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Get Smarter: What it Means to be a “Plan A” City
Shorewood is a Plan A statutory city. Plan A is the most common type of city government in Minnesota.
These cities operate with a weak mayor-council structure, have between four to six elected members, and the city clerk and treasurer are appointed from within the staff. The clerk and treasurer positions are not members of the council.
May 25, 2023
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How Shorewood’s City Council Limits Zoom Access
Shorewood residents have asked to not only keep Zoom attendance in place, but to add commission meetings, or at minimum a video record to offer options for resident viewing.
Here is why: The nuts and bolts of how the council makes decision on zoning or park matters are assembled at these commission meetings.
May 2, 2023
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