Agenda - Charter Commission - 02/02/2023

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Bemidji Population 15,147 Council -Manager Charter - 11 Section 3.11 AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS. Every ordinance or resolution repealing all or part of a previous ordinance or resolution shall give the number, if any, and the title of the ordinance or resolution to be repealed in whole or in part. No ordinance or resolution shall be amended by reference to the title alone. Such an amending ordinance or resolution shall set forth in full each section or subdivision to be amended and shall indicate by appropriate type or symbols matter to be omitted or added. Section 3.12 REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF ORDINANCES. The city may revise, rearrange, and codify its ordinances with such additions and deletions as may be deemed necessary. The ordinance code may be published in book, pamphlet, or continuously revised loose-leaf form. Copies shall be made available by the council at the office of the city clerk for general distribution to the public free or for a reasonable charge. Publication in such a code shall be a sufficient publication of any ordinance provision not previously published if a notice that copies of the codification are available at the office of the city clerk is published in the official newspaper for at least two successive weeks. CHAPTER 4 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 4.01 THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. A regular municipal election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year commencing in 1984 at such place or places as the city council may designate. The city clerk shall give at least two weeks published notice pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 205.16, as the same may be revised, amended or re -codified, of the time and place of holding such election and of the officers to be elected. Failure to give such notice shall not invalidate the election. Section 4.02 PRIMARY ELECTION. In accordance with Minnesota Stat. § 205.065, as the same may be revised, amended or re -codified from time to time, on the day and month set therein for holding a state primary election, there shall be a primary election for the selection of two nominees for elective office at the regular municipal election, unless only two nominees file for each elective office. Section 4.03 SPECIAL ELECTIONS. The council may, by resolution, order a special election and provide all means for holding it in accordance with Minn. Stat. §205.10, as the same may be revised, amended or re -codified. The city clerk shall give at least two weeks published notice of a special election. The procedure at such election shall conform as nearly as possible to that prescribed for other city elections. When a special election is required to fill a vacant office, the special election shall occur on a date established by the City Council per Minn. Stat. §205.10, as the same may be revised, amended or re - codified. A special primary election shall be held if more than two candidates file for such office, with the two candidates receiving the most votes proceeding to the special election, except that if one candidate receives greater than 50 percent of all votes cast at the special primary election, that candidate shall be declared the winner and no special election shall be held. When a special primary election is held and no candidate receives greater than 50 percent of all votes cast, the special election shall be held pursuant to Minn. Stat. §205.10, as the same may be revised, amended, or recodified. Section 4.04 FILING FOR OFFICE. The City Clerk shall follow Minn. Stat. §205.13, as the same may be revised, amended or re -codified from time to time. Section 4.05 PROCEDURE AT ELECTIONS. Subject to this Charter and applicable state laws, the council may by ordinance further regulate the conduct of municipal elections. Except as otherwise provided by this Charter and supplementary ordinances, general state laws on elections shall apply to municipal elections.