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City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota Administration Ordinance No. 91 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING THE OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATION PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN THE CITY OF GEM LAKE. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GEM LAKE ORDAINS: Section 1. In General. The City of Gem Lake is a statutory city and a municipal corporation organized and created under the laws of the State of Minnesota. Gem Lake is organized as an Optional Plan A city as allowed by Minnesota Statutes, § 412.572 to § 412.591. The City shall have the powers and rights and be subject to the duties of municipal corporations at common law. The City shall also exercise the powers granted it by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 412 and other legislative enactments granting powers to cities. Section 2. City Council and Mayor. 1. The City of Gem Lake shall operate through its City Council, whose voting membership is composed of the Mayor and four elected members, which shall exercise all legislative and administrative powers of the city. 2. The term of office for the Mayor shall be four (4) years. 3. Ordinances, notices and other acts of the Council required to be posted for public viewing shall be posted in a public place to be designated by the City Council each year. Adopted ordinances and other public notices shall also be published in the official newspaper, to be selected by the Council in January of each year. Section 3. Boards, Commissions and Committees. 1. The Council may create such departments and advisory boards and appoint such officers, employees and agents for the city as may be deemed necessary for the proper management and operation of municipal affairs. 2. All actions of the advisory boards, commissions and committees shall be in the nature of recommendations to the City Council, and the commission shall have no final authority about any matters, except as the Council may lawfully delegate to it. 3. Each appointed body shall elect a chairperson and vice-chairperson in January of each year. The commission may elect other officers, establish meeting times, and adopt its own rules of procedure to be reviewed and approved by the City Council. 4. All meetings of the City’s boards, commissions and committees shall be open to the public. 5. All members of boards, commissions and committees shall serve without compensation. However, approved expenses of these bodies shall be paid from available city funds. Section 4. Planning Commission. 1. The City Council establishes for the City a Planning Commission as an advisory board to the City Council, as provided in Minnesota Statute § 462.354. 2. The planning commission shall have at least three (3) consist of five (5) members appointed by the City Council. Alternate members may also be appointed who will take the place of regular members who cannot make a specified meeting. The members shall be residents of the City and may not hold an elected City public office. When possible, the council shall select commission members to represent various areas of the city and to help meet the needs of residents.