HF 389

1st Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the city of Minneapolis; providing for the 
  1.3             establishment of certain positions in the unclassified 
  1.4             service of the city of Minneapolis by the Minneapolis 
  1.5             city council. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS; UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE.] 
  1.8      Notwithstanding a provision of the Minneapolis city 
  1.9   charter, civil service rule, or a general or special law or rule 
  1.10  to the contrary, the Minneapolis city council may by ordinance 
  1.11  establish positions in the unclassified service of the city of 
  1.12  Minneapolis and may authorize terms and conditions of employment 
  1.13  for the positions.  Positions established under this section 
  1.14  must meet the following criteria: 
  1.15     (1) the person occupying the position must report directly 
  1.16  to the head of a city department or the department head's 
  1.17  deputy; 
  1.18     (2) the person occupying the position must be part of the 
  1.19  department head's management team; 
  1.20     (3) the duties of the position must involve significant 
  1.21  discretion and substantial involvement in the development, 
  1.22  interpretation, or implementation of city or department policy; 
  1.23     (4) the duties of the position must not primarily require 
  1.24  technical expertise for which continuity in the position would 
  1.25  be significant; and 
  2.1      (5) there is a need for the person occupying the position 
  2.2   to be accountable and loyal to, and compatible with, the mayor, 
  2.3   the city council, and the department head. 
  2.4      The city council may establish positions in the 
  2.5   unclassified service only if it determines that the criteria in 
  2.6   this section have been met. 
  2.7      Sec. 2.  [CITY CHARTER.] 
  2.8      Section 1 does not apply to a department head position 
  2.9   appointed under authority contained in the Minneapolis city 
  2.10  charter. 
  2.11     Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
  2.12     Sections 1 and 2 are effective 90 days after the 
  2.13  Minneapolis city council and its chief clerical officer timely 
  2.14  complete their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
  2.15  645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.