§ 4.2. Organization.

(a)

Composition. The Council comprises one Council member elected by and from each ward.

(b)

Term; election. Each Council member's term is four years. Each ward's voters elect their Council member in each year following a year whose number is evenly divisible by four.

(c)

Council judges elections. The Council judges its members' elections, for which purpose it may compel the testimony of any witness who may have relevant information, and may compel the production of any relevant book, document, or thing.

(d)

Vacancy.

(1)

Early vacancy . When a Council member vacates his or her office before March 1 in the year of the next regular election, the Council must schedule a special election filling the vacancy, held within 90 days after the vacancy occurs.

(2)

Late vacancy. When a Council member vacates his or her office—

(A)

on or after March 1 in the year of the next regular election, and

(B)

before filing opens for the election,

—the Council appoints a successor who serves until a member is elected.

(3)

Election after vacancy. When a Council membership is vacant at the time of an election, the elected member takes office upon being elected and qualified, and serves out the unexpired term as well as the term for which he or she was elected.

(e)

City clerk.

(1)

Election. The City Council elects the City Clerk, to whose election section 8.4(b) does not apply.

(2)

Duties. The City Clerk must—

(A)

keep the corporate seal and all municipal papers and records, including (but not limited to) the City Council's proceedings (section 4.4(e));

(B)

administer each election under the City Council's direction (section 3.1(c)), and may administer an election for the Minneapolis Public Schools board of education if that board so authorizes;

(C)

provide for each ordinance that the City Council adopts to be promptly codified, and generally review the code of ordinances at least once every five years; and

(D)

perform any other duties for which this charter or an ordinance provides, or that the Council requests.

(3)

Oaths. The City Clerk may administer an oath or affirmation in any proceeding under this charter.

( Ord. No. 2016-086 , § 3, 12-9-16, eff. 3-12-17)