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_._ 375A <br /> • a, Gen`1 & Spec. Memo <br /> 183 University Ave.East <br /> St.Paul,MN 55101-2528 <br /> &ague of Minnesota Cities (612)227-5600(FAX:221-0986) <br /> August 1, 1.991 CITIES CHANGING MAYOR'S TERM FROM NO TO FOUR YEARS <br /> Sharon Hills <br /> Assistant City Attorney <br /> City of Apple Valley <br /> Dear Ms. Hills: <br /> I am writing in response to your recent inquiry. You had asked for a <br /> list of cities that have changed the mayor's term of office from two <br /> years to four. Our office has received queries from cities on the <br /> procedure that is involved in making such a change. The cities of <br /> Hallock, Tracy, Falcon Heights, and. St. Paul have made such queries. <br /> I also searched through back issues of "Minnesota Cities' and <br /> following is a list of cities (from the Municipal Activities column) <br /> that reportedly have changed the length of the mayor's term: <br /> East Grand Forks--adopted a charter amendment changing term <br /> from two to four years (January 1991 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Lexington--ordinance changing mayor's term from four years <br /> 111to two (February 1991 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Winona--adopted a charter amendment changing elections from <br /> odd to even years (this has the result of extending a <br /> term) They are considering legthening the term <br /> (April 1991 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Elbow Lake---ordinance changing mayor's term from two years to <br /> four (June 1991 Minnesota Cities) • <br /> Owatonna--adopted a charter amendment to change term from two <br /> to four. years (May 1990 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Blaine--rejected a charter amendment to change length of term <br /> (July 1990 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Fridley--adopted. a charter amendment to change term from three <br /> years to four (March 1989MinnesotaCities) <br /> ortonville--adopted a charter amendment to extend length of term <br /> to four years (September 1989 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Eden Prairie--ordinance changing term length from two to four <br /> years (November 1989 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Sauk Center-abandoned charter (this may have resulted in a <br /> change of the length of the mayor's term) <br /> Granite Falls--adopted a charter amendment to increase term to <br /> three years (January 1988 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Maple Plain--ordinance changing term length from two to four <br /> years (August 1988 Minnesota Cities) <br /> Independence and Rockford enacted ordinances changing the <br /> length of term from two to four years <br /> (August 1987 Minnesota Cities) <br /> • <br /> 20a S3I .LIa MN 3O anova I * S t : EO E6 ' t t 'SO <br />