32. <br /> government and good order of the city, the prevention of crime, the <br /> protection of public and private property, and the promotion of health, <br /> order, and convenience through the enactment of ordinances. <br /> Minn.Stat.§415.01. Township powers. The council has all the powers given to towns in <br /> chapters 365 and 368 of the Minnesota Statutes. <br /> C. Council committees <br /> Although the statutes do not require the use of committees, some councils <br /> find they are helpful in reducing workload. By dividing their membership <br /> into several committees, a council enables its members to devote most of <br /> their time to specific areas of the city's operations. Each council member <br /> becomes a relative specialist in these areas and that council member's <br /> services become of greater value to the council as a whole. <br /> Council action is necessary to establish committees either in the council's INI <br /> bylaws,by special resolution, or through a motion. The council may set up <br /> special and standing committees. The council appoints special committees <br /> to deal with a single transaction or project. For example, the council might f <br /> appoint a special committee to study the advisability of purchasing land <br /> for a new parr.. Standing committees concentrate on work that is <br /> continuous or repeated from time to time during the year. Many cities, for <br /> example,have a standing committee on finance. <br /> Sometimes councils set up their committees on a functional basis. Such <br /> committees deal with fire, police, health public works welfare public <br /> p � �p � � or <br /> utilities. This system encourages council members to handle <br /> administrative details and, consequently, does not make full and proper <br /> use of the city's administrative officers. Thus, councils should try to limit <br /> their work to special policy problems or to certain staff or public-relations <br /> functions that are not the responsibility of administrative personnel. <br /> Examples include committees on auditing,personnel,budget, public <br /> reporting,purchasing, and licensing. <br /> League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 6/7/2022 <br /> Elected officials and Council Structure and Role Chapter 6 Page 21 <br />