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SECTION 105
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
SUBSECTIONS:
105.100: CITY ELECTIONS, OFFICERS AND TERMS OF OFFICE
105.200: COUNCIL MEETINGS
105.300: SALARIES
105.400: BYLAWS
105.100: CITY ELECTIONS, OFFICERS AND TERMS OF OFFICE: The City Council shall
consist of a Mayor and four (4) Council members all of whom shall be residents of
the City and should otherwise be qualified to hold public office pursuant to the laws
of the State. The regular City elections shall be held biennially on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November on every even-numbered year beginning with the
1986 election.
105.101 Term of Office: The term of Mayor of the City shall be four (4) years. Council
members shall be elected for four (4) year terms of office with two (2) Council
members being elected at each election.
105.102 Absentee Ballot Counting Board: The Council hereby establishes an Absentee
Ballot Board pursuant to Minn. Stat. 203B.121, as it may be amended from time to
time. The duties of the Absentee Ballot Board are as set forth in statute.
105.200: COUNCIL MEETINGS:
105.201 The Council may hold regular, special and emergency meetings. The procedure for
calling and holding meetings shall be set forth in the City Council Bylaws. City Council
Meeting shall be held twice a month as adopted on an annual basis, or such other
times and dates as the Council may from time to time designate. (Ord. Amd. 123-
010 publ. 12/4/2023)
105.300: SALARIES: As of January 1, 2019, the Mayor's salary and the salary of each City
Council member is hereby established at the following monthly rate: Mayor: $966;
Council member: $763. On each January 1 thereafter, the monthly salary shall be
increased by a percentage equal to the increase in the CPI-U for Minneapolis-St.
Paul, MN-WI, all items, not seasonally adjusted, from January 1 of the prior year to
January 1 of the year of the increase.
105.301 Per Meeting: In addition to the salaries set forth above, the City Council deems it
appropriate and prudent to remunerate the Mayor and City Council members (for
purposes of the following subsections, Council member includes the Mayor) for
participation in certain meetings. Such remuneration encourages members to
become more informed regarding constituent issues and be better representatives of
the City.
105.302 Per Meeting Rate: For each eligible meeting attended, a Council member will receive
$50 to remunerate time spent and out-of-pocket expenses.
105.303 Per Meeting Requests: A Councilmember requesting per meeting remuneration for
attending a qualifying meeting shall do so on forms prescribed by the City. The
request to the Finance Department shall indicate the number of meetings for which
remuneration is requested, the date, time and organization conducting the meeting
and the Council members' role at the meeting.
105.304 Qualifying Meetings: The Finance Department shall approve per meeting
remuneration only for meetings which meet the criteria set forth below:
(1) Task Forces and Work Groups of the City Council to which a Council member has
been appointed. (Examples include Special Assessment Task Force, Annexation
Task Force)
(2) Meetings of City Advisory Committees to which the Council member is the liaison.
(Examples: Planning Commission, Citizen Engagement Committee)
(3) Meetings of bodies to which a Council member has been appointed the City Council's
representative. (Examples: Prior Lake Spring Lake Watershed, Orderly Annexation
Board, MVTA)
(4) Policy committee meetings or annual meetings or conferences of the Metro Cities,
League of Minnesota Cities or National League of Cities.
(5) Meetings at which the Council member is acting as the representative of the City
Council pursuant to the City Council’s direction.
105.400: BYLAWS: The City Council may adopt additional rules and procedures to govern
its proceedings which shall be set forth in City Council Bylaws.
(Ord. Amd. 119-09, publ. 11/09/2019)