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Marcus Harcus for Minneapolis City Council - 4th Ward, November 3rd, 2009!
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The following City Council information comes from the City of Minneapolis website:
www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/Council
CITY COUNCIL OVERVIEW
The City of Minneapolis is divided into thirteen wards. The City Council is made up of one Council Member from each ward. Council Members are elected to four-year terms.
MINNEAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL
The Council meets on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. These meetings, and those of Council committees, are open to the public. Schedules are also published weekly in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Finance and Commerce, and the Minneapolis Labor Review.
Standing committees meet during the two weeks preceding the Council's biweekly meeting. This period is called a Council cycle. The exceptions are Claims, which meets quarterly, and Elections, Rules and Taxes, which meet at the call of the Chair.
Departments report to the Council through an assigned standing committee. Committee recommendations are then forwarded to the full Council for consideration.
Council standing committees are staffed by the Council Committee Coordinators:
Special Standing Committees
Other Committee(s)
The City Council governs Minneapolis through its legislative, administrative, and financial power over many City functions. The Council levies taxes, enacts ordinances and resolutions, licenses businesses, and exercises budgetary and policy control over City departments.
Council Members represent the interests of their constituents. They respond to inquiries, suggestions and complaints regarding City programs and services and meet regularly with constituents to discuss developments affecting the ward that they represent and the City as a whole.
The 13 Council Members are elected by ward for four-year terms. Ward boundaries are adjusted after each federal census so that there is no more than a five percent difference in population among the wards. The Council elects its own officers. The Council President chairs its meetings and acts as mayor if the Mayor is out of town or incapacitated.
The Council meets on Fridays at 9:30 a.m. according to a calendar approved at the beginning of each year and may hold additional meetings. Its meetings, and those of Council committees, are open to the public. Meeting schedules are published in the on-line City Council Datebook.
Schedules are also published weekly in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Finance and Commerce, and the Minneapolis Labor Review.
The Council adopts ordinances that provide for the government and order of the City. Ordinances serve a variety of purposes, including licensing, regulating public and private activities, controlling the uses of property, preventing crime, and generally ensuring public health and welfare. The Council adopts resolutions to express policy or to direct certain administrative actions. The Council also passes on assessments, submits annual tax levy statements and has charge of City elections.
The Council functions with committees. Departments report to the Council through an assigned committee. Committee recommendations are forwarded to the full Council for its consideration. Council actions then go to the Mayor for approval or veto.
See Standing Committees for more information.
The purpose of this section is to guide City staff and the public through the Council process.
Comments or suggestions relating to the City Council Policies and Procedures, can be sent to: cityclerk@ci.minneapolis.mn.us
Policymakers
Mayor and Council Members
Committee Description and Schedule
Standing Committees
Primary Support Staff
Procedures for submitting Items
Meeting Schedule
2008 Council and Committee Meeting Dates (PDF)
City Charter
Minneapolis City Charter
Minneapolis Charter Commission and Commissioners
Amending the City Charter
by citizens
by city council
by charter commission
Timelines to amend the Charter
Presentations
Council Chamber Presentations
PowerPoint Detailed Help
Processes and Formats
Instructions for Request for City Council Committee Action
Committee Process
Council Process
Votes Required for City Council Passage
Effective Dates of Council Actions
Early Approval and Publication
Records of Council Meetings
Ordinances
Introduction of Ordinance
Ordinance Procedures
Ordinance Preparation - Language & Formatting
Miscellaneous Tips On Ordinance Drafting
Ordinance Section Headings
Ordinance Preferred Subsection Structure (Word)
Resolutions
Resolutions
Regulations
Conflict of Interest (PDF)
Potential Conflict of Interest Notice form (Word)
Council Rules
Open meeting law
Public Hearing Notices
Data Privacy
State Law Certification Meting Law
Glossary
Glossary of Terms (PDF)
Committee Transmittal Forms
Committee Transmittal Form (Request For Council Actions) (Word)
Council Early Approval & Publication, Request
Request a Certified Copy of a Council Action
Official Council Proceedings (Council Actions)
The Council Proceedings is the official record of actions passed by the City Council.
2008 - 2007 – 2006 – 2005 - 2004 – 2003 – 2002 – 2001 – 2000 – 1999 – 1998 - 1997
Agendas with Supporting Documents
2008 - 2007 – 2006 – 2005 – 2004 – 2003 - 2002
Current City Council Meeting Webcasts
go to www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us/webcasts |
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