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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.023, <br />subd. 1. <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.023, <br />subd. 1. <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.023, <br />subd. 1. <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.021, <br />subd. 3. <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.02. <br />Approving a Special Law, <br />LMC Model Resolution. <br />A law enabling one or more local government units to exercise <br />authority not granted by general law. <br />A law bringing a local government unit within the general law by <br />repealing a special law, by removing an exception to the applicability of <br />a general statutory provision, by extending the applicability of a general <br />statutory provision, or by reclassifying local government units. <br />A law that applies to a single unit or a group of units with a population <br />of more than one million people. <br />When local action is necessary to approve the special law, the city must file <br />a certificate of approval with the secretary of state. The secretary of state <br />usually furnishes the city with certificate forms when the city receives <br />notice of the passage of the special law. The local unit must approve the <br />special law by the first day of the next regular session of the legislature for <br />it to take effect. <br />Special laws take effect the day after the city files the certificate of approval <br />unless the special law provides otherwise. <br />VI. How this chapter applies to home rule <br />charter cities <br />Several sections of this chapter may be useful to charter cities. <br />The section on types of council meetings generally only applies to statutory <br />cities, although the sections discussing meetings held by interactive <br />technology, telephone or electronic meetings, and emergency meetings <br />apply to all cities. The portions that discuss the open meeting law apply to <br />all cities. <br />The sections on agendas, rules of order, and making an adequate record <br />apply to all cities, except that in some charter cities, mayors may not be <br />members of the council, may not vote except in the case of a tie, and may <br />have veto power. <br />The section on motions, resolutions, and ordinances generally applies only <br />to statutory cities. Home rule charter cities may have different requirements <br />in their charters. <br />The section on local approval of special laws, applies to all cities. Under the <br />provisions of this law, charters could not be amended by special law <br />without local approval except for the specific, limited instances. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 57 <br />