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PROPOSED CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF LINO LAKES CHAPTER 1 - NAME, BOUNDARIES, POWERS, AND GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1.01. Name and Boundaries. The City of Lino Lakes, Anoka County, Minnesota shall continue to be a municipal corporation under that name and with the same boundaries as now are or hereafter may be established. The city administrator shall maintain in each copy of this charter an accurate, up-to-date description of the city's boundaries. The city council shall establish by ordinance (1) the number of copies of this charter with amendments that the city administrator shall keep in his-her office and (2) the policy by which requests for this charter with amendments shall be processed. The copies of the charter, amendments, and boundary descriptions which the city administrator " has shall be available for public inspection anytime during regular office hours. Section 1.02. Powers of the City. The city shall have all the powers which it may now or hereafter be possible for a municipal corporation in this state to exercise in harmony with this charter and with the constitutions of this state and of the United States. It is the intention of this charter to confer upon the city every power which it would have if it were specifically mentioned, unless otherwise provided in this charter. The charter shall be construed liberally in favor of the city, and the specific mention of particular muni' cipal powers in other sections of this charter does not limit the powers of the city to those thus mentioned. Unless granted to some other officier or body, all powers are vested in the city council. Section 1.03. Charter a Public Act. This charter shall be a public act and need not be pleaded or proved in any case and shall be effective immediately after its adoption.