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INFORMATION SERVICE Of League of Minnesota Cities 480 Cedar Street, Stint Paul, Minnesaca 55101 *180k Ordinance switching from odd- to even-year elections ov emb er 18, 1,963 Nancy S i r o 1.s City Clerk-Treasurer 3161 Maple Grove Rd. Hermantown, MN 55$11. Dear ME;. Sirols: In response co your request of Nov. 17, I am enclosing you a copy of the 24C inemo "November City Elections-Odd or Even Years," 180x..3, and a copy of M.S. 205.07. While the memo does contain a model ordinance, that ordinance would need to be adopted considerably for use in your situation, where you are switching from odd to even year el ect.ious_ The following form might be more useable, "The City Council of Hermantown �� .nnesota ordains: Section 1 . Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes 205.07, commencing with the 1986 city elett.jon, the regular city election of Hermantown shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of each even numbered year. No city electior, shall b e lie ld iii 1984 or 1985. Section 2 The tern o' each incumbent elected officer of the city is extended for one year, I r. accordance with My-ineso t a statutes 205.07. Sec,w-ion 3, Ordinance So. e c tabii hinp odd- ear riffl el ecr�._��r�s, �.s repealed. '� No to that the county auditor and the secretary of state must be informed of a charge in the date of the municipal, election, hlrhough the statute is not entirely clear, M.S. 205.07 would aopar ntly �.5o permit the council to accomplish the transition by shortening rather r-han lengthening incumbents' terms. In that case, an election wcul h e held irl 19,34 , That approach night be desirable if there were political objections to F-he council adopting an ordinance that results in each council member holding off ice a gear longe-r than the voters