Table of Contents
- Finding Books
- Helpful Subject Searches
- Finding Articles
- News Sources
- Local Government Case Law
- Minnesota Legislation, Statutes, and Legislative History
- Minnesota Administrative Rules and Executive Agencies
- Counties, Cities, and Towns
- City Codes and Charters
- Zoning and Property Information
- Data and Statistics
- Other Helpful Websites
- Making the Most of Google
Finding Books
- The Hamline Law Library Catalog
- WorldcatWorldCat catalogs books across libraries in the United States. Use this database if you want to know what books in your topic area exist. Even if we don't have them at Hamline, we can get them using Interlibrary Loan!
- Hamline Law Library Interlibrary Loan
- WestlawMatthews Municipal Ordinances (MUNIORD)
McQuillin Municipal Law Report (MUNI-LR)
McQuillin Law of Municipal Corporations (MUNICORP)
McQuillin: The Law of Municipal Corporations - Land Use and Zoning Practice (MUNICORP-ZONPL)
State and Local Government Civil Rights Liability (STLOCCIVIL)
Employment Liability (STLOCEMP)
Environmental Liability (STLOCENVIR)
Land Use Liability (STLOCLAND)
Solid Waste Management, 2d (STLOCWASTE) - LexisAntieau on Local Government Law, Second Edition
Insurance and Risk Management for State & Local Governments
Municipal Litigation Reporter
Police Civil Liability
Helpful Subject Searches
- Local government -- Law and legislation -- United States.
- Government liability -- United States -- States.
- State governments -- United States.
- Administrative responsibility -- United States -- States.
- Municipal government -- United States.
- Cities and towns -- United States.
- City planning -- United States.
- Urban policy -- United States.
- State-local relations -- United States.
- State-local relations -- United States.
- Metropolitan government -- United States.
- Ordinances, Municipal -- Minnesota -- Saint Paul
- Ordinances, Municipal -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Finding Articles
- Databases Through Hamline Law LibraryIndex to Legal Periodicals
LegalTrac
Academic Search Premier
Expanded Academic ASAP
CQ Researcher
HeinOnline
Project Muse
JSTOR
Business Source Premier - Databases Through Bush LibraryMasterFile Premier
Sage Journals Online
PsychArticles
PsychInfo
Sociological Abstracts
Ethnic Newswatch - Hennepin County Library DatabasesGale Virtual Reference Library (includes Encyclopedia of Disability)
General Reference Center Gold
NetLibrary
Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Points of View Reference Center
Professional Collection
Wilson Omnifile Select - Ramsey County Library DatabasesClick on "Online Resources" in the left hand navigation pane. Ramsey County has similar databases to Hennepin County.
- Electronic Library for MinnesotaOCLC Article First
- SSRN
Local Government Case Law
Case Law Searching by Westlaw Key Number or Topic
Searching Westlaw by Key Number or topic is one of the quickest ways to find relevant case law on your issue in your specific jurisdiction without having to create a sophisticated boolean search string.
Key Numbers> Key Search> Government> Locate the topic of your choice
Locating Trial Court Documents in Westlaw
Directory> U.S. State Materials > Minnesota > Trial Court Documents > (MN-FILING)
- Ordinance law annotations; a comprehensive digest of American cases that interpret or apply city and county ordinanceThis treatise gathers case summaries on issues faced by local governments. Each topic includes citations to American Jurisprudence, American Law Reports, and editorial comments.
