Learn about required worker safety protections under the OSHA and required employee benefits under state workers’ compensation law. Read More

City council meeting requirements, calculating a quorum, procedures and how councils take action. Read More

Understand the council’s role, including eligibility for office, council powers versus individual council member roles, and delegation of council power. Read More

Understand the authority to form a home rule charter city, charter city powers and the ways it may be organized. Read More

Understand city powers and processes to promote cooperation between governments. Read More

Learn about the city’s authority to tax and the property tax process including assessment, valuation and classification of property. Read More

Learn about land use ordinances to establish zoning and subdivision regulations, and basics of city land acquisition. Read More

Learn the characteristics of city budgets as a work plan and communication tool. Understand the budget cycle. Read More

Discusses election procedures, notices, ballot requirements, qualifications and training of election judges, voting and counting procedures. Read More

Minnesota law provides for two basic types of cities: statutory cities operating under the statutory city code, and home rule charter cities operating under a local charter. Read More