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Minn. Stat. § 88.33 — MN Code / Part 88_91 / Chapter 88 / Section 88.33
§ 88.33 HEARINGS; NOTICE; SERVICE; DATE; ADJOURNMENTS.
Status: in_force

Upon the filing of this report, the auditor shall, within ten days thereafter, fix a date for final hearing on the petition and the engineer's and appraisers' reports and call a special meeting of the county board for that date by giving notice, as required by law therefor, which hearing shall be not less than 30 days from the date of the notice. The notice shall specify the time and place for the hearing upon the petition and the reports of the engineer and the appraisers, and shall notify and require all parties in any manner interested to show cause before the county board, at the time and place specified in the notice, why an order should not be made confirming the reports of the engineer and the appraisers and ordering and directing that the improvement petitioned for be made, and fixing and determining the amount and extent of the improvement and the amount and value of the benefits or damages resulting to any land in consequence of the improvement. This notice shall contain the names of the owners of the land as shown in the petition, together with a description of the land by 40-acre tracts or governmental lots, the amount of the estimated benefits and damages to each tract or parcel, and state that the engineer's and the appraisers' reports have been filed in the office of the auditor subject to inspection by any parties interested. Copies of this notice shall be mailed by the auditor to all parties named in the petition, if their addresses are known to the auditor, at least 15 days prior to the date of the hearing. This notice shall also be served by publication for three successive weeks in any legal newspaper published in the county, which newspaper shall be designated by the auditor. In all cases in which for any cause the notice shall not be given or is legally defective, as given, the auditor shall fix another date for hearing in accordance with sections 88.28 to 88.46 , so that the hearing upon the petition and the engineer's and the appraisers' reports may be held at the earliest possible date, at either a special or a regular meeting of the county board. When any final order of the county board in any case shall have been set aside, annulled, or declared void by any court by reason of failure to give proper notice of the hearing, the county board may, at any time within one year after the rendering of such judgment, upon application of the petitioners, order a special hearing before it upon the petition and the reports; and, thereupon the auditor shall cause a new and proper notice to be published and mailed, as hereinbefore specified, for rehearing upon the petition and these reports. At the rehearing the county board may proceed as in cases of original hearing. Any hearing may be adjourned from day to day until completed.
Minn. Stat. § 458.46 — MN Code / Part 451_459 / Chapter 458 / Section 458.46
§ 458.46 MAY GET AND FIX LAND FOR DOCKS; SET FEES; REGULATE.
Status: in_force

A city council may by a two-thirds vote of all its members acquire lands or lands covered with water or buildings, for sites for public passenger docks. The lands must be acquired by purchase or by condemnation under chapter 117. A site for a public dock must not be acquired unless the council decides by two-thirds vote of all its members that the dock site is needed. The council may improve sites acquired for public docks by building and maintaining suitable buildings and suitable piers on the land. The city may by ordinance provide for the regulation, control, and operation of the docks, buildings and piers, and fix fees for their use.
Minn. Stat. § 179.40 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 179 / Section 179.40
§ 179.40 SECONDARY BOYCOTT; PUBLIC POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) As a guide to the interpretation and application of sections 179.40 to 179.47 , the public policy of this state is declared to be:

(1) to protect and promote the interests of the public, employees, and employers alike, with due regard to the situation and to the rights of the others;

(2) to promote industrial peace, regular and adequate income for employees, and uninterrupted production of goods and services; and

(3) to reduce the serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people of this state arising from economic insecurity due to stoppages and interruptions of business and employment.

(b) It is recognized that whatever may be the rights of disputants with respect to each other in any controversy, they should not be permitted, in their controversy, to intrude directly into the primary rights of third parties to earn a livelihood, transact business, and engage in the ordinary affairs of life by lawful means and free from molestation, interference, restraint, or coercion. The legislature, therefore, declares that, in its considered judgment, the public good and the general welfare of the citizens of this state will be promoted by prohibiting secondary boycotts and other coercive practices in this state.
Minn. Stat. § 412.641 — MN Code / Part 410_414 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.641
§ 412.641 MANAGER; BASIS FOR CHOICE; RESIDENCY; TERM; PROBATION.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Appointed by council. The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of training, experience, and administrative qualifications and need not be a resident of the city at the time of appointment.

