Tyler Vasseur v. City of Minneapolis, Ginny Gelms, in her official capacity as Elections Manager, Hennepin County

OPINION

In August 2016, respondents Tyler Vass-eur, et al. (collectively, “Vasseur”) filed a petition with Hennepin County District Court pursuant to Minn,Stat. § 204B.44(a) (Supp.2015), asking the court to order the Minneapolis City Council to place a charter amendment before the voters on the November 2016 general election ballot establishing a local minimum-wage standard in the City of Minneapolis. The district court granted Vasseur’s petition, concluding that the proposed charter amendment was the proper subject of a citizen initiative and, therefore, ordered the proposed amendment placed…