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administrative as well as legislative responsibility and authority, except where an independent board (such as a utilities commission) has one or more specific functions. In addition to statutory cities, there are home rule charter cities. These cities have the freedom to design their ovum government and define the powers of their elected and appointed staff by adopting a city charter. These cities should check their charters for details regarding how their government operates. A. Standard plan cities Minn. stet. §§ alz.oz, The standard plan statutory city has a city council that consists of the subd. 1 and 412.191, subd. 1 elected mayor, an elected city clerk, and three (sometimes five) elected councilmembers. The treasurer is also an elected position, but is not a member of the council. In some cities, the clerk and treasurer positions may be combined into one elected position. There aze 130 standazd plan cities in Minnesota. Minn. slat. § 412.572, subd. 1 In 1967, all standard plan cities were required to assume the Plan A form by Jan. 1, 1970, unless the voters rejected Plan A between May 4, 1967, and Jan. 1, 1970. Minn. stet. § 412.571, subd. 4 and 5 Cities operating under Plan A or Plan 13 may choose to revert to the standard plan if the voters approve of it at an election. Minn. slat. §§ 412.571, subd. 4 and 5 and 410.01- Standazd plan cities may abandon the standazd plan form only by .ss going to another form of city government: Plan A, Plan B, or by adopting a home rule charter. B. Plan A cities Minn. Slat. § a12.5s1 The Plan A city council consists of the elected mayor and four (sometimes six) elected councilmembers. The city clerk and treasurer are appointed offices and neither is a member of the council. In some cities, the clerk and treasurer position may be combined into one appointed position. Like standard plan cities, all Plan A statutory cities operate with weak mayor-councils. Plan A statutory cities are the most common type of city found in Minnesota. Of the 853 cities in Minnesota, 600 are Plan A. In order to become a Plan A city, the voters must approve the change at an election. The council may decide on its own to hold an election on this question. An election must be held if a valid petition is submitted asking that the question be put to the voters. In order to be valid, the petition must meet BOTH of the following criteria: ~o League of Minnesota Cities