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_E1 131IJ Suggested Ordinance Changing Statutory C ivf Election Da-e THEF CITY COUNCIL OF M(N NE S 0 T:--*k, 0�R D A IN S Secl�cri 1 . Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 205 07, 'Commeric*ng with the 19 le t fin, the eur :ity erection o 5l be held annually on the first Tuesday : the first Monday in November of each odd-numbered {even-numbered) year. SectiOn 2 Whenever Eh15 change in the election year results in the a-xp:ation of any current term of office 4:1 a ►'.me when no city electron �S held in the months Immediately prror thetew, each cerm 'S extended until the date for taking office following the next sch.edwlea city electron. At the 19 election at which three catincilmen are t) be elected, the two persons rewe ing the highest vote shall serve fur terms of four years and the person receiving the third highest number of votes shall serve for a term of two years.' C;eCtion 3. This ordinance shall rake effect upon its passage and publicarion , der by �h t tray v.. . .....r. .. .._.. 1 .w........,. Mayor .ITT EST Clerk ..... wow rw..,.y�r.■r R�r,rr...i,n r'°r M f.w�+Y+*H�,■■R*i 41 rf.,w„. N r r .w r.w RYYif aN,.,. .,rr�RRYi A,Mr.. • This sentence aril! be needed orlly in citle5 which change their elec0on schedule before terms of councilmen originally Chf_)5e F-. for t tee-year r e.r ms have expired. it should be omitted in other Cases. If all incumbents are serving for four-year terms (two years in the case of the l ustiyc of the peace if there is one) when the or- dinance is adopted, the entire Section ? may be omitted and the follovving sentence, vvhich is simply a (e- szatement of the law for ttie Information of the cls r2ens, added to Section 1 "The term of each incumbent e lective officer Olt the city is exrended for one year in accordance �y fth that section." If Section 2 is n0C in- cluded, the following Section 3 should be tenunbered accordingly 'Since a s)taiutory cil ordinance toes into effect. on t�.e date of publication unless a later date is inserted in €lion ;ay �be_ omirted desired I a inter date is inserted, the dare should be no later '41 s tn Sf ' +� '7 � .�"f i r " rs ?L ye r r � L i s v �,e.i 3;�S{;j ��.� �� 1.� e�-E�C rte,.rsr.4r S � �i�� L�4"��1 E.� L �3 f �t t: for r Cities L nseparaLed Frorrr Towns Costs to the city may actually increase under the combined plan (f the city has previously exercised S me si�t:A tot y ciw ies vvl;ices �► c e formerly viil. 45 option of shortening the hours for city elections. :.ges,have not been separated for election and assess- It is doubtful that there could be any substantial ment ournoses from the towns in which they lie. consolidation ;n the conduct of the two elections In each su .l� cage t�� o�i:n €S responsih�� for the in these instances although the voters' task could c��nduct of state e;ectEuns, bUz, the city rnLst Con- C,, be simplified and larger vote secured at the city dLJ thL t e4 i ion. Th, S, a:n s��ch city wild find lection f t r.4 � !""t ions were held in adjoining f ly l ml� � cost zadvan",ages €n ShJting ro the odd- -00MS o1 �"J. � � (gar consolidation could be ,e� �c t� s �:� �1: ^r�,: o -;ccl would Still � Ir_F_r-A r� c!. k i-on administration under the s G r L. S t L►--d a n n �,�.�� ro :i ��' •� �7r r ,� s� �?�'� �� f he �.€r�� e ��t€on ►_. �1U. •'_E =E�. '.*, t- .,::on act (N1 S- 4� 1 err ;,fir,=;l anus To do together