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with MN Statute 205.13, subd. 4, as amended, to the City Administrator, have their name placed 47  <br />on the municipal election ballot. (Amended by Ordinance 736, Adopted May 10, 2004, Filed 48  <br />May 19, 2004; Amended by Ord. 759, Adopted June 13, 2005, Filed June 22, 2005; Amended by 49  <br />Ord. 878, Adopted Feb 11, 2013, Effective May 12, 2013.) 50  <br /> 51  <br /> Subdivision 2.* Term Limits. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, 52  <br />no person may file to be a candidate for election to a term that would cause the person to serve 53  <br />more than eight total years in the office of Mayor or in the office of City Councilmember 54  <br />combined. (11-8-94 Election, Effective 12-8-94, Filed 2-21-95) 55  <br /> 56  <br /> A city charter provision limiting the term of an elected city official is unconstitutional 57  <br />and unenforceable. See, Minneapolis Term Limits Coalition v. Keefe, 535 N.W.2d 306 58  <br />(Minn.1995) (Resolution 5435, 4-24-2000) 59  <br /> 60  <br /> Subdivision 3. Length of Service. Service before January 1, 1995 shall not count toward 61  <br />determining total length of service. (11-8-94 Election, Effective 12-8-94, Filed 2-21-95) 62  <br /> 63  <br /> Subdivision 4. Severability. If any part of this section shall be declared unconstitutional 64  <br />by court, all others shall remain in full force and effect. (11-8-94 Election, Effective 12-8-94, 65  <br />Filed 2-21-95) 66  <br /> 67  <br />Section 4.03. Procedure at Elections 68  <br /> 69  <br /> Consistent with the provisions of this Charter and applicable state laws, the Council may 70  <br />by ordinance further regulate the conduct of municipal elections. Except as otherwise provided 71  <br />by this Charter and supplementary ordinances, general state laws on elections shall apply to 72  <br />municipal elections. 73  <br /> 74  <br />Section 4.04. Special and Advisory Elections except for Elected Office. 75  <br /> 76  <br /> The Council shall by resolution order a special or advisory election and provide all means 77  <br />for holding it per MN Statutes 205.10 Municipal Special Elections Subd 3a, 3b, 5 and 6. 78  <br /> 79  <br />Section 4.05. Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office 80  <br /> 81  <br /> Subdivision 1. Definitions 82  <br /> Vacancy – A vacancy in Elected Office occurs if either 83  <br /> a. A Council member submits a resignation of office. Such vacancy shall be 84  <br />considered effective on the date the resignation is delivered to the City Administrator or date 85  <br />specified in the resignation letter. Or. 86  <br /> b. A Council member is absent from Council Meetings for any reason for 90 87  <br />continuous calendar days. The Council shall by resolution, at the next meeting, after the 90 day 88  <br />absence, declare the vacancy and move to hold a municipal special election to fill the vacancy at 89  <br />the next available election date. 90  <br /> 91  <br /> Subdivision 2 Vacancy with 425 days or more remaining in the term 92