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MN Stat § 465.41 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.41 — Removal Of Buildings.

465.41 REMOVAL OF BUILDINGS. In case any owner of buildings, as aforesaid, shall have elected to remove the buildings they shall be removed within 30 days from the confirmation of the report or within such further time as the city council may allow for the purpose and shall be entitled to the payment of the amount of damages awarded in such case in case of removal. When such person shall not have elected to remove such buildings, or shall have neglected (after having elected) to remove the same within the time above specified, such buildings, or so much thereof as may be necessary, upon paying or depositing the damages awarded for such taking in manner aforesaid, may be taken and appropriated, sold, or disposed of as the city council shall elect. History:  (1524) 1905 c 18 s 16; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 465.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.42 — Appeal; Objections; Notice; Record.

465.42 APPEAL; OBJECTIONS; NOTICE; RECORD. Any person whose property is proposed to be taken or interfered with or assessed under any provisions of sections 465.26 to 465.48, or who claims to be damaged by the improvement, and who deems that there is any irregularity in the proceedings of the city council, or action of the appraisers, by reason of which the award of the appraisers ought not to be confirmed, or who is dissatisfied with the amount of damages awarded for the taking of, or interference with the person's property, or the assessment thereon, may, at any time before the time specified for the consideration of the award and assessment by the city council, file with the city clerk in writing objections to such confirmation, setting forth therein specifically the particular irregularities complained of, and the particular objection to the award or assessment, and containing a description of the property, affected by such proceedings and the person's interest therein, and if, notwithstanding such objections, the city council shall confirm the award or assessment, such persons so objecting shall have the right to appeal from such order of confirmation of the city council to the district court of the county in which the city is situate within 20 days after such order. Such appeal shall be made by serving a written notice of appeal upon the city clerk, which shall specify the property of the appellant affected by such award or improvement, and refer to the objection filed, as aforesaid, thereupon the city clerk, at the expense of the appellant, shall make out and transmit to the court administrator of the district court a copy of the record of the entire proceedings and of the award of the appraisers as confirmed by the city council, and of the order of the city council confirming the same, and of the objections filed by the appellant, as aforesaid, and of the notice of appeal, all certified by the city clerk to be true copies, within ten days after the taking of such appeal. If more than one appeal be taken in the same proceeding, it shall not be necessary that the city clerk in appeals subsequent to the first shall send up anything but a certified copy of the appellant's objections. There shall be no pleading on any appeal, but the court shall determine in the first instance whether there was in the proceedings any such irregularity or omission of duty prejudicial to the appellant and specified in the written objection that as to that appellant the award or assessment of the appraisers ought not to stand, and whether the appraisers had jurisdiction to take action in the premises. History:  (1525) 1905 c 18 s 17; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 465.43 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.43 — Hearing; Appraisers; Award; Appeal.

465.43 HEARING; APPRAISERS; AWARD; APPEAL. The case may be brought on for hearing on eight days' notice, at any general or special term of the court, and the judgment of the court shall be to confirm or annul the proceedings, only so far as the proceedings affect the property of the appellant proposed to be taken or damaged or assessed, and described in the written objection. In case the amount of damages or benefits assessed is complained of by the appellant, the court shall, if the proceedings be confirmed in other respects, appoint three disinterested freeholders, residents of the county, appraisers, to reappraise the damages, and reassess benefits as to the property of appellant. The parties to the appeal shall be heard by the court upon the appointment of the appraisers. The court shall fix the time and place of meeting of the appraisers. They shall be sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties as appraisers, and shall proceed to view the premises and to hear the parties interested, with their allegations and proofs pertinent to the question of the amount of damages or benefits, and proceed in all other material respects as are provided in sections 465.26 to 465.48 for the government of appraisers appointed by the city council. They shall, after the hearing and view of the premises, report to the court their award of damages and assessments of benefits in respect to the property of the appellant. The appellant shall, within five days of notice of filing the award, file a written election to remove the buildings if the appellant so elect. The election shall not affect the appellant's right to a review. The award shall be final unless set aside by the court. The motion to set aside shall be made within 15 days. If the report is set aside, the court may, in its discretion, recommit it to the same appraisers, or appoint new appraisers, as it deems best. The court shall allow to the appraisers a reasonable compensation for their services, and make such awards of costs on the appeal, including the compensation of appraisers, as it deems just in the premises, and enforce them by execution. If the court is of the opinion that the appeal was frivolous or vexatious, it may adjudge double costs against the appellant. An appeal may be taken to the court of appeals from any final order of the district court in the proceedings. History:  (1526) 1905 c 18 s 18; 1983 c 247 s 159; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 465.44 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.44 — Time Of Payment.

