Subdivision 1. Clerk not on council; transition. The clerk shall perform all the duties imposed on the clerk in cities generally but shall not be a member of the council, except that when Optional Plan A is first adopted in any city, the incumbent clerk shall continue to be a member of the council until the expiration of the term.
Subd. 1a. If treasurer, duties unchanged. The duties of the treasurer if that office exists shall not be affected by adoption of Optional Plan A.
Subd. 2. Combining, uncombining clerk-treasurer. Cities operating under Optional Plan A may, by an ordinance effective after the expiration of the term of the incumbent treasurer at the date of adoption of Optional Plan A, combine the offices of clerk and treasurer in the office of clerk-treasurer and thereafter the duties of the treasurer as prescribed by this chapter shall be performed by the clerk-treasurer. The offices of clerk and treasurer may be reestablished by ordinance.
Subd. 3. Audit standards if combined. (a) If the offices of clerk and treasurer are combined as provided by this section, and the city's annual revenue for all governmental and enterprise funds combined is more than the amount in paragraph (b), the council shall provide for an annual audit of the city's financial affairs by the state auditor or a certified public accountant in accordance with minimum procedures prescribed by the state auditor. If the offices of clerk and treasurer are combined and the city's annual revenue for all governmental and enterprise funds combined is the amount in paragraph (b), or less, the council shall provide for an audit of the city's financial affairs by the state auditor or a certified public accountant in accordance with minimum audit procedures prescribed by the state auditor at least once every five years, which audit shall be for a one-year period to be determined at random by the person conducting the audit.
(b) For the purposes of paragraph (a), the amount in 2004 is $150,000, and in 2005 and after, $150,000 adjusted for inflation using the annual implicit price deflator for state and local expenditures as published by the United States Department of Commerce.
1949 c 119 s 75; 1961 c 230 s 4; 1965 c 417 s 12; 1973 c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1994 c 546 s 2; 1995 c 27 s 3; 2004 c 281 s 3; 2010 c 191 s 9
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 410 - 414 — Cities, Organization
Chapter 412 — Statutory Cities
Section 412.013 — Additional Powers.
Section 412.014 — Power To Operate Telephone Lines.
Section 412.015 — Uniform Code Of Municipal Government.
Section 412.016 — Application; Statutory Cities.
Section 412.018 — Cities Under General Or Special Incorporation Acts.
Section 412.02 — City Elections; Officers, Terms, Vacancies, City Employees.
Section 412.022 — Council May Provide Four-year Term.
Section 412.023 — Transition Schedule.
Section 412.081 — Separation From Town.
Section 412.091 — Dissolution; Petition; Vote.
Section 412.093 — Dissolution Secured By Claimants.
Section 412.111 — Departments, Boards.
Section 412.121 — Acting Mayor.
Section 412.131 — Assessor; Duties, Compensation.
Section 412.141 — Treasurer's Duties.
Section 412.151 — Duties Of Clerk.
Section 412.152 — Mayor; Fire Chief; Offices Not Incompatible.
Section 412.153 — Housing Aid To Ensure Timely Public Safety Service.
Section 412.191 — Members; Powers, Duties.
Section 412.201 — Execution Of Instruments.
Section 412.211 — General Statutory City Powers.
Section 412.221 — Specific Powers Of Council.
Section 412.222 — Public Accountants In Statutory Cities.
Section 412.241 — Council To Control Finances.
Section 412.251 — Annual Tax Levy.
Section 412.261 — Tax Anticipation Certificates.
Section 412.271 — Disbursements.
Section 412.301 — Financing Purchase Of Certain Equipment.
Section 412.321 — Municipal Utilities.
Section 412.331 — Establishment Of Public Utilities Commission.
Section 412.341 — Commission; Membership, Organization.
Section 412.351 — Commission, Jurisdiction.
Section 412.361 — Public Utility; Commission Powers.
Section 412.371 — Separate City Fund For Each Utility.
Section 412.391 — Abolition Of Commission Or Utility Transfer.
Section 412.491 — Parks; Parkways; Recreational Facilities.
Section 412.501 — City Of 1,000 May Have Or Continue Park Board; Formalities.
Section 412.511 — Acquisition And Control Of Park Property.
Section 412.521 — Powers Of Board.
Section 412.541 — Optional Plans.
Section 412.551 — Election On Optional Plan.
Section 412.561 — Applicable Law; Same Rights, Liabilities, Proceedings.
Section 412.571 — Continuance In Office; Elections.
Section 412.572 — Conversion To Optional Plan A.
Section 412.591 — Duties Of Clerk And Treasurer; May Be Combined.
Section 412.601 — Applications Of Sections 412.601 To 412.751.
Section 412.611 — Council-manager Plan.
Section 412.621 — Boards And Commissions.
Section 412.631 — Composition Of Council.
Section 412.641 — Manager; Basis For Choice; Residency; Term; Probation.
Section 412.651 — City Manager; Powers And Duties.
Section 412.661 — Limit On Council Powers.
Section 412.671 — Creation Of Departments; Divisions And Bureaus.
Section 412.681 — Manager Runs City; Offices May Be Joined Or Abolished.
Section 412.691 — Manager Is Purchasing Agent; Audit And Approval.
Section 412.711 — Consideration Of Budget; Tax Levy.
Section 412.721 — Budget Enforcement; Personal Liability.
Section 412.731 — Modification Of Budget.
Section 412.741 — Disbursement Of Funds.
Section 412.751 — Emergency Debt Certificates.
Section 412.831 — Official Newspaper.
Section 412.851 — Vacation Of Streets.
Section 412.861 — Prosecutions, Violations Of Ordinances.
Section 412.871 — Fines And Penalties.
Section 412.881 — President And Recorder Defined.