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MN Stat § 471.993 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.993 — Compensation Relationships Of Positions.

471.993 COMPENSATION RELATIONSHIPS OF POSITIONS. Subdivision 1. Assurance of reasonable relationship. In preparing management negotiation positions for compensation established through collective bargaining under chapter 179A and in establishing, recommending, and approving compensation plans for employees of political subdivisions not represented by an exclusive representative under chapter 179A, the respective political subdivision as the public employer, as defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 15, or, where appropriate, the Minnesota Merit System, shall assure that: (1) compensation for positions in the classified civil service, unclassified civil service, and management bear reasonable relationship to one another; (2) compensation for positions bear reasonable relationship to similar positions outside of that particular political subdivision's employment; and (3) compensation for positions within the employer's work force bear reasonable relationship among related job classes and among various levels within the same occupational group. Subd. 2. Reasonable relationship defined. For purposes of subdivision 1, compensation for positions bear "reasonable relationship" to one another if: (1) the compensation for positions which require comparable skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and other relevant work-related criteria is comparable; and (2) the compensation for positions which require differing skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and other relevant work-related criteria is proