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410.05 MINNESOTA STATUTES 2018 2 <br />Subd. 5. Discharge. (a) A charter commission in a statutory city may be discharged as follows: <br />(1) if the charter commission of a statutory city determines that a charter is not necessary or desirable, <br />the commission may be discharged by a vote of three -fourths of its members; or <br />(2) if a petition signed by registered voters equal in number to at least five percent of the registered <br />voters in the city requesting a referendum to discharge the charter commission is filed with the city clerk, <br />an election must be held on the issue at a general election or a special election pursuant to section 205.10. <br />If a majority of the votes cast support the referendum, the charter commission shall be discharged. <br />(b) Another commission may not be formed sooner than one year from the date of discharge. <br />History: (1269) RL s 749; 1909 c 423; 1913 c 535 s 1; 1949 c 210 s 1; 1959 c 305 s 5, 1961 c 608 s 1; <br />Ex1967 c 33 s 1; 1971 c 208 s 1-3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 44 s 20, 1979 c 330 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1 Sp1986 <br />c 3 art 1 s 82; 1987 c 51 s 1; 2004 c 197 s 1,2, 2008 c 331 s 6 <br />Copyright 0 2018 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved. <br />