465.44 TIME OF PAYMENT. In case of any appeal the time for making payment of awards shall be extended as to all tracts embraced in the proceeding to 60 days after final determination of all appeals. History:  (1527) 1905 c 18 s 19
MN Stat § 465.45 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.45 — Notice Of Pendency; Persons Affected.

465.45 NOTICE OF PENDENCY; PERSONS AFFECTED. The notice prescribed in section 465.32 shall be sufficient to charge all persons whose rights or interests may be affected by the diversion of such waters, but whose lands are not otherwise taken, with notice of the pendency of the proceeding, and all such persons may present to the appraisers evidence of the damages which they will suffer, and the appraisers shall determine and award such damages as they may find, particularly specifying in their award the location and the nature of such damages, and all persons failing to present their claims for damages arising from the diversion of waters, shall be concluded by the proceeding hereunder, whether any award of damages is made to them or not, and shall be barred from claiming damages afterwards in any other form of action or proceeding. History:  (1528) 1905 c 18 s 20
MN Stat § 465.46 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.46 — Award, Assessment Certified; Assessment Process.

465.46 AWARD, ASSESSMENT CERTIFIED; ASSESSMENT PROCESS. Upon the final determination of all appeals in such proceeding, the city clerk shall transmit to the auditor of the county or counties in which the respective lands lie a copy duly certified by the clerk of the awards and assessment of the appraisers as confirmed by the city council; and the court administrator of the district court shall, in like manner, certify the award and assessment as finally made upon all appeals; and the county auditors shall include such assessments of benefits against each tract of land assessed, with and as a part of the taxes upon such respective tracts of land in the next annual list of taxes for general, state, county and other purposes, and the same proceedings shall be had for the collection and enforcement thereof, as for such general taxes, including like penalties in case of nonpayment, and including also proceedings for the collection and enforcement of delinquent taxes. When any of such assessments are collected, they shall be credited to the city conducting such proceedings, and paid over and accounted for in like manner as other taxes. History:  (1529) 1905 c 18 s 21; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
MN Stat § 465.47 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.47 — Duty Of City.

465.47 DUTY OF CITY. It shall be the duty of such city to proceed with all reasonable dispatch to complete such improvements, unless the proceedings are set aside by the city council as provided in sections 465.26 to 465.46. History:  (1530) 1905 c 18 s 22
MN Stat § 465.48 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.48 — Powers And Duties Of Council; Penalties.

465.48 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNCIL; PENALTIES. The city council shall have power and it shall be its duty after the construction of such works to maintain the same and to prevent injury or obstruction to the channel or works and contamination of the waters. For such purposes the city council may enact suitable ordinances and prescribe penalties for their violation, not exceeding a fine of $100 for each offense or confinement in the city workhouse not exceeding 90 days. The district court having chambers in the county in which the city is located shall have jurisdiction of the offenses. History:  (1531) 1905 c 18 s 23; 1998 c 254 art 2 s 48
MN Stat § 465.49 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.49 — May Sell Lake Water, Ice; Spend, Get Gifts To Keep Up Lake.

465.49 MAY SELL LAKE WATER, ICE; SPEND, GET GIFTS TO KEEP UP LAKE. All cities of the fourth class and the city councils of the same, in addition to all powers now possessed by such cities, shall have the power to dredge lakes wholly or partly within the corporate limits of such cities, to park the shores thereof, maintain a water level in such lakes, and expend money therefor. Such cities are given the right to accept donations from any person, firm, or corporation to aid in defraying such expenses and such cities and the city councils thereof shall have the power to make contracts with any person, firm, or corporation for the taking of water and ice from such lake upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between such city council and the person, firm, or corporation acquiring the right to the use of the water and ice. History:  (1746) 1913 c 331 s 1
MN Stat § 465.50 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.50 — Observance Of Memorial Day.