§ Subd. 1a. Probationary year, then due process. The manager shall be appointed for an indefinite period and may be removed by the council at any time, but after having served as manager for one year the city manager may demand written charges and a public hearing on the charges before the council prior to the date when final removal takes effect.

§ Subd. 1b. Hearing demand, procedure. A demand for written charges and a hearing must be made within seven days of notification of the council's intent to remove the city manager. The council shall set a date and a reasonable time for a public hearing, which must be held within 30 days of the demand and may not be reconvened or recessed until a further date, absent approval of the council. The council shall notify the city manager within five days of the hearing, of the council's decision to retain or remove the city manager. The decision of the council is final.

§ Subd. 1c. Suspension; temporary replacement. Pending such hearing and removal, the council may suspend the manager, with or without pay, at the council's discretion, from office. The council may designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties of the manager during absence or disability.

§ Subd. 2. When first manager appointed. As soon as practicable after the adoption of Optional Plan B in any city, the council shall appoint the first manager under subdivisions 1 to 1c.
Minn. Stat. § 216B.10 — MN Code / Part 216_217 / Chapter 216B / Section 216B.10
§ 216B.10 ACCOUNTING.
Status: repealed

§ Subdivision 1. System of accounts. The commission shall establish a system of accounts to be kept by public utilities subject to its jurisdiction. A public utility which maintains its accounts in accordance with the system of accounts prescribed by a federal agency or authority shall be deemed to be in compliance with the system of accounts prescribed by the commission. Where optional accounting is prescribed by a federal agency or authority, the commission may prescribe which option is to be followed.

§ Subd. 2. Other business of public utility. Every public utility engaged directly or indirectly in any other business than that of the production, transmission or furnishing of natural gas or electric service shall, if required by the commission, keep and render separately to the commission in like manner and form the accounts of all the other business, in which case all the provisions of Laws 1974, chapter 429 shall apply to the books, accounts, papers, and records of the other business.

§ Subd. 3. Manner and form. Every public utility is required to keep and render its books, accounts, papers, and records accurately and faithfully in the manner and form prescribed by the commission, and to comply with all directions of the commission relating to these books, accounts, papers, and records.

§ Subd. 4. Reports. The commission may require any public utility to file annual reports in the form and content, having regard for the provisions of this section, as the commission may require, and special reports concerning any matter about which the commission is authorized to inquire or to keep itself informed. The commission may require the reports to be verified. The basic financial statements in the annual report of a public utility may, at the direction of the public utilities commission, be examined by an independent certified public accountant and the accountant's opinion thereof included in the annual report filed with the commission.

§ Subd. 5. Audit. The commission may require the examination and audit of all accounts, and all items shall be allocated to the accounts in the manner prescribed by the commission.

§ Subd. 6. [Repealed, 1981 c 142 s 3 ]
Minn. Stat. § 354B.24 — MN Code / Part 352_356B / Chapter 354B / Section 354B.24
§ 354B.24 SABBATICAL LEAVE.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Continuation of coverage. A person who is a participant in the individual retirement plan, and who goes on an approved sabbatical leave, must remain a participant in the plan for any period during which the person receives a salary from the board or during which the person makes an optional contribution provided for in subdivision 3.

§ Subd. 2. Mandatory contributions. (a) From the salary paid to the person during the course of an approved sabbatical leave, the employing unit must deduct a member contribution as required under section 354B.23, subdivision 1 . (b) The employing unit must make the employer contribution on behalf of the plan participant as provided in section 354B.23, subdivision 3 .

§ Subd. 3. Additional contributions. (a) In addition to contributions required by subdivision 2, a plan participant on an approved sabbatical leave shall make a member contribution based on the member contribution rate specified in section 354B.23, subdivision 1 , applied to the difference between the amount of salary actually received during the sabbatical leave and the full-time salary the member would have received if not on sabbatical leave. (b) Any additional member contribution must be made through payroll deduction as though the member were employed full time. (c) When an additional member contribution is made, the employing unit must make the employer contribution at the rate specified in section 354B.23, subdivision 3 , on the salary that was the basis for the additional member contribution under paragraph (a). (d) An employer contribution required under this section must be made no later than 60 days after the date on which the optional additional member contribution was made.

