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MN Stat § 365.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365 — Town General Law|Section 365.54 — Annual Meeting Time; Convener; Moderator; Pay.

365.54 ANNUAL MEETING TIME; CONVENER; MODERATOR; PAY. Subdivision 1. Convening. An annual town meeting must convene at 9:00 a.m. unless the electors at the last annual meeting set a later time. Subd. 2. Clerk's call to order. The clerk shall call the meeting to order at a time set by the town board or by the electors at the last annual meeting. If the town board sets the time, it must do so on the day of the annual, or a special, town meeting. If no time is set, the clerk shall call the meeting to order between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. Subd. 3. Chair, if clerk absent. If the clerk is not there, the voters present may elect a chair by acclamation. Subd. 4. Moderator; pay. The voters shall then choose a moderator for the meeting in the same way. The town board shall decide how much to pay the moderator. History:  1959 c 675 art 6 s 22; 1975 c 20 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1
MN Stat § 365.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365 — Town General Law|Section 365.55 — Town Clerk Is Meeting Clerk; Minutes To Be Filed.

365.55 TOWN CLERK IS MEETING CLERK; MINUTES TO BE FILED. The town clerk is clerk of the town meeting and shall keep full minutes of its proceedings. The minutes must contain the full text of every order, direction, and rule made by the meeting. If the town clerk is absent, the voters present shall elect a clerk of the meeting. The minutes of the meeting must be signed by the clerk and the moderator of the meeting. If the town clerk is elected as moderator, the minutes must also be signed by a supervisor in attendance at the meeting. The minutes must be filed in the office of the town clerk within two days after the meeting. History:  1959 c 675 art 6 s 23; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1; 2010 c 195 s 1
MN Stat § 365.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365 — Town General Law|Section 365.56 — Order Of Business; Parliamentary Procedure.

365.56 ORDER OF BUSINESS; PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. Subdivision 1. Moderator states order first. At the beginning of a town meeting, the moderator shall state the order of business. Subd. 2. Special meeting; only noticed business. At a special town meeting, business is limited to the business listed in the meeting notice. Subd. 3. Tax voted on in order. A proposition to vote a tax must not be acted on out of the order of business stated by the moderator. Subd. 4. Motion to reconsider. A motion to reconsider a vote must be made within one-half hour of the vote. To pass, a motion to reconsider must be favored by a majority of the electors entered on the election register when the motion is made. Subd. 5. Voting majority wins. All questions on motions except a motion to reconsider are decided by a majority of the electors voting on the question. Subd. 6. Moderator decides, declares vote. The moderator shall decide and declare the vote on each question. History:  1959 c 675 art 6 s 24; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1
MN Stat § 365.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365 — Town General Law|Section 365.57 — Who May Vote; Challenges; Oath.

365.57 WHO MAY VOTE; CHALLENGES; OATH. A town resident who is qualified to vote at a general election may vote at the town's meetings. If a voter is challenged, the judges shall act as in the case of a challenge at a general election. The oath must be changed to fit the circumstances of the case. History:  1959 c 675 art 6 s 25; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1
MN Stat § 365.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365 — Town General Law|Section 365.58 — May Adjourn Meeting.

365.58 MAY ADJOURN MEETING. A town meeting may be adjourned to any other day, or later the same day, to transact any business of the town. History:  1959 c 675 art 6 s 26; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1; 1990 c 471 s 2
MN Stat § 365.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365 — Town General Law|Section 365.59 — County To Appoint Officers If None Elected.

365.59 COUNTY TO APPOINT OFFICERS IF NONE ELECTED. Subdivision 1. Second meeting try. If a town fails to organize or fails to elect officers at the annual town meeting, 12 landowners of the town may call a town meeting for these purposes. The meeting is called by giving ten days' posted notice of it. The notice must include the time, place, and purpose of the meeting. Subd. 2. 30-day wait; affidavit. If the notice under subdivision 1 is not posted within 30 days after the date for the annual town meeting, the county board shall appoint officers for the town. The officers shall hold their offices until their successors qualify. The county board shall act only after an affidavit of a landowner of the town is filed with the county auditor. The affidavit must state the facts that require the county board to act. History:  1959 c 675 art 6 s 27; 1987 c 229 art 8 s 1; 2004 c 228 art 2 s 12
MN Stat § 365A.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.01 — Towns; Subordinate Service Districts; Purpose.

365A.01 TOWNS; SUBORDINATE SERVICE DISTRICTS; PURPOSE. It is the purpose of sections 365A.01 to 365A.10 to provide a means by which a town as a unit of general local government can effectively provide and finance various governmental services for its residents. History:   1989 c 277 art 2 s 48
MN Stat § 365A.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.02 — Definitions.

365A.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Subordinate service district. "Subordinate service district" means a defined area within the town in which special services are provided. The boundaries of a single subordinate service district may not embrace an entire town. Subd. 2. Special services. "Special services" means one or more governmental services or additions to townwide services provided by the town specially for the area and financed from revenues from the area. History:  1989 c 277 art 2 s 49; 2008 c 154 art 10 s 5
MN Stat § 365A.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.03 — Establishment Of Service District.

365A.03 ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE DISTRICT. Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring uniform property tax rates on real or personal property within the town, a town may establish subordinate service districts to provide and finance a governmental service or function that it is otherwise authorized to undertake. A function or service to be provided may include a function or service that the town ordinarily provides throughout the town only to the extent that there is an increase in the level of the function or service provided in the service district over that provided throughout the town. History:   1989 c 277 art 2 s 50
MN Stat § 365A.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.04 — Creation.

365A.04 CREATION. Subdivision 1. Petition. A petition signed by at least 50 percent of the property owners in the part of the town proposed for the subordinate service district may be submitted to the town board requesting the establishment of a subordinate service district to provide a service that the town is otherwise authorized by law to provide. The petition must include the territorial boundaries of the proposed district and specify the kinds of services to be provided within the district. Subd. 2. Public hearing. Upon receipt of the petition, and the verification of the signatures by the town clerk, the town board shall, within 30 days following verification, hold a public hearing on the question of whether or not the requested district shall be established. The notice of public hearing must specify the special services to be provided within the subordinate service district and must specify the territorial boundaries of the requested district. The notice of public hearing must be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the town at least 14 days prior to the date of the public hearing. Subd. 3. Approval; disapproval. Within 30 days after the public hearing, the town board by resolution shall approve or disapprove the establishment of the requested district. An approving resolution must specify the special services to be provided within the subordinate service district and must specify the territorial boundaries of the district. A resolution approving the establishment of the district may contain amendments or modifications of the district's boundaries or functions as set forth in the petition. History:  1989 c 277 art 2 s 51; 2008 c 154 art 10 s 6
MN Stat § 365A.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.05 — Publication And Effective Date.

365A.05 PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. Within 20 days after passage of a resolution authorizing the establishment of a subordinate service district, the town board shall have the resolution published once in a qualified newspaper of general circulation within the town. The resolution must include a general description of the territory to be included within the district, the kind of service to be provided, and a statement of how the service will be financed. A notice must also be mailed to the owner of each parcel within the area proposed to be included in the district. The notice shall be sent to the same address as on the property tax statement. The district shall begin 60 days after publication or at a later date specified in the resolution. History:   1989 c 277 art 2 s 52
MN Stat § 365A.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.06 — Reverse Referendum.

365A.06 REVERSE REFERENDUM. Subdivision 1. Petition. Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 25 percent of the property owners within the territory of the proposed district, before the effective date of its establishment as specified in section 365A.05, the establishment shall be in abeyance pending referendum vote within the boundaries of the proposed district. Subd. 2. Election. The town board shall hold a special election within the boundaries of the proposed district on a date authorized by section 205.10, subdivision 3a. The question submitted and voted upon by the property owners within the territory of the proposed district must be phrased substantially as follows: "Shall a subordinate service district be established to provide (service or services to be provided) financed by (revenue sources)?" If a majority of those voting on the question favor creation of the district, the district shall begin upon certification of the vote by the town clerk. The town clerk shall administer the election. History:  1989 c 277 art 2 s 53; 2017 c 92 art 2 s 16
MN Stat § 365A.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.07 — Expansion Of Boundaries Of A District.

365A.07 EXPANSION OF BOUNDARIES OF A DISTRICT. The town board, upon petition, may enlarge any existing subordinate service district under the procedures specified in sections 365A.03 to 365A.06. Only property owners residing in territory to be added to the district shall be eligible to participate in an election, unless at least 25 percent of the property owners residing in the existing district petition to participate, in which case all property owners residing in the proposed enlarged district shall be eligible. History:   1989 c 277 art 2 s 54
MN Stat § 365A.095 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.095 — Petition For Removal Of District; Procedure; Refund Of Surplus.

