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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2001, 412.572 <br /> <br />Mimlcsota SJatutes. 20Q.L Table of Chapters <br /> <br />Table of contenls for Chapter 41 2 <br /> <br />4~2.572 Conversion to Optional Plan A. <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Assumption of Plan A. Except as <br />otherwise provided by this section, on January It 1970, every <br />statutory city operating under the standard plan of government <br />shall assume the Plan A form of government as prescribed by <br />chapter 412 in the same manner as if the change to Optional Plan <br />A form of government had been approved by the voters in the <br />manner prescribed by that chapter. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Referendum on petition. Prior to January <br />If 1970, the city council may, and upon petition therefor signed <br />by voters equal in number to at least 15 percent of the electors <br />voting at the last previous city election, shall, submit to the <br />voters at a regular or special election the question of adopting <br />Optional Plan A. Subdivision 1 of this section shall not be <br />effective in any city where such an election is held unless a <br />majority of the votes cast on the question in such an election <br />are in the affirmative. If the majority of votes cast on the <br />question are not in the affirmative, such a city shall remain a <br />standard plan city. The question on assuming Optional Plan A <br />shall be that provided by section 412.551, subdivision 2. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. After January 1, 1970. Nothing in this <br />section shall prevent an Optional Plan A city from abandoning <br />such plan in the manner provided in section 412.551. Nothing in <br />this section shall prevent any standard plan city from adopting <br />an optional plan after January 1, 1970. <br /> <br />HIST: 1967 c 289 s 17; 1973 c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2 <br /> <br />Copyright 2001 by the Office of Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/412/572.html <br /> <br />Page I of I <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />5/14/2002 <br />