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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances tit. 2, ch. 8, art. I

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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 8.10 Legislative body.

8.10. - Legislative body. The city council is the legislative body of the City of Minneapolis. Pursuant to the city charter, the city council holds and exercises all general legislative, policymaking, and oversight powers not delegated or assigned to the mayor or another officer, to a board or commission, or to department of the city government. (Ord. No. 2022-045, § 2, 10-20-22)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 8.20 Legislative functions.

8.20. - Legislative functions. (a) Duties of city council. The city council shall be responsible for the general governance and oversight of the city. Pursuant to the city charter and all applicable laws, the city council shall have and exercise the following functions and duties: (1) The city council shall enact, amend, or repeal local legislation by ordinance on any and all matters necessary and proper to provide for the general health, safety, and welfare of the community and to carry into effect any authority provided by the city charter or by applicable general or special state law, and in the same manner may declare and impose penalties and punishments for the violation of any provisions of its ordinances. (2) The city council may, by ordinance, create, consolidate or combine, or eliminate departments and assign to such departments the necessary authority and resources to carry out the functions, services, and programs of the city government. (3) The city council shall have the power to levy, assess, and provide for the collection of taxes and fees, to adopt budgets, to allocate and appropriate funds, to authorize payments, to borrow monies and provide for the payment of the city's debt, to contract for services, and to exercise general authority over the city's financial policies and operations. (4) The city council shall have authority to establish by resolution such enterprise policies, rules, and regulations as may be necessary to ensure the effective and efficient general operation of the city government. (5) The city council, or a committee thereof duly authorized by it, shall have the power to inquire into the operation of any office, department, board or commission, or other agency administering the affairs of the city and to review and evaluate the performance of the administration or any part thereof. (b) No executive or administrative functions. Whenever an executive or administrative duty or function is required to be performed, the same shall be performed by the mayor or the executive branch under the mayor's general authority and not by the city council. Neither the city council nor any of its committees or members shall instruct or give orders to any officers or employees who are under the mayor's general direction and supervision. Except for the purpose of inquiry and investigation, the city council, its committees, and members shall deal with the administrative service of the city solely through the mayor. (Ord. No. 2022-045, § 2, 10-20-22)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 8.30 Organization of city council.

8.30. - Organization of city council. (a) Officers of city council. (1) At its organizational meeting following a regular general municipal election, or whenever necessary, the city council shall elect from its members a president to lead the city council and to preside over its proceedings during that elective term. At the same time, the city council shall elect from its members a vice-president to assist the president and to assume the presidency whenever required due to a temporary absence of the elected president. (2) The city council may provide for and elect any other officers from its membership deemed necessary to its efficient operation. (3) The city clerk is the clerk of the city council. (4) All city council officers serve at the pleasure of the city council and may be removed as provided in city charter. (b) Committees. The council president may propose and the city council by formal act may establish such standing, special, or other committees as may be deemed necessary and appropriate to enable the city council to perform its legislative, policymaking, and oversight functions. The council president shall determine, subject to ratification by the city council, the subject matters and jurisdictions of each committee. Any committee or other subordinate body however created and designated by the city council to assist it in the performance of its official duties shall have only those functions and duties delegated by the city council, but none shall have any power to take final action or make decisions that are binding upon the city. All committees and other bodies created by the city council are advisory bodies and may only make recommendations upon such matters as may be referred to them by the city council, and all such recommendations are subject to the final determination of the city council. (c) Journal. The city council shall cause to be kept a journal of its proceedings which shall be a permanent, public record of the city and which shall show every matter considered by it, its disposition, and the outcome on all matters submitted for a vote. (d) Procedure. The city council shall provide for the rules of its own organization and the conduct of its business and may amend the same from time to time to meet the needs of the body. (Ord. No. 2022-045, § 2, 10-20-22)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 8.40 Meetings and records.

8.40. - Meetings and records. The city council shall adopt and post a calendar of its regular meetings and the regular meetings of its committees, which shall serve as notice of such meetings under the law. Special meetings may be called as provided by city charter and notices provided as required by law. All meetings of the city council and of its committees shall be open to the public in conformance with the requirements of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law (Minnesota Statues, Chapter 13D) and such further rules or regulations that may be provided by the city council. All proceedings, records, files, and documents of or pertaining to such meetings shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated and copies certified by the city clerk shall be received in evidence in all courts with the same force and effect as the original. (Ord. No. 2022-045, § 2, 10-20-22)

Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 8.50 Professional services contracts.

8.50. - Professional services contracts. The city council may contract for professional services which the city council deems necessary to the performance of its legislative, policymaking, and oversight authority. (Ord. No. 2022-045, § 2, 10-20-22)

Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT2AD_CH8CICO_ARTICICOFetched: 11/2/2026