Mayor R.T. Rybak

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Minneapolis Mayoral Duties

Official Duties

• Appoints representatives to a variety of agencies and commissions
• Nominates department head candidates for Executive Committee and Council approval
• Presides over Executive Committee meetings
• Proposes policy direction in the annual State of the City address
• Proposes the annual operating and capital budgets
• Reviews and approves or vetoes all Council actions
• Reviews and approves or vetoes all Park Board actions
• Signs all City contracts

Customary Duties

• Act as an ombudsman by attending to the individual needs of citizens for information, assistance or referral and improve the access of citizens to the decision-making process
• Ceremonial leadership through participation in a wide range of community and civic activities
• Develop and maintain communication with a network of public and private individuals, agencies and interest groups
• Recommend local, state or national legislation