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The Home Rule Charter City
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This content conveys general information. Do not use it as a substitute for legal advice. Any attorney general opinions cited are available from the League’s Research staff.
Understand the authority to form a home rule charter city, charter city powers and the ways it may be organized such as use of wards or the powers of initiative and referendum. Contrast charter cities to those operating under the statutory city code. These broad categories are the two basic types of city organization available in Minnesota.
