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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 6/8/2022 <br />Elected Officials and Council Structure and Role Chapter 6 | Page 25 <br /> 4. New Hire Reporting & MN Wage Theft Prevention <br />Act Notice <br />Minn. Stat. § 181.032(d) <br /> <br />MN Dep’t of Human <br />Services: New Hire <br />Reporting Center <br /> <br />MN Dep’t of Labor and <br />Industry: Wage Theft <br />Employee Notice <br />Federal and State laws require employers to report newly hired and rehired <br />employees to the Minnesota New Hire Reporting Center and to provide <br />notice at the start of employment regarding status and terms of <br />employment. Again, while elected officials and board or commission <br />members are not hired employees, they may receive compensation. The <br />MN New Hire and MN Department of Labor and Industry websites note <br />that no one is exempt from these laws, so the safest course of action is to <br />assume elected officials and paid board and commission members should <br />be reported as new hires and provided MN Wage Theft Prevention Act <br />notification <br /> III. Mayor <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, subds. <br />1, 2. For more information <br />about the office of mayor see <br />the Minnesota Mayors <br />Handbook. <br />As the head of the city, the mayor officially speaks for both the council <br />and the community as a whole. In all statutory cities and in most charter <br />cities, the mayor is the presiding officer and a regular member of the <br />council. The mayor has all the powers and duties for the office of council <br />member in addition to those of mayor. <br /> In a home rule charter city, the charter spells out the duties and <br />responsibilities of the mayor. This chapter, however, deals with mayors of <br />statutory cities. <br /> Many mayors belong to the Minnesota Mayors’ Association (MMA), <br />which is affiliated with the League and holds an annual conference on <br />issues of interest to mayors. Contact the League for more information <br />about the MMA. <br /> A. Official head of the city <br /> As the official head of the city, the mayor has three important <br />responsibilities. <br /> First, the mayor usually serves as the city’s representative before the <br />Minnesota Legislature, federal agencies, and other local governments. <br /> Second, the mayor performs ceremonial duties on behalf of the <br />community. The mayor usually greets important visitors, gives formal and <br />informal talks, and takes part in public events. Because local civic groups <br />frequently ask the mayor to speak, the mayor must be prepared to explain <br />and defend city problems and programs. <br />28