365A.095 PETITION FOR REMOVAL OF DISTRICT; PROCEDURE; REFUND OF SURPLUS. Subdivision 1. Petition; procedure. A petition signed by at least 75 percent of the property owners in the territory of the subordinate service district requesting the removal of the district may be presented to the town board. Within 30 days after the town board receives the petition, the town clerk shall determine the validity of the signatures on the petition. If the requisite number of signatures are certified as valid, the town board must hold a public hearing on the petitioned matter. Within 30 days after the end of the hearing, the town board must decide whether to discontinue the subordinate service district, continue as it is, or take some other action with respect to it. Subd. 2. Option to refund surplus. If the district is removed under subdivision 1, after all outstanding obligations of the district have been paid in full, the town board may vote to refund any surplus tax revenue or service charge, or any part of it, collected from the district under section 365A.08. The refund must be distributed equally to the owners of any property within the discontinued district that were charged the extra tax or service fee during the most recent tax year for which the tax or service fee was imposed. Any surplus not refunded under this section must be transferred to the town's general fund. History:  1998 c 389 art 3 s 16; 2008 c 154 art 10 s 8; 2008 c 331 s 2; 2008 c 366 art 6 s 41
MN Stat § 365A.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 365A — Subordinate Service Districts|Section 365A.10 — Coordination Of Districts.

365A.10 COORDINATION OF DISTRICTS. If a county establishes a subordinate service district in part of a town under enabling law for counties, a town may not establish a subordinate service district to provide the same service in the part of the town served by the county. If a town establishes a subordinate service district in part of the town under this chapter or other law, a county may not establish a subordinate service district to provide the same service in the part of the town served by the town. History:   1989 c 277 art 2 s 57
MN Stat § 366.011 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.011 — Charges For Emergency Services; Collection.

366.011 CHARGES FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES; COLLECTION. A town may impose a reasonable service charge for emergency services, including fire, rescue, medical, and related services provided by the town or contracted for by the town. If the service charge remains unpaid 30 days after a notice of delinquency is sent to the recipient of the service or the recipient's representative or estate, the town or its contractor on behalf of the town may use any lawful means allowed to a private party for the collection of an unsecured delinquent debt. The town may also use the authority of section 366.012 to collect unpaid service charges of this kind from delinquent recipients of services who are owners of taxable real property in the state. The powers conferred by this section are in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law for a town to impose a service charge or assessment for a service provided by the town or contracted for by the town. History:  1997 c 16 s 1; 2005 c 151 art 3 s 16
MN Stat § 366.012 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.012 — Collection Of Unpaid Service Charges.

366.012 COLLECTION OF UNPAID SERVICE CHARGES. If a town is authorized to impose a service charge for a governmental service provided by the town, the town board may certify to the county auditor of the county in which the recipient of the services owns real property, on or before October 15 for each year, any unpaid service charges which shall then be collected together with property taxes levied against the property. The county auditor shall remit to the town all service charges collected by the auditor on behalf of the town. A charge may be certified to the auditor only if, on or before September 15, the town has given written notice to the property owner of its intention to certify the charge to the auditor. The service charges shall be subject to the same penalties, interest, and other conditions provided for the collection of property taxes. This section is in addition to other law authorizing the collection of unpaid costs and service charges. History:  1989 c 14 s 1; 2005 c 151 art 3 s 17
MN Stat § 366.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.015 — Vote Required On Weed Destruction.

366.015 VOTE REQUIRED ON WEED DESTRUCTION. Subdivision 1. Ballot, contents. The town board at the annual town meeting may submit to a vote by ballot the following question: "Shall persons who own or occupy real estate that adjoins a town road and is not a part of an incorporated municipality be required to remove rocks larger than five inches in diameter from and to cut, destroy or remove all weeds, grass and other plants up to three inches in diameter that grow upon the town road adjacent to their land?      Yes .    No . "    Subd. 2.Cost, lien on land. If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote "Yes," a person who owns or occupies real estate that adjoins a town road and is not a part of an incorporated municipality shall cut, destroy, or remove the material described on the ballot located upon the town road adjacent to the owner's land. A person who erects or maintains a mailbox on land not owned by the person shall cut, destroy, or remove the material within five feet of the mailbox. If a person fails to comply with this provision, the town board of the town in which the real estate is located may, after ten days' notice in writing, order the local weed inspector or other person to cut, destroy, or remove the weeds or grass. The expense incurred shall be a lien on the real estate. The town board shall certify to the county auditor an itemized statement of the amount of the expense paid by the town. The county auditor shall enter the amount on the tax books as a tax upon the land, which shall be collected in the same manner as other real estate taxes. History:  1941 c 246 s 1; 1955 c 141 s 1; 1984 c 562 s 25; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 366.016 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.016 — Vote Required On Snow And Ice Removal.

