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<br />. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. Ii 412.231; <br />Minn. Stat. Ii 169.89. suM 2. <br /> <br />A.G. Op. 477.18-34 (Sept. 20,1962); <br />A.G. Op. 59-A-9 (Apr. 13, 1957). <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />See 4 McQuillin, Municipal <br />Corporations ~ 13.42. <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. Ii 412.191. sub<!. 4. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />HANDBOOK FOR MINNESOTA CITIES <br /> <br />Penalty <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />This section is for enforcement purposes. Cities may impose <br />maximum penalties of a $700 fine or 90 days in jail, or both. In <br />addition, the costs of prosecution may be added. The petty <br />misdemeanor law, however, limits a city's authority by setting a fine <br />limit of $200 for certain traffic offenses. <br /> <br />Closing <br /> <br />This should read: <br />"Passed by the (Name of City) Council this _ day of_, 19_." <br />If the council wants an effective date later than the date of <br />publication, this section should state the effective date. <br /> <br />Maps <br /> <br />If the ordinance refers to maps and they are an integral part of the <br />ordinance, the ordinance must include them. Because publishing <br />maps is expensive, some cities omit all reference to the map in the <br />ordinance and rely instead upon word descriptions. The city then <br />prepares a separate, unofficial map. <br /> <br />Deliberation <br /> <br />The council should discuss the ordinance according to the council's <br />rules before passing it, even though failing to abide by these rules <br />probably would not invalidate an ordinance if it meets statutory <br />requirements. The statutes do not specify that an ordinance in a <br />statutory city must have a certain number of readings, nor do they <br />require the council to consider it at more than one meeting. Unless <br />the council has rules to the contrary, it may pass an ordinance at the <br />same meeting at which it is introduced. <br /> <br />Passage <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Except where the statutes require a larger majority, ordinances in <br />statutory cities must get a majority vote of all the members of the <br />council to pass. This means, in effect, if the council has five <br />members, at least three councilmembers must vote in favor of an <br />ordinance. Both the clerk and the mayor in Standard Plan cities have <br />the power to vote on ordinances. The mayor has no veto power. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />168 <br />