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Common Charter Provisions <br />• Ward System <br />• Initiative and <br />Referendum <br />• Comprehensive grant <br />of power or "all <br />powers" clause <br />• Size of Council, <br />quorum <br />• Charter Commission <br />Structure <br />Charter in Relation to State Law <br />• On a given issue, what if <br />❑State law is silent, but Charter addresses the <br />issue <br />oCharter is silent, but State law addresses the <br />subject <br />❑Charter and State law have different <br />provisions on same subject (conflict) <br />State law silent, Charter isn't <br />• Could the State delegate the authority <br />expressly? <br />o Preemption? <br />• If so, Charter provision likely valid <br />Examples of Charter Cities <br />• Lino Lakes (Pop. 18725, Anoka County) <br />• Ham Lake (Pop. 14508, Anoka County) <br />• Blaine (Pop. 51002, Anoka/Ramsey Cty) <br />• Coon Rapids (Pop. 62243, Anoka County) <br />• White Bear Lake (Pop. 24922, <br />Ramsey/Washington County) <br />• Two Harbors (Pop. 3675, Lake County) <br />Charter is silent, State law isn't <br />• If a charter is silent on a matter that is addressed <br />for statutory cities, <br />• and no law prohibits the charter from addressing <br />the matter, <br />• and no law states that a charter prevails over <br />general law on the matter, <br />• THEN the charter city can apply the general law <br />on the matter <br />3 <br />