1993-732
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CITY OF HOPKINS
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 93-732
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 sections of the
Hopkins City Charter:
Section 1. Section 3.01 is amended as follows:
Section 3.01. COUNCIL MEETINGS. The Council shall meet at such
time as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution, except that
they shall meet not less than once each month. The Mayor or any
two members of the Council may call a special meeting. The rules
for calling a special meeting, as set out in the Laws of the State
of Minnesota, shall be followed. 1\.11 meeting:) of the. Council
ahall be public, and any citizcnahall ha~c acccaato the minutc3
and rccorda thcreof at all rea:Jonablc timeo. Meetings of the City
Council shall be open pursuant to the Minnesota Open Meeting law.
Minutes and records of open meetings shall be available to any
individual during regular business hours.
Section 2. Section 4.01 is amended as follows:
Section 4.01. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. Subdivision 1. The regular
election for the choice of the elected officials of the City shall
be held on the third Tuesday in May in odd numbered years. In the
e~ent thio Ch~rter ohould be ~dopted ~t ~ny time bet\:een 1\.pril lot
of any odd numbered year and 1\.pril lot of any even numbered year,
0. opeci~l election ohall be held on the third Tue:)d~y in Hay of
ouch c"'v"'cn numbcrcd ycar, a.t T.,rhich opccia.l election all of the
elected officialo pro7ided for by thio Ch~rter oh~ll be elected
for termo of onc year only. The City Manager shall give notice of
all elections in the manner prescribed by the laws of Minnesota
for cities of the same classification as Hopkins, but failure to
give such notice shall not invalidate such election.
First Reading: December 7, 1993
0 Second Reading: December 21, 1993
Date of Publication: December 29, 1993
Date Ordinance Takes Effect: March 28, 1994
Attest:
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