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Sec.2.1.Form of government. <br /> The form of government established by this Charter is the"Mayor-Council Plan"as defined by current <br /> Minnesota state statutes.Except as otherwise provided by state statutes or this Charter,all powers of the city are <br /> vested in the city council. <br /> Sec.2.2.Boards and commissions. <br /> There shall be no separate administrative board of health,library board,or any other administrative board or <br /> commission except for the administration of a function jointly with another political subdivision.The council shall <br /> itself be and perform the duties and exercise the powers of such boards and commissions provided for by state <br /> statutes.The council may,however,establish or abolish by ordinance boards or commissions to advise the council <br /> with respect to any municipal function or activity,or to perform quasi-judicial functions.Notice of initial formation <br /> and all vacancies shall be published in the city newsletter and in the legal newspaper.Membership of the <br /> economic development authority,environmental policy board,parks and recreation commission,planning <br /> commission and any future boards and commissions the city council deems necessary shall not exceed nine <br /> members,all members of which shall be residents of the City of Ramsey. <br /> (Ord.No.23-04,§2,3-28-2023) <br /> Sec.2.3.Council composition and election. <br /> 2.3.1 Mayor and council.The council shall be composed of the mayor,elected at large,two councilmembers <br /> elected at-large,and four councilmembers,each of whom shall be elected from a separate ward as <br /> established or amended pursuant to this Charter.The mayor and councilmembers shall be qualified electors. <br /> Each councilmember elected from a ward shall be a resident of the ward,but a change in ward boundaries <br /> does not disqualify a councilmember from serving the remainder of a term.Except as hereinafter provided, <br /> councilmembers shall serve for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualifies.The mayor <br /> shall serve for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualifies.The elections for the mayor <br /> and councilmembers shall be held as provided in subsection 2.3.3. <br /> 2.3.2 Wards.The city shall be divided into four separate wards.The boundaries of such wards shall be determined <br /> by ordinance based upon population as determined by the most recent federal decennial census and shall be <br /> as equal in population as practicable and each ward shall be composed of compact,contiguous territory.An <br /> ordinance designating the boundaries of the city's election wards shall be enacted within 60 days after the <br /> state legislature has been redistricted or by May 10 in the year ending in two,whichever comes first.The <br /> wards shall be designated as ward numbers 1,2,3 and 4. <br /> 2.3.3 Transition schedule. <br /> 2.3.3.1 For the 2002 city wide election only: <br /> (1) Councilmembers elected in the year 2000 shall be assigned to the ward in which he/she resides. <br /> (2) Councilmembers from ward numbers 1 and 3 shall be elected. <br /> (3) Two at-large councilmembers shall be elected,with the candidate receiving the highest number <br /> of votes serving a four year term and the candidate receiving the second highest number of votes <br /> serving a two-year term. <br /> 2.3.3.2 For the 2004 city wide election only: <br /> (1) Councilmembers from ward numbers 2 and 4 shall be elected. <br /> Created: 2024-10-04 12:02:14[EST] <br /> (Supp.No.13,Update 3) <br /> Page 2 of 25 <br />