Harbott, Knutson, Larson & Holten has substantial experience in the area of municipal law representing several Northwest Minnesota cities including both statutory and home rule charter cities, and also various Minnesota townships and local housing development authorities.

We advise our municipal clients on various administrative, civil, criminal, and legislative matters. We assist municipalities on the applicability and impact of the relevant laws and regulations relating to municipal structure and governance, real property and land use, utilities and telecommunications, city revenue, and city contracts. We also provide a wide variety of litigation services to municipalities both civilly and criminally. The core services we provide municipalities include:

• Council meetings & actions

• Employment & personnel

• Zoning & land use regulation

• Development & redevelopment

• Utilities & telecommunications

• Liquor licensing & regulation

• Eminent domain & taking

• Civil litigation services

• Ordinance drafting & enforcement

• City misdemeanor prosecution

• Purchasing & contracts

• City revenue & public finance