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191173. -.. ORIGINAL TO CITY CLERK -.n • '` CITY OF ST. PAUL COUNCIL FILE NO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY �. COMMISSIONER ��� /// DATE x_91 173 RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul, pursuant to the recommendation of its Committee on Legislation, hereby approves the following-bill which has been introduced in the 1959 Sesslion of the Minnesota State Legislature and which has been given the following designation: Senate File No. 328 - A Bill for an Act Relating to Procedure for the Adoption and (Amendment of HXme Rule Charters by Cities and Villages; Amending Minnesota Statutes 1957,. Sections 410.07, 410.11, 410.12 Subdivisions 1 and 4; and Repealing Sections 410.13, 410.23, and 410.25. Council File No. 191173 —By Robert F. Peterson — Resolved, At hat the Council of the G'ity of Sa Paul, pursuant to the recommendation of its Committee on Legislation, hereby approves the fol- inW he 959 Session of the Minnesota ( State Legislature and which has been given the following designation: Senate File No. � 328—A Bill for an Act Adoption Relating an tAmend ent o of Home Rule Charters by Cities and Villages; Amending Minnesota Statutes 1957, Sections 410.07, 410.11, 410.12 Sub_ divisions 1. and 4; and Repealing Sections 410.13„ 410.23, and 410.25. Adopted by the Council March 3„ 1959. Approved March 3, 1959. (March 7, 1959) COUNCILMEN Yeas Nays DeCourcy Holland Mortinson Tn Favor Rosen Winkel Against 7� President Dillon.:.. Mr. Vice President (Pew -cogn) sm 5.58 2 MAR 3 1959 Adopted by the Council 19— MAR 3 1959 Approved 19— Acids Mayor QUADRUPLICATE ? 191173 70 DEPARTMENT - " CITY OF ST. PAUL FILE NCIL NO. OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK COUNCIL RESOLUTION — GENERAL FORM PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER DATE RESOLVEDt that the Council of the City of Saint Paul* pursuant to the recommendation of its Comittee on Legislation# hereby alpproves the following bill which has been introduced In the 1959 Session of the Minnesota State Legislature and which has been given the following designation: Senate File No. 328 .A lBill for an Act Relating to Procedure for the Adoption and Amandmant° of time Rule Charters by Cities and Villages; Amending Minnesota Statutes 1957, Sections 410.07. 410.11, 410.12 Subdivisions L and 4= ®nd Repealing Sections 410.130 410.23, and 410.25. COUNCILMEN Yeas Nays DeCourcy Rolland Mortinson -Petereen Rosen Winkel 1VIr_President, Dllo'n� -�. r. a president kPetrr6QW 5M 5.58 2 T„ Favor Against Adopted by MAR 3 1959 the Council 19— MAR 31959 Approved 19— Mayor League of Minnesota Municipalities 15 University of Minnesota Library • Minneapolis 14, Minnesota Telephone: Federal 2 -8158, Extensions 6185, 6186 March 29 1959 IMMDIATL ACTION NEEDED ON HOML RULE CHARTER BILL To Councils of Home Rule Charter Cities: (c /o clerk. copy to mayor) After having been recommended for passa a by the Senate Committee on Local Government, the League— endorsed bill S.F. 328) amending the state law regulating the adoption and amendment of home rule charters has ' been re— referred to the committpc� in order t��give opponents a further opportunity to be heard this ?:. —sew* �� �. The House companion bill, j H.F. 651. will probably be heard this Friday morning at 9 :30. The only controversial change seems to be that which would reduce the requirement for the adoption and amendment of charters to a majority of those voting on the question (now 4/7 of those voting at the election in the case of new charters, 3/5 on amendments). Opposition so far expressed has been confined to certain business groups in the large cities. If this major item in the League legislative program is to be successful,, support will.have to come from throughout the state. We urge:, therefore, that your council consider the bill and,, if it has not previously done so, adopt a resolution favoring it at the earliest oppor- tunity . One copy should be sent to Senator Grover George, chairman of the Senate committee on Local Government, Room 327, State Capitol, St. Paul; a second copy should go to Representative Loren Rutter, chairman of the House Committee on Municipal Affairs, Room 303: of the capitol and others to your own legislators and the League office. It will pe most helpful too: if your councilts expression can be supplemented by communications from other groups and individuals in your city who are interested in the improvement of home rule charter procedure. For your information, we are enclosing a copy of the bill and the League resolution referring to it. Your help is solicited. Sincerely yours, X.4jzo C. C. Ludwig encl. —2 Executive Secretary '.-i LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA MUNICIPALITIES 15 University of Minnesota Library Minneapolis 14, Minnesota RESOLUTION ON AMENDMENT NO. 1 IMPLEMENTATION (Recommended by Home Rule Committee) 7H'13A3, The League of Idnnesota Municipalities urged the adoption of Amendment No. 1 in the belief that it could result in more effective home rule in the solution of local problems, AND tEIEREAS, some steps can be taken at the next legiaative session to revise the home rule charter enabling act under the authority granted by the amendment in order to facilitate the adoption and amendment of charters, although more comprehensive revision of these statutes must await a more thorough study than could be made before the 1959 session, AND WHEREAS, adoption by the next legislatures of a general policy on the procedure for the adoption of special laws is desirable if the purpose of en- couraging local responsibility in-the adoption of these laws is to be achieved in practice, AND I'JHEREAS, the new amendment permits the legislature to change the class- ification of cities for legislative s•urposes, and one such change may be neces- sary before the 1960 census in order to keep first class laws from applying to