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412.02 MS 1945 [Repealed, 1949 c 119 s 110]​ <br />412.02 CITY ELECTIONS; OFFICERS, TERMS, VACANCIES, CITY EMPLOYEES.​ <br />Subdivision 1.Officers elected.The following officers shall be elected for the terms and in the years​ <br />shown and in the cities described in the table.​ <br />City Elected​Year Elected​Number of​ <br />Years in​ <br />Term​ <br />Officer​ <br />Every statutory city​Every two years except where four​ <br />years is otherwise provided pursuant​ <br />to statute​ <br />Two or four​Mayor​ <br />Every statutory standard plan​ <br />city in which there is no​ <br />clerk-treasurer​ <br />Every four years in year when​ <br />treasurer is not elected​ <br />Four​Clerk​ <br />Every statutory standard plan​ <br />city in which there is no​ <br />clerk-treasurer​ <br />Every four years in year in which​ <br />clerk is not elected​ <br />Four​Treasurer​ <br />Every statutory standard plan​ <br />city where such office exists​ <br />pursuant to subdivision 3​ <br />Every four years in year in which one​ <br />council member is elected​ <br />Four​Clerk-​ <br />Treasurer​ <br />Every statutory standard plan​ <br />city with a council of five​ <br />Two every four years and one in​ <br />alternative election​ <br />Four​Three Council​ <br />members​ <br />Every statutory optional plan​ <br />city with a council of five​ <br />Two each election​Four​Four Council​ <br />members​ <br />Every statutory standard plan​ <br />city with a council of seven​ <br />Three every four years and two in​ <br />alternative election​ <br />Four​Five Council​ <br />members​ <br />Every statutory optional plan​ <br />city with a council of seven​ <br />Three each election​Four​Six Council​ <br />members​ <br />Subd. 1a.City council; city employees.Neither the mayor nor any city council member may be employed​ <br />by the city. For purposes of this subdivision, "employed" refers to full-time permanent employment as​ <br />defined by the city's employment policy.​ <br />Subd. 2.Term.Terms of elective officers shall commence on the first Monday in January following​ <br />the election at which the officer is chosen. All officers chosen and qualified as such shall hold office until​ <br />their successors qualify.​ <br />Subd. 2a.Vacancy.Except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2b, a vacancy in an office shall be​ <br />filled by council appointment until an election is held as provided in this subdivision. In case of a tie vote​ <br />in the council, the mayor shall make the appointment. If the vacancy occurs before the first day to file​ <br />affidavits of candidacy for the next regular city election and more than two years remain in the unexpired​ <br />term, a special election shall be held at or before the next regular city election and the appointed person shall​ <br />Official Publication of the State of Minnesota​ <br />Revisor of Statutes​ <br />412.02​MINNESOTA STATUTES 2024​1​ <br />6