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Minneapolis City Charter

A city charter is the constitution governing the municipal government. The charter defines the powers the citizens agree to give their city government and how the government is to be structured. The charter defines which officials are elected, their term lengths, duties, powers and responsibilities and establishes the lines of authority for the departments. The State Legislature may pass special laws which supersede, contradict, or preempt the city charter.

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History

The State Legislature wrote the Minneapolis City Charter in 1872. In 1896, the State authorized home rule and the first Minneapolis Charter Commission was established in 1898, but was unable to get voter approval for a new city charter until 1920. At that time, the Charter Commission simply compiled all state laws to serve as the charter.

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Proposals for Charter amendments should be germaine to the powers and authorities of the City, or to issues related to the City’s governmental structure.

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