
Elected Leaders Foundations
This course gives elected officials the foundational skills and knowledge needed to run a city.
Most cities operate under a “statutory city” structure set up by Minnesota law that dictates council size and powers. Fewer cities organize using the “home rule charter” option. How to become a city, grow and dissolve. Understand the city’s place in the hierarchy of state and federal governments.
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Learn about the different kinds of local government such as cities, towns, counties, and their relationship to state and federal…
Understand the authority to form a home rule charter city, charter city powers and the ways it may be organized.
Minnesota law provides for two basic types of cities: statutory cities operating under the statutory city code, and home rule…
Guidance for home rule charter cities or a statutory city considering adopting the home rule form of government.