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RELEVANT LINKS: Minn. Stat. § 609.0332. Violations of an ordinance may be specified in the ordinance to be either a Minn. Stat. § 609.034 (increased the maximum misdemeanor or a petty misdemeanor. State law establishes the maximum fine to $1,000 penalty for each violation. The maximum penalty for a misdemeanor is a (misdemeanors) and $300 (petty misdemeanors)). $1,000 fine or imprisonment for up to 90 days, or both. The maximum State v. Weltzin, 618 penalty for a petty misdemeanor is a $300 fine. Generally, if an ordinance N.W.2d 600 (Minn. Ct. App. 2000). does not provide for the penalty of imprisonment, individuals prosecuted for its violation are not entitled to a jury trial. State law requires city councils to adopt ordinances to take certain actions, including the following: Minn. Stat. § 44.02. • Establish a municipal merit system. Minn. Stat. § 160.232(d). • Authorize mowing of ditches outside city. Minn. Stat. § 205.07, subd. 1. Hold elections in odd number years and set transition terms. Minn. Stat. § 238.084. • Grant cable franchise. Minn. Stat. § 272.67. • Create urban and rural service districts. Minn. Stat. § 273.1321, • Establish a program to encourage redevelopment of vacant commercial subd. 1. properties. Minn. Stat. § 299F.362, • Adopt more restrictive rules for installation of smoke detectors in subd. 9. single-family homes. Minn. Stat. § 346.47, subd. 2. . Establish a longer time for redemption of impounded animals. Minn. Stat. § 349.213, • Require an organization conducting lawful gambling to make an subd. 1(f). expenditure to the city. Minn. Stat. § 410.12, subd. 5. propose amendments to a home rule charter. Minn. Stat. § 412.02, subd. • Establish conditions under which a special election to fill a vacancy will 2a. be held. Minn. Stat. § 412.02, subd. • Combine or separate the office of clerk and treasurer. 3. Minn. Stat. § 412.591, subd. 2. Minn. Stat. § 412.02, subd. • Submit question to voters to increase or reduce number of council 6. members. Minn. Stat. § 412.021, • Set the initial salaries for mayor and council member upon subd. 5. incorporation. Minn. Stat. § 412.022, subd. 1. . Establish a four-year term or reestablish a two-year term for ma fY Y or. Y Minn. Stat. § 412.151, subd.2. . Delegate bookkeeping duties of clerk to another officer or employee. g p g • Regulate the use of streets and other public grounds to prevent Minn. Stat. § 412.221, encumbrances or obstructions, and to require the owners or occupants subd. 6. of buildings and the owners of vacant lots to remove any snow, ice, dirt or rubbish from sidewalks, and to assess the cost of removal against the owners. Minn. Stat. § 412.221, . Regulate the setting out and protection of trees, shrubs, and flowers in subd. 8. the city or upon its property. Minn. Stat. § 412.221, • Regulate the use of wells, cisterns, reservoirs, waterworks, and other subd. 11. means of water supply. League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 38