Minnesota Legislation, Statutes, and Legislative History
- Minnesota ConstitutionSee article 12 for clauses affecting local government
- Minnesota StatutesContains the current Minnesota Statutes and historical statutes back to 1941
- Minnesota LawsContains the current Minnesota Laws and historical laws back to 1849
- Minnesota State LegislationLocate current House and Senate bills as well as historical bills back to 1995
- Minnesota Legislative History
Minnesota Administrative Rules and Executive Agencies
- Minnesota State Agencies, Boards and Commissions
- Minnesota Office of Administrative Hearings
- Minnesota Administrative RulesContains the current administrative rules and historical rules back to 1982
- Minnesota State RegisterFind the current Minnesota State Register, as well as archived versions back to 1998
- Minnesota Statements of Need and ReasonablenessCovers rulemaking SONARs from 2006
Counties, Cities, and Towns
Minnesota Counties
The law provides: Counties are governed by a board of commissioners and administrative officers elected by the people to four-year terms (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 375A)
Functions: Counties are responsible for property tax assessment, tax administration, elections, record keeping, transportation, planning and zoning, solid waste management, environment, parks and water management, law enforcement, courts, and health and human services.
Minnesota Cities
The law provides: Home-rule charter cities, operate under a local charter. Statutory cities, operate under the statutory city code (Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 412).
Form of government: Home-rule charter cities may establish any form of government they choose in their charters. Statutory cities may choose a form of government from three alternatives: the mayor-council plan with either an elected clerk (standard plan), or an appointed clerk (plan A), or the council-manager plan (plan B).
Functions: Police and fire protection, street maintenance, sewer and water, parks and recreation are traditional city services. Cities may choose to provide utilities, sell liquor, operate a hospital, maintain an airport, and provide ambulance service, among other options.
Special Forms of Government: Metropolitan Council
The law provides: The council consists of one citizen member appointed by the governor from each of the 16 districts, and a chair. The chair and the council members serve at the pleasure of the governor. Council districts are reapportioned every ten years to provide districts of equal population.
Functions: The metropolitan council coordinates the planning and development of the seven-county area. The council is authorized by state and federal legislation to plan for land use, transportation, sewers, parks and open space, airports, air and water quality, and housing (Minnesota Statutes, Section 473). The council operates regional services including wastewater treatment
- Local & Metropolitan GovernmentCompiled by the House Research Department
- Handbook for Minnesota CitiesChapter 1: Local Government in Minnesota
- Minnesota Legislative ManualChapter 6: Local Government in Minnesota
- Association of Minnesota Counties
- League of Minnesota Cities
- Minnesota: Determining Statutory City vs. Home Rules
- Electronic Municipal Market AccessLocate annual financial reports filed by cities that issue bonds and their debt ratings
- Municipal and Government ManualCompiles information on the financial profile of larger cities.
1955 - current; requires ILL request to St. Thomas Schoenecker Law Library - Metropolitan CouncilThe metropolitan council coordinates the planning and development of the seven-county area. The council is authorized by state and federal legislation to plan for land use, transportation, sewers, parks and open space, airports, air and water quality, and housing (Minnesota Statutes, Section 473). The council operates regional services including wastewater treatment.
- Links to the World - Local GovernmentGreat site maintained by the Minnesota State Registrar providing links to information about Minnesota counties, cities and towns.
City Codes and Charters
- Minnesota County and Municipal Ordinances
- eCode360
- Municode.comThis site contains the ordinances, charters, and land use codes of more than 1,600 local governments
- State and Local Government on the Net
- Bulk Resource.orgUse this database to locate public safety codes
- Building Code Reference LibraryThis site provides information on the building codes in major cities and counties
Zoning and Property Information
- City of Minneapolis Property Locator* Taxpayer/Owner
* Buildings and zoning information
* Sales history
* Licenses & license history
* Inspections history
* Taxation and assessed value history - City of Minneapolis Zoning Administration
- City of St. Paul Property Info
- City of St. Paul Zoning
- Hennepin County Property Information SearchUse for property tax information
- Ramsey County Property Lookup
Data and Statistics
- Minnesota State Demographic Center
- Minneosta Geospatial Information Office: DataNet
- Cities and Towns: U.S. Population Census Data
- State of the Cities Data SystemsDemographic and statistical data for metropolitan areas, cities and suburbs
Making the Most of Google
- Google Advanced Operator Cheat Sheet
- GoogleInfo: [info:www.gpo.gov]
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- : Removes items from your search
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* : Acts as a wildcard (Obama voted * on the * bill) - Google Books
- Google Scholar
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