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<br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 5/15/2024 <br />City Special Elections Page 22 <br /> <br />Dissolution of a city. Minn. Stat. § <br />412.091. <br />Voters petition of <br />Office of Strategic <br />and Long-Range <br />Planning (now the <br />Chief <br />Administrative <br />Law Judge).3. If <br />sufficient, director <br />holds hearing <br />orders election. <br />1/3 of those voting in the last <br />preceding city election. <br />The ballots used at such election shallbe <br />substantially in the following form: <br />“Shall the city of …be dissolved?”. See <br />statute for additional procedures. <br />Charter amendment. Minn. Stat. § <br />410.12. <br /> <br />Charter <br />commission <br />motion or upon <br />sufficient petition <br />charter, <br />commission must <br />submit question on <br />amendment. <br />5% of the total votes cast at <br />the last previous state general <br />election in the city. <br />Many procedural requirements in the <br />law. See statute and Chapter 4 of the <br />Handbook for Minnesota Cities. <br />Abolition of police <br />civil service <br />commission. <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />419.16 –.17. <br />Sufficient petition <br />initiates election <br />on question to <br />abolish. <br />25% of voters in last general <br />city election. <br />See statute for ballot question. <br />Commission abolished only if two-thirds <br />of votes cast in election are in favor of <br />abolishment. <br />Abolition of <br />firefighter’s civil <br />service commission. <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />420.14 -.15. <br />Upon sufficient <br />petition - unless <br />commission has <br />existed for 8 years <br />continuously. <br />25% of voters in last general <br />city election. <br />See statute for ballot question. <br />Commission abolished only if two-thirds <br />of votes cast in election are in favor of <br />abolishment. <br />Abandonment of merit <br />system. <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />44.16. <br />Council may <br />initiate or upon <br />sufficient petition, <br />council must <br />submit question to <br />voters. <br />25% of electors voting at the <br />last general municipal <br />election. <br />See statute for ballot question. Requires <br />majority vote to abolish unless board <br />supplanted a police or firefighter's civil <br />service commission – then two-thirds <br />vote to abolish required. <br />City consolidation. Minn. Stat. § <br />414.041. <br />Council resolution <br />of each affected <br />city or upon <br />sufficient petition <br />council must <br />submit question to <br />voters. <br />A number equal to 5% of <br />resident voters who voted for <br />governor at the last general <br />election. <br />See statute for information petition must <br />include regarding the consolidation and <br />names of parties entitled to mailed <br />notice; Petitioners serve copies of the <br />petition or resolution on all of the <br />included municipalities. <br />Resolution to create a <br />hospital district. <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />447.31, subd. 3. <br />Council of each <br />city so resolves or <br />upon sufficient <br />petition council <br />must hold special <br />election within 30 <br />days of petition <br />filing. <br />10% of the number of voters <br />voting at the last general <br />election. <br />See statute for ballot language. Petition <br />must present text of proposed resolution <br />and request an election. Special election <br />may be held at a regular municipal <br />election that falls within the 30-day <br />period. <br />Separate assessment <br />and election districts <br />from town. <br />Minn. Stat. § <br />412.081, subd. 2. <br />Council motion or <br />upon sufficient <br />petition council <br />must submit <br />question to voters. <br />25% of those voting at the <br />last preceding city election. <br />Election judges present certificate of <br />result to council. Clerk must file <br />certificate with the county auditor and, if <br />vote to separate prevails, with the <br />secretary of state. Separation takes effect <br />30 days from date of election. <br /> <br />3 In 2003, Reorganization Order No. 188, transferred all functions of the Director of the Office of Strategic and Long Range Pl anning pertaining <br />to municipal boundary adjustments, to the Department of Administration. In 2005, Department of Administration Reo rganization Order No. 192, <br />transferred all functions to the Commissioner of Administration to the Office of Administrative Hearings. The Chief Administr ative Law Judge is <br />the ultimate decision-maker in boundary adjustment proceedings. <br />30