465.50 OBSERVANCE OF MEMORIAL DAY. The council of each and every city in the state, in addition to all other powers now possessed by it, is hereby empowered and authorized to set apart, appropriate, and expend, or cause to be expended, in such manner as it may deem best, from any funds in the city treasury available therefor, an amount not to exceed the sum of $300 annually for each 75,000 of population of such city for the purpose of aiding in the appropriate observance of Memorial Day on the last Monday in May of each year and in the annual commemoration of the noble and valiant deeds of the nation's soldier dead. History:  (1318) 1909 c 365 s 1; 1923 c 375; 1971 c 25 s 81
MN Stat § 465.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.54 — May Pay Expenses From General Fund Of Statutory City.

465.54 MAY PAY EXPENSES FROM GENERAL FUND OF STATUTORY CITY. The council of any statutory city may pay from the general fund of the municipality, for the purposes of section 469.186, expenses incurred by the governing officers in the performance of their official duties. Trips for lobbying purposes or trips to meetings or conventions not in connection with specific municipal projects pending before the officer making the trip are not authorized for payment under this section. History:  (1192-4, 1192-5) 1933 c 60 s 4,5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1977 c 50 s 2; 1987 c 291 s 223; 1994 c 505 art 4 s 4
MN Stat § 465.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.58 — Members Of The League Of Cities.

465.58 MEMBERS OF THE LEAGUE OF CITIES. Subdivision 1. Dues, annual meeting expense. Any city of this state, whether organized under the general laws or a special or home rule charter, or any town having the powers of a statutory city under section 368.01, may appropriate through its council or town board, out of its general fund, money to pay the annual dues in the League of Minnesota Cities and the actual and necessary expenses of such delegates as such council or town board may designate to attend meetings of the league. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1957 c 935 s 27] History:  (1933-4) 1923 c 211 s 1; 1951 c 259 s 1; 1961 c 49 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1977 c 347 s 54
MN Stat § 465.69 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.69 — Training Of School Safety Patrol Members.

465.69 TRAINING OF SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL MEMBERS. Any statutory city of this state may provide for the training of members of the school safety patrol at any authorized school patrol camp located in this state and may pay the expense necessarily incurred in providing such training, out of any funds available for said purpose. History:  1955 c 316 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 4 s 11
MN Stat § 465.70 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.70 — Television Signal Distribution Systems, Certain Cities.

465.70 TELEVISION SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, CERTAIN CITIES. Any statutory city or any home rule charter city of the third or fourth class more than 50 miles from the boundaries of a city of the first class, or any two or more of such cities acting under an agreement accepted by the governing body of each such participating municipality, may own, construct, acquire, purchase, maintain and operate within its corporate limits a television signal distribution system for the purpose of receiving, transmitting, and distributing television impulses and television energy, including audio signals and transient visual images, to the inhabitants of the city. This system shall be considered a public utility. The city may erect, construct, operate, repair, and maintain in, upon, along, over, across, through and under its streets, alleys, highways and public grounds, poles, cross-arms, cables, wires, guy wires, stubs, anchors, towers, antennas, pipes, connections, and other appliances, fixtures, and equipment necessary, expedient, or useful in connection therewith. It may prescribe reasonable rates and charges for the use of these facilities and the services furnished. It may prescribe, make and maintain rules for the operation thereof and do all things necessary and incidental to accomplish such purpose. Subject to and in accordance with chapter 475, the city may issue obligations in a maximum amount of $100,000 for acquisition and betterment of the system. History:  1957 c 100 s 1; 1959 c 257 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1976 c 44 s 66
MN Stat § 465.71 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.71 — Installment, Lease Purchase; City, County, Town, School.