366.016 VOTE REQUIRED ON SNOW AND ICE REMOVAL. Subdivision 1. Ballot; content. The town board at the annual town election may submit to a vote by ballot the following question: "Shall persons who own or occupy real estate that adjoins a town road and is not a part of an incorporated municipality be required to remove snow or ice, or both, that has been caused to be deposited by the property owner or occupant upon the town road right-of-way adjacent to their land?      Yes .    No . "    Subd. 2.Cost; lien on land. If a majority of the electors voting on the question vote "Yes," a person who owns or occupies real estate that adjoins a town road and is not a part of an incorporated municipality shall remove the material described on the ballot located upon the town road right-of-way adjacent to the owner's land. If a person fails to comply with this provision, the town board of the town in which the real estate is located may, after ten days' mailed notice, accompanied by an affidavit of service, cause the removal of snow or ice, or both. The expense of the removal shall be a lien on the real estate. The town board shall certify to the county auditor an itemized statement of the amount of the expense incurred by the town. The county auditor shall enter the amount on the tax books a tax upon the land, which shall be collected in the same manner as other real estate taxes. History:   1997 c 170 s 1
MN Stat § 366.017 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.017 — Licenses.

366.017 LICENSES. A person who exhibits a circus, theatrical performance, or show of any kind, or who keeps a billiard, pool, or pigeonhole table, or a bowling alley in a town, without first obtaining a license for it, as provided in section 366.01, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  (1050) RL s 652; 1919 c 403; 1971 c 23 s 31; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 366.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.03 — Repair Statutory City Streets.

366.03 REPAIR STATUTORY CITY STREETS. If a statutory city included in the limits of a town neglects to keep its streets in repair, the town board of the town may make repairs and improvements on a city street needed as a highway. History:  (1052) RL s 654; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 366.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.04 — Transfer Surplus Funds.

366.04 TRANSFER SURPLUS FUNDS. A town board by unanimous vote may transfer a surplus beyond the needs of the current year in a town fund to any other town fund to supply a deficiency. History:  (1053) 1913 c 13 s 1; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 366.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.05 — Prosecute Bonds, Penalties, And Forfeitures.

366.05 PROSECUTE BONDS, PENALTIES, AND FORFEITURES. The town board shall prosecute, in the name of the town and for its benefit, all actions upon bonds given to the town or the board or its predecessors in office for its benefit. The board shall sue for and collect all penalties and forfeitures, for which no other provision is made, incurred by any officer or inhabitant of the town. The board shall prosecute for any trespass on town property. The money collected under this section shall be paid to the town treasurer. History:  (1051) RL s 653; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 366.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.07 — Treasurer May Select Depository.

366.07 TREASURER MAY SELECT DEPOSITORY. If the town board fails to act, as provided in section 366.01, subdivision 4, within 30 days after the annual town meeting, the treasurer shall select a depository for town funds and deposit them in the name of the town, obtaining security as provided in section 366.01, subdivision 4. History:  (1049-2) 1931 c 216 s 2; 1933 c 62 s 2; 1957 c 367 s 4; 1959 c 289 s 2; 1984 c 562 s 26; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 366.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.08 — Treasurer Not Liable, When.

366.08 TREASURER NOT LIABLE, WHEN. The town treasurer, in the absence of negligence, shall not be liable for the loss of money deposited within the limits above specified occasioned by the closing or insolvency of a designated depository. History:  (1049-3) 1931 c 216 s 3; 1933 c 62 s 3; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1
MN Stat § 366.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 365 - 368 — Towns|Chapter 366 — Town Board; Powers|Section 366.09 — Interest On Funds.

366.09 INTEREST ON FUNDS. All interest on funds deposited under sections 366.01, subdivision 4, and 366.07 to 366.09 shall be credited to the respective town funds. History:  (1049-4) 1931 c 216 s 4; 1933 c 62 s 4; 1989 c 197 art 7 s 1; 1990 c 426 art 2 s 1