§ Subd. 4. Reinstatement rights. Notwithstanding the provisions of any sabbatical leave agreements, regular and optional additional member contributions and employer contributions under this section are permissible only if the plan participant retains the right to full reinstatement to an employment position with the applicable employing unit both during and at the conclusion of the sabbatical leave.
Minn. Stat. § 13.7908 — MN Code / Part 13_13C / Chapter 13 / Section 13.7908
§ 13.7908 BUREAU OF MEDIATION SERVICES DATA.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Representation data. Authorization signatures or cards furnished in support of a petition filed or election conducted under sections 179.16 , 179.18 to 179.25 , and 179A.12 , and ballots, prior to the time of tabulation, are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data on individuals.

§ Subd. 2. Mediation data. Data received or maintained by the staff or commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services during the course of providing mediation services to the parties to a labor dispute under chapter 179 or 179A are classified as protected nonpublic data or confidential data on individuals, except to the extent the commissioner of the Bureau of Mediation Services determines access to data is necessary to fulfill the requirements of section 179A.16 or to identify the general nature of or parties to a labor dispute.
Minn. Stat. § 142G.32 — MN Code / Part 142A_142G / Chapter 142G / Section 142G.32
§ 142G.32 AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Amount of assistance payment. Except as provided in paragraphs (a) to (e), the amount of an assistance payment is equal to the difference between the MFIP standard of need or the Minnesota family wage level in section 142G.17 and countable income. (a) MFIP assistance units are eligible for an MFIP housing assistance grant of $110 per month, unless: (1) the housing assistance unit is currently receiving public and assisted rental subsidies provided through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is subject to section 142G.31, subdivision 6 ; or (2) the assistance unit is a child-only case under section 142G.01, subdivision 8 . (b) On October 1 of each year, the commissioner shall adjust the MFIP housing assistance grant in paragraph (a) for inflation based on the CPI-U for the prior calendar year. (c) When MFIP eligibility exists for the month of application, the amount of the assistance payment for the month of application must be prorated from the date of application or the date all other eligibility factors are met for that applicant, whichever is later. This provision applies when an applicant loses at least one day of MFIP eligibility. (d) MFIP overpayments to an assistance unit must be recouped according to section 256P.08, subdivision 6 . (e) An initial assistance payment must not be made to an applicant who is not eligible on the date payment is made.

§ Subd. 2. Housing assistance grants; forecasted program. Housing assistance grants under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), must be a forecasted program and the commissioner, with the approval of the commissioner of management and budget, may transfer unencumbered appropriation balances within fiscal years of each biennium with other forecasted programs of the department. The commissioner shall inform the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with primary jurisdiction over the housing assistance grants quarterly about transfers made under this provision.
Minn. Stat. § 282.171 — MN Code / Part 272_289 / Chapter 282 / Section 282.171
§ 282.171 CONTRACTS, MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES, CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

No contract entered into by persons in the armed forces of the United States prior to their induction or enlistment for the purchase of tax-forfeited or other lands from the state of Minnesota on the installment plan shall be terminated or canceled for nonpayment of installments except as provided herein.

Any person in the armed forces of the United States, who, as vendee, in any contract with the state of Minnesota for the purchase of tax-forfeited or other lands, is in default on any installment, or is unable to pay any installment or installments thereafter becoming due, and desires to retain all rights under said contract, and such contract has not heretofore been canceled and the land sold, shall during the period of military service file, or cause to be filed by an adult, with knowledge of the facts, with the county auditor or other state agency, having charge of said contract, an affidavit, giving the legal description of said lands, and the number, if any, of said contract, and stating that the vendee in said contract is in the military service of the United States, the branch of the service, the date of enlistment or induction, and that said vendee desires to retain all rights under said contract. If said affidavit is filed within the time herein limited and provided, said contract shall remain in full force and effect, notwithstanding any default or nonpayment of any installment or installments thereunder, for six months after the vendee's discharge from the military service. If said vendee fails to pay all delinquent installments within six months after being discharged, then in such event said contract may be canceled and terminated as provided in section 282.40 .
Minn. Stat. § 136F.10 — MN Code / Part 135A_137 / Chapter 136F / Section 136F.10
§ 136F.10 DESIGNATION.
Status: in_force

