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http !//www. revisor, leg. state, mn .us/cgi-bin/gets'tatchap. ~ 1 <br /> <br />proposed charter for any city the commission, mayor-council, <br />council-manager form of city government or any other form not <br />inconsistent with constitution or statute, and may provide that <br />all elective city officers, including mayor and members of the <br />council, shall be elected at large or otherwise. <br /> <br />HIST: (1290) 1909 c 170 s 1; 1959 c 305 s 5; 1961 c 608 s 7 <br /> <br />==410.17 <br /> 410.17 Repealed, 1973 c 503 s 6 <br /> <br />==410.18' <br /> 410.18 Distribution of administrative powers. <br /> <br /> Such charter commission may also provide that the <br />administrative powers, authority, and duties, in any such city ~ <br />shall be distributed into and among departments and may provide <br />that the council may determine the powers and duties to be <br />performed by and assign them to the appropriate department and <br />determine who shall be the head of each department and prescribe <br />the powers and duties of all officers and employees thereof, and <br />may assign particular officers or employees to perform duties in <br />two or more departments, and make such other rules and <br />regulations as may be necessary or proper for the efficient and <br />economical conduct of the business of the city. <br /> <br />HIST: (1292) 1909 c 170 s 3; 1959 c 305 s 5 <br /> <br />==410.19 <br /> 410.19 Powers of mayor and council. <br /> <br /> The charter commission may incorporate in such charter <br />provisions defining the Dowers and duties of the mayor and each <br />member of the council, and may provide that each member of the <br />council shall perform such administrative duties as may be <br />designated in such charter. <br /> <br />HIST: (1293) 1909 c 170 s 4; 1959 c 305 s 5 <br /> <br />==410.20 <br /> 410.20 Recall and removal of officers; ordinances. <br /> <br /> Such commission may also provide for the recall of any <br />elective municipal officer and for removal of the officer by <br />vote of the electors of such city, and may also provide for <br />submitting ordinances to the council by petition of the electors <br />of such city and for the repeal of ordinances in like manner; <br />and may also provide that no ordinance passed by the council, <br />· except an emergency ordinance, shall take effect within a <br />certain time after its passage, and that if, during such time, a <br />petition be made by a certain percentage of the electors of the <br />city protesting against the passage of such ordinance until the <br />same be voted on at an election held for such purpose, and then <br />such ordinance to take effect or not as determined by such vote. <br /> <br />HIST: (1294) 1909 c 170 s 5; 1959 c 305 s 5; 1986 c 444 <br /> <br />==410.21 <br /> 410.21 Application of general election laws. <br /> <br /> The provisions of any charter of any such city adopted <br />pursuant to this chapter shall be valid and shall control as to <br />nominations, primary elections, and elections for municipal <br />offices~ notwithstanding that such charter provisions may be <br />inconsistent with any general law relating thereto, and such <br />general laws shall apply only in so far as consistent with such <br />charter. <br /> <br />HIST: (1295) 1909 c 170 s 6 <br /> <br />9 of 11 l/l 0/2003 11:25 AM <br /> <br /> <br />