[8] A general-law city may have only a form of government authorized by state general law.
[3] Statutory cities are run according to rules laid down in Chapter 412 of the Minnesota Statutes.
General-law cities have only those powers that state law expressly or implicitly authorizes.
General-law municipalities are classified by population as type A, B, or C, with different options for their forms of government.
[1] In the event a home-rule city's population falls below 5,000, it may retain home rule status.