as introduced - 80th Legislature (1997 - 1998) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to local government; permitting a member of a 1.3 city council to vote to fill a vacancy in office in 1.4 certain circumstances; amending Minnesota Statutes 1.5 1996, section 471.46. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 471.46, is 1.8 amended to read: 1.9 471.46 [VACANCIES; PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO APPOINTMENT.] 1.10 No county, city, town, or school district officer shall be 1.11 appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office if the 1.12 officer has the power, either alone or as a member of a board, 1.13 to make the appointment; and the ineligibility shall not be 1.14 affected by resignation before such appointment is made. This 1.15 section shall not prevent the appointment of a member of a city 1.16 council to the office of mayor or clerk, but in that case the1.17member shall not vote in the appointment.