The following are designated as the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities: the state community, technical, and consolidated colleges located at Alexandria, Albert Lea, Anoka, Austin, Bemidji, Bloomington, Brainerd, Brooklyn Park, Cambridge, Canby, Cloquet, Coon Rapids, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, East Grand Forks, Eden Prairie, Ely, Eveleth, Faribault, Fergus Falls, Grand Rapids, Granite Falls, Hibbing, Hutchinson, International Falls, Inver Grove Heights, Jackson, Mahtomedi, Minneapolis, Moorhead, North Mankato, Owatonna, Pine City, Pipestone, Red Wing, Rochester, Rosemount, St. Cloud, St. Paul, Staples, Thief River Falls, Virginia, Wadena, White Bear Lake, Willmar, Winona, and Worthington; and the state universities located at Bemidji, Mankato, Marshall, Moorhead, St. Cloud, Winona, and the seven-county metropolitan area.
Minn. Stat. § 182.678 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 182 / Section 182.678
§ 182.678 SURGICAL SMOKE EVACUATION SYSTEM POLICIES.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given. (b) "Surgical smoke" means the gaseous by-product produced by energy-generating devices including surgical plume, smoke plume, bio-aerosols, laser-generated airborne contaminants, or lung-damaging dust. (c) "Smoke evacuation system" means equipment that effectively captures and filters surgical smoke at the site of origin before the smoke makes contact with the eyes or the respiratory tract of occupants in the room. (d) "Health care employer" means a hospital as defined in section 144.50, subdivision 2, or an ambulatory surgical facility or outpatient surgical center as defined in section 144.55 , subdivision 2, paragraph (b).

§ Subd. 2. Surgical smoke evacuation system policies required. A health care employer shall adopt and implement policies to prevent exposure to surgical smoke by requiring the use of a smoke evacuation system during any surgical procedure that is likely to generate surgical smoke.

§ Subd. 3. Enforcement. This section shall be enforced by the commissioner under sections 182.66 and 182.661 . A violation of this section is subject to the penalties provided under section 182.666 .
Minn. Stat. § 185.12 — MN Code / Part 175_187 / Chapter 185 / Section 185.12
§ 185.12 ASSOCIATIONS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ACTS OF INDIVIDUALS.
Status: in_force

No officer or member of any association or organization, and no association or organization, participating or interested in a labor dispute, shall be held responsible or liable in any court of the state for the unlawful acts of individual officers, members, or agents, except upon clear proof of actual participation in, or actual authorization of, such acts, or of ratification of such acts after actual knowledge thereof.
Minn. Stat. § 51A.24 — MN Code / Part 46_59 / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.24
§ 51A.24 CONTRACTS FOR SCHOOL SAVINGS PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

An association may contract with the proper authorities of any public or nonpublic elementary or secondary school or institution of higher learning, or any public or charitable institution caring for minors, for the participation and implementation by the association in any school or institutional thrift or savings plan, and it may accept savings accounts at such a school or institution, either by its own collector or by any representative of the school or institution which becomes the agent of the association for such purpose.
Minn. Stat. § 241.333 — MN Code / Part 241_244 / Chapter 241 / Section 241.333
§ 241.333 DISCLOSURE OF POSITIVE BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGEN TEST RESULTS.
Status: in_force

If the conditions of sections 241.331 and 241.332 are met, the correctional facility shall ask the inmate if the inmate has ever had a positive test for a blood-borne pathogen. The correctional facility must attempt to get existing test results under this section before taking any steps to obtain a blood sample or to test for blood-borne pathogens. The correctional facility shall disclose the inmate's blood-borne pathogen test results to the corrections employee without the inmate's name or other uniquely identifying information.
Minn. Stat. § 103G.131 — MN Code / Part 103A_114B / Chapter 103G / Section 103G.131
§ 103G.131 VENUE OF CERTAIN ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

§ Subdivision 1. Water located in one county. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, an action for declaratory judgment that is brought under chapter 555 by or against the commissioner must be venued in the county where the water, watercourse, or water basin is located, if the water, watercourse, or water basin is located in one county. This section applies to actions to determine the validity of the commissioner's final decision regarding: (1) the classification of waters of the state as public waters; or (2) the drainage of water basins or watercourses as provided in chapter 103E.

§ Subd. 2. Water located in more than one county. If the water, watercourse, or water basin is located in more than one county, then the venue is the judicial district where the majority of the water, watercourse, or water basin is located.