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Contents <br />Chapter1: Introduction................................................................................................................................3 <br />I. <br />Purpose......................................................................................................................................... <br />3 <br />II. <br />Scope and applicability................................................................................................................. <br />4 <br />Chapter <br />2: Legal requirements.....................................................................................................................4 <br />I. <br />Statutory or home rule charter..................................................................................................... <br />4 <br />II. <br />Forms of city organization............................................................................................................ <br />5 <br />A. <br />Weak mayor-council.....................................................................................................................5 <br />B. <br />Strong mayor-council....................................................................................................................5 <br />C. <br />Council-manager.......................................................................................................................6 <br />III. <br />Legal powers and responsibilities of the mayor...........................................................................6 <br />IV. <br />Selected areas of law.................................................................................................................... <br />8 <br />A. <br />Open Meeting Law........................................................................................................................8 <br />B. <br />Data practices............................................................................................................................... <br />9 <br />C. <br />Contracts.................................................................................................................................12 <br />D. <br />Budgeting................................................................................................................................13 <br />E. <br />Land use......................................................................................................................................13 <br />F. <br />City as employer..........................................................................................................................14 <br />Chapter <br />3: Meeting management...............................................................................................................15 <br />I. <br />Role of the mayor in managing meetings................................................................................... <br />15 <br />A. <br />Role of presiding officer..............................................................................................................15 <br />II. <br />Bylaws and rules of order...........................................................................................................17 <br />III. <br />Meeting decorum....................................................................................................................... <br />18 <br />A. <br />Typical decorum requirements...................................................................................................18 <br />B. <br />Enforcing decorum among council members.............................................................................18 <br />IV. <br />Citizen input and audience participation in council meetings....................................................19 <br />A. <br />Forums for public comment.......................................................................................................19 <br />B. <br />Meeting disruptions and unruly citizens.....................................................................................20 <br />C. <br />Public hearings........................................................................................................................21 <br />V. <br />Building an adequate record....................................................................................................... <br />22 <br />A. <br />Legal requirements for meeting records......................................................................................23 <br />B. <br />Mayor's role in building an adequate record.............................................................................25 <br />Chapter <br />4: Mayoral Leadership...................................................................................................................26 <br />I. <br />Key traits of successful mayors................................................................................................... <br />26 <br />II. <br />Inspirational leadership.............................................................................................................. <br />27 <br />Minnesota <br />Mayors <br />Association Chapter 1 1 <br />