IV.5. Second Reading Ordinance 2025-1231 A Transitory Ordinance Providing for the Orderly Transition of Elections After 2025 Election Results; Domeier
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2025-179
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Date: December 16, 2025
Subject: Ordinance No. 2025-1231 A Transitory Ordinance Providing for the
Orderly Transition of Elections After 2025 Election Results Amending City
Charter Regarding Election Year and Mayoral Term
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO Approve Second Reading of Ordinance No. 2025-1231 A Transitory
Ordinance Providing for the Orderly Transition of Elections After 2025 Election Results
Amending City Charter Regarding Election Year and Mayoral Term
OVERVIEW
No changes have been made to the Ordinance since the first reading.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
• Ordinance 2025-1231
Administration
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 2025-1231
A TRANSITORY ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ORDERLY TRANSITION OF
ELECTIONS AFTER 2025 ELECTION RESULTS AMENDING CITY CHARTER
REGARDING ELECTION YEAR AND MAYORAL TERM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS HEREBY ORDAINS:
Section 1. Purpose. On November 4, 2025, Hopkins voters approved two charter
amendments: 1) transitioning the city from odd-year elections to even-year
elections; and 2) transitioning the term of the mayor from a two -year term
to a four-year term.
Section 2. Mayoral Term. The voter-approved charter amendments are effective
December 4, 2025, and therefore the term of the mayor beginning in
January 2026 is for four years, but, as established in Section 3, will begin
in January 2026 and conclude in January 2031 after the November 2030
election.
Section 3. Terms Extended. Minnesota Statutes, section 205.07, subdivision 1
provides that when the election year is changed, and a city does not adopt
an ordinance providing for the transition of terms the term of a council
member or mayor is extended by one year. This ordinance is intended to
reflect that default option. The terms of mayor and council members
whose terms would otherwise expire on the first Monday in January 20 28
are thereby extended until the first Monday in January 2029. The terms of
the council members whose terms would otherwise expire on the first
Monday in January 2030 are thereby extended until the first Monday in
January 2031.
Council 1 Election in November 2028 – Term ends January 2029
Council 2 Election in November 2028 – Term ends January 2029
Council 3 Election in November 2030 – Term ends January 2031
Council 4 Election in November 2030 – Term ends January 2031
Mayor Election in November 2030 – Term ends January 2031
Section 5. Election in Even-Numbered Years. Pursuant to the City Charter, the City
municipal general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of each even-numbered year beginning in 2026. No
member of the council or mayor regular term will be on the ballot in 2026.
Section 6. The city clerk is authorized to take all actions necessary to provide for an
orderly transition from the existing election schedule to the schedule set
forth in this section.
Section 7. All previous actions of the City Council establishing the City municipal
general election for odd-numbered years are repealed.
Section 8. The effective date of this ordinance shall be the date of publication.
First Reading: December 1, 2025
Second Reading: December 16, 2025
Date of Publication: December 25, 2025
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: December 25, 2025
By:____________________________
Patrick Hanlon, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Amy Domeier, City Clerk