412.341 COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP, ORGANIZATION.
Subdivision 1.
Membership. The commission shall consist of three members appointed by
the council. No more than one member may be chosen from the council membership. Each
member shall serve for a term of three years and until a successor is appointed and qualified
except that of the members initially appointed in any city, one shall serve for a term of one
year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years. Residence shall not be a
qualification for membership on the commission unless the council so provides. A vacancy shall
be filled by the council for the unexpired term.
Subd. 2.
Rules; officers, salary. The commission shall adopt rules for its own proceedings
which shall provide among other things for at least one regular meeting by the commission each
month. It shall annually choose a president from among its own members. It shall also appoint
a secretary for an indefinite term. The secretary need not be a member of the commission and
may be the city clerk. No member of the commission shall receive a salary except as fixed by the
council. The secretary shall receive a salary fixed by the commission.
History: 1949 c 119 s 44; 1951 c 378 s 12; 1973 c 123 art 2 s 1 subd 2; 1986 c 444