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- op <br /> CITIES: CHARTERS: OFFICERS: City charter may not mi he <br /> consecutive terms that a person may serve as a city o ficer . Minn. <br /> Const. Art. VII , Sec . 6 and Art. XII , Sec . 3; Minn. Stat. S 410. 07 . <br /> April 14, 1981 <br /> 59a-29 <br /> (Cr . Ref. 64 ) <br /> Mr . Clayton L. LeFevere <br /> LeFevere , LeFler , Pearson, <br /> O'Brien & Drawz <br /> 1100 First National Bank Building <br /> Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 <br /> Dear Mr . LeFevere: <br /> In your letter to Attorney General Warren Spannaus , you present <br /> substantially the following <br /> FACTS <br /> The Charter Commission has under consideration a <br /> proposed charter amendment which would limit the <br /> number of consecutive terms that a person could serve <br /> as a member of the city council or as mayor , or both. <br /> A copy of the proposed charter amendment ordinance <br /> now under conoider.ation is enclosed . <br /> Before the Charter Commission proceeds to <br /> recommend the charter amendment to the city council , <br /> your opinion on '-.' ::; constitutionality of the <br /> limitation on consecutive terms is desired . In <br /> particular, the Commission is concerned about whether <br /> the limitation would transgress Article VII , <br /> Section 6 of the Minnesota constitution. <br /> You then ask substantially the following • <br /> QUESTION <br /> May a city charter impose a limitation upon the <br /> number of consecutive terms that a person may serve <br /> as an elected member of the city' s governing body? <br />