smaller cities for whom they were not intended and for whom the second class city laws seem more appropriate, RESOLVED, That the League of Minnesota Municipalities recommend to the 1959 legislature the following laws implementing the newly adopted Article XI of the Minnesota constitution; 1. Appropriate amendments to the home rule enabling act (Minnesota Statutes, GQbapter 410)" to- - (a) permit the adoption and-amendment of home rule charters by a majority of those voting on the question; -1 -2- HOME RULE RESOLUTION (b) remove fixed- statutory restrictions on the time ­-within which a charter commission must prepare its first charter (six months) and on the time when charters take effect (30 days); (c) change the name oft darter- drafting body from the board of freeholders to charter commission in order to comply with the constitutional term and with custom; (d) base the 5`J required to initiate amendments by petition (now stated only in terms of -the undefined phrase �Ivoters of the city ") on tho Number voting at the last state general election; (e) provide a workable statutory rule on the filing of charters and amendments a subject formerly covered by an explicit constitutional provision; 2. A general law (and legislative rules, to the extent the legislature, deems this appropriate) regulating the adoption and approval of special laws including provisions (a) requiring local consent on every special law relating to municipal powers or boundaries; (b) regulating the procedure for notification of local governments of the adoption of special laws, for elections where required, and for governing body approval where required, including reasonable pro- visions for a notice and public hearing; (c) requiring separate grouping and numbering of special laws; (d) regulating the identification of special laws by naming the affected governmental units; 3. An appropriate amendment to Minnesota Statutes, Section 410.01 -3— HOrIE RULE RESOLUTION to raise the minimum population for first class cities from 50,000 to 700;000; RESOLVED FURTHER, That the home rule committee of the League be requested to make a complete study of the home rule statutes of Minnesota in cooperation with other interested groups during the ensuing months with the objective of recommendinv a more comprehensive revision of the home rule charter enabling act tot he 1951 legislature. 5 0 LEAGUE OF MINND'SOTA MUNICIPALITIES 15 University of Minnesota Library Minneapolis 14, Minnesota February 18,.,-1959 H.F. 651 - S,F. 328 A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PROCEDURE FOR THE ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT OF HOME RULE CHARTERS BY CITIES AND VILLAGES; AMENDING MINNESOTA STATUTES 1957, SEC- TIONS 410.073 410.113 410.12 SUBDIVISIONS 1 AND 4; AND REPEALING SECTIONS 410.13, 410,23, AND 410.25, BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF P•?INNESOTA: Section 1, Minnesota Statutes 1957, Section 410.07 is amended to reads 410.07 Witkiln- s�x- mextks As soon as praoticable after such appointment, tl�e- bea��- a €- €reeke�de�e charter commission shall deliver to the ekie €- exeeu4iVe clerk of the city or village the draft of a proposed charter, signed by at least a majority of its members. Such draft shall fix the corporate name and the boundaries of the proposed city, and provide for a mayor, and,for a council, con- sisting of either one or two branches; one in either case to be elected by the people. Subject to the limitations in this chapter provided, it may provide for any scheme of municipal government not inconsistent with the constitution, and may provide for the establishment and administration of all departments of a i city government, and for the regulation of all local municipal functions, as fully as the legislature might have done before eke- a�ep #ex- a € - eke- 8ena��tite� e -.eke- state- e- �4ieeetay- A�ae�e- t?- Seeen -�6: home rule charters for cities such modifications in statement as it may deem necessary in order that the summary may fairly comply with the requirements above set forth. Section 4• 11i.nnesota Statutes 1957; Section 410.12, Subdivision_4 is amended to read: Subdivision 4• Amendments shall be submitted to the qualified voters at a general or special election as in the case of the original charter, The notice of election shall contain the complete amendem6nt and shall be published once a week for four successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation in such city. In every city of the first class, the publication shall be made in a newspaper having an aggregate regular paid circulation of at least 25,000 copies. The governing body may in addition thereto publish the notice in any other legal newspaper published in the city. The form of ballot shall be fixed by the governing body. The statement of the question on the ballot shall be sufficient to identify the amendment clearly and to distinguish the question from every other question on the ballot at the same time. Ifl+ee- € €3�s -e tie -qua ed- e e +s -e - ewe -e 3- a g -e -e�ek- epee# ®r -e}�e - a a A majority of the ,votes cast on any amendment _ are in favor of erg- ewe ®; - its adoption. Oe -same- copies of the amendment and certificates shall be ed- end- �eae�ded filed. as in the case of the original charter and the amendment shall take effect in 30 days from the date of the election or at such other time as is fixed in the amendment. Seat 5. Any city may adopt a new charter .by the procedure required for the adoption of amendments. Sec;. L. The name =board of freeholdersi'e as applied to the body selected to draft a home rule charter and amendments is changed; to "charter co mm3'ssioni?. .D2-preparing the 1961 edition of Hinnesota Statutes the Revisor of Statutes shall substitute the words '-'charter commission' for the words tIboard of free - holders'-' wherever they appear in the statutes. Sec. 7. Minn. Stats. 1957, Secs. 410.13, 410.23: and 410.25 are repealed.