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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.
Despite her efforts, the proposed charter amendment did not get voted in during the 2021 Minneapolis City Council election, and her attempts to disband the Minneapolis Police Department failed. [32] Bender announced she would not seek reelection to the city council in 2021, [33] and was replaced by Aisha Chughtai. [34]
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 ...
The Minneapolis City Council unanimously approved the 2025 License Fee Schedule with the Pollution Control Annual Registration (PCAR) amendment on Oct. 2, 2024.
The Minneapolis City Council passed a measure Thursday that would increase wages for drivers of ride-hailing services to an equivalent of more than $15 an hour — which opponents say may increase ...
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.
While three Muslim council members were away to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday, the Minneapolis City Council narrowly voted to kill a measure that would have put a rent control question on the ...