465.71 INSTALLMENT, LEASE PURCHASE; CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, SCHOOL. A home rule charter city, statutory city, county, town, or school district may purchase personal property under an installment contract, or lease real or personal property with an option to purchase under a lease-purchase agreement, by which contract or agreement title is retained by the seller or vendor or assigned to a third party as security for the purchase price, including interest, if any, but such purchases are subject to statutory and charter provisions applicable to the purchase of real or personal property. For purposes of the bid requirements contained in section 471.345, "the amount of the contract" shall include the total of all lease payments for the entire term of the lease under a lease-purchase agreement. The obligation created by an installment contract or a lease-purchase agreement for personal property, or an installment contract or a lease-purchase agreement for real property if the amount of the contract for purchase of the real property is less than $1,000,000, shall not be included in the calculation of net debt for purposes of section 475.53, and shall not constitute debt under any other statutory provision. No election shall be required in connection with the execution of an installment contract or a lease-purchase agreement authorized by this section. The city, county, town, or school district must have the right to terminate a lease-purchase agreement at the end of any fiscal year during its term. History:  1965 c 266 s 1; 1976 c 44 s 67; 1979 c 3 s 1; 1982 c 523 art 15 s 4; 1988 c 639 s 6; 1989 c 329 art 5 s 16; 1990 c 562 art 5 s 12; 1997 c 231 art 2 s 33; 1Sp2021 c 14 art 10 s 4
MN Stat § 465.717 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.717 — Creation Of Corporations.

465.717 CREATION OF CORPORATIONS. Subdivision 1. Statutory authorization required. A county, home rule charter city, statutory city, town, school district, or other political subdivision, including a joint powers entity operating under section 471.59, may not create a corporation, whether for profit or not for profit, unless explicitly authorized to do so by law. Subd. 2. Authority to incorporate a joint powers entity. A joint powers entity created under section 471.59 may incorporate itself as a nonprofit under chapter 317A. A corporation created under this subdivision shall comply with every law that applies to the participating political subdivisions and shall possess no greater authority or power than that held by the joint powers entity itself. History:   2000 c 455 art 1 s 1
MN Stat § 465.72 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.72 — Severance Pay.

465.72 SEVERANCE PAY. Subdivision 1. Payment; limits. Except as may otherwise be provided in Laws 1959, chapter 690, as amended, a county, city, township, school district or other governmental subdivision may pay severance pay to its employees and adopt rules for the payment of severance pay to an employee who leaves employment. Severance pay does not include compensation for accumulated sick leave or other payments in the form of periodic contributions by an employer toward premiums for group insurance policies for a former employee. The severance pay must be excluded from retirement deductions and from any calculations in retirement benefits. Severance pay must be paid in a manner mutually agreeable to the employee and employer over a period not to exceed five years from retirement or termination of employment. If a retired or terminated employee dies before all or a portion of the severance pay has been disbursed, that balance due must be paid to a named beneficiary or, lacking one, to the deceased's estate. Severance pay provided for an employee leaving employment may not exceed an amount equivalent to one year of pay. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1988 c 605 s 14] History:  1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 298 s 1; 1979 c 334 art 6 s 24; 1980 c 614 s 151; 1Sp1981 c 4 art 2 s 37; 1986 c 455 s 91; 1988 c 605 s 10
MN Stat § 465.721 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.721 — Funding.

465.721 FUNDING. No county, city, township, or other governmental subdivision shall implement a plan for payment of severance pay pursuant to section 465.72 until a plan providing for full funding has been developed and approved by the governing body. This section does not apply to school districts. History:  1980 c 600 s 9; 1984 c 463 art 7 s 21
MN Stat § 465.73 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.73 — Loan From, Secured By U.s. Agriculture Department Agency.

465.73 LOAN FROM, SECURED BY U.S. AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT AGENCY. For purposes of constructing, repairing, or acquiring city halls, town halls, fire halls or fire or rescue equipment, or libraries or child care facilities if otherwise authorized by law, a city, county, or town may borrow not to exceed $450,000 from (i) funds granted to a rural electric cooperative organized under chapter 308A by the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service or (ii) directly from or in the form of funds guaranteed by the Rural Housing Service or other agency of the United States Department of Agriculture by a note secured by a mortgage or other security agreement on the property purchased with the borrowed funds. The city, county, or town may pledge its full faith and credit and assign or pledge the revenues, if any, from the facilities or equipment so financed together with any other properly available funds to secure the loan. The obligation of the note is not to be included when computing the net debt of the city, county, or town, nor is the approval of the voters required for the issuance of the note. History:  1976 c 140 s 1; 1977 c 210 s 1; 1978 c 476 s 1; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 5 s 34; 1991 c 120 s 1; 1995 c 256 s 6; 2002 c 390 s 5