Luverne · Charter amendment · Nov 3, 2026
City Question 1: Charter Amendment: Create New Independent Commission to Govern City Utilities
City Question 1 is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot in Luverne. This page summarizes the official documents; every statement links to its source, and we take no position on how you should vote.
The question on your ballot
“Shall the Luverne City Charter be amended to establish a new governing structure with a new layer of city government for the City’s electric, water, and wastewater utilities by (1) creating a new five-member independent policymaking body to be called the Municipal Services Commission to consist of three elected members who must be City residents, one appointed representative of a large utility customer who need not be a City resident, and either a sitting Council Member or the City Administrator; (2) creating a new employment structure under which the Commission would employ a General Manager to supervise and manage the Commission's operations and employees and existing City staff with responsibilities for the City’s utilities would be transferred to the authority of the Commission; and (3) transferring most of the City Council's existing responsibilities for the management, operation, and supervision of the City’s utilities, including the authority to set utility rates, to the new Commission?”A YES vote means
A yes vote creates a five-member Municipal Services Commission and transfers most of the City Council's responsibilities for the electric, water and wastewater utilities, including setting rates, to it.
A NO vote means
A no vote leaves the charter unchanged, so the City Council keeps its existing responsibilities for the utilities.
What it takes to pass
The amendment must be approved by 51 percent of the voters at the general election to take effect.
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