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Home My WebLink AboutCity Council Ordinance 1990-41ORDINANCE NO. 90- Z// AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO ELECTIONS, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 74-1, AND SCHEDULING THE MUNICIPAL GENERAL ELECTION FOR EVEN -NUMBERED YEARS Section 1. Background: Findings. 1.01. Minnesota Statutes, Section 205.07 states that the municipal general election in each statutory city shall be hele on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in eact even -numbered year unless the governing body has, by ordinance, chosen to hold elections in odd -numbered years. 1.02. By Ordinance No. 74-1 the City Council scheduled elections in odd numbered years. 1.03. The City Council deems it desirable to hold the municipal general election in even -numbered years to increase voter turnout and to avoid the expense of holding the municipal general election in years in which there are no statewide or federal elections. Section 2. Actions; Notifications. 2.01. Municipal General Election. The municipal general election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even -numbered year commencing in 1992. There shall be no municipal general election in 1991 or 1993. 2.02. Transition Schedule. In order to carry out an orderly transition to an even -numbered election plan, the terms of the Mayor and each member of the City Council shall be extended one year so that the terms of the Mayor and the two council members expiring in 1991 are extended to 1992 and the terms of the two council members expiring in 1993 are extended to 1994. 2.03. Repeal. Ordinance No. 74-1 is revoked and repealed. 2.04. Clerk's Duties. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to notify in writing the secretary of state and the county auditor of the change of election dates accomplished by this ordinance and shall accompany such notification by certified copies of this ordinance. Section 3. This ordinance is effective on the date of its publication in accordance with Subsection 110.11 of the Plymouth City Code. yor ATTEST: Ci�lerk Z Published: Weekly News 1-3-91.