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This is the first Minneapolis City Council election since 2017 in which members are elected to the usual 4-year terms, rather than 2-year terms. In 2020, voters passed a ballot measure to elect council members to two separate, two-year terms in 2021 and 2023. This measure was meant to keep city council and mayoral terms concurrent. [3]
Council chambers in 1900 Council meeting in 2015. The Minneapolis City Council represents the city's thirteen districts called wards. The city has never had more than 13 wards, but at one time there were three representatives from each area, for a total of 39 members of the city council. The city council assumed its current size in the 1950s.
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved the 2025 License Fee Schedule with the Pollution Control Annual Registration (PCAR) amendment on Oct. 2, 2024.
Minneapolis planners have a broad-strokes vision for what should become of the former Kmart site in south Minneapolis, and on Thursday it got the blessing of city council members. Here are some ...
With a vote looming this week to reconsider Minneapolis' new rideshare minimum wage law, City Council President Elliott Payne and Council Members Katie Cashman and Aurin Chowdhury say they will ...
The 2023 Minneapolis City Council election took place in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States on November 7, 2023. The Minneapolis City Council is made up of 13 members, with one council member representing each of the city's 13 wards.
All 13 Minneapolis council members are up for re-election Tuesday, with incumbents facing challengers from across the political spectrum. A slate of progressive representatives who vowed to end ...
The Mayor of Minneapolis, currently a position held by a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), operates alongside the city council. The mayor's role was previously considered relatively weak compared to some other U.S. cities, but following a charter amendment in 2021, the mayor gained more power and the council was reduced to purely legislative duties.