1994-748
CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 94-748
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HOPKINS
UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE HOPKINS CHARTER COMMISSION
PURSUANT TO M.S.A. CHAPTER 410.12, SUBD. 7
The City Council of the City of Hopkins, upon recommendation of
and from the Hopkins City Charter Commission does hereby ordain
and thus amend and adopt the following changes, deletions, and
amendments of or from the following chapters and sectlons of the
Hopkins City Charter:
Section 1. Section 2.03, Subdlvision 2 is amended as follows:
Subdivision 2. The Mayor wlll serve for a term of two years, and
the four Councilmembers shall serve for terms of four years each.
The terms of all elected officials shall commence on July January
1st and all shall serve until their successors are elected and
qualify.
Sect10n 2. Section 2.06, Subdivision 1 is amended as follows:
Section 2.06. THE MAYOR. Subdivision 1. The Mayor shall be the
presidlng officer of the Council and shall vote on all motions
before the Council as any other member thereof. A president pro
tempore shall be chosen by the full City Council at the first
Council meeting in July January after a municipal election. The
presldent pro tempore shall serve as presldlng officer ln the
Mayor's absence, and as Actlng Mayor in case of the Mayor's
disability or absence from the City. In cases where the Mayor and
the President Pro Tempore are both absent, the Councilmember, who
has served the longest, shall perform as acting Mayor.
Sect10n 3. Section 4.01, Subdivlslon 1 is amended as follows:
Section 4.01. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Subdi vlsion 1. The regular
election for the choice of the elected officlals of the City shall
be held on the third Tucaday in tiny first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November in odd numbered years beginning in 1995. The
Cl ty Manager shall give notice of all elections ln the manner
prescribed by the laws of Minnesota for cities of the same
classification as Hopkins, but failure to give such notice shall
not lnvalidate such election.
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First Reading: January 3, 1995
Second Reading: January 17, 1995
Date of Publication: January 25, 1995
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: April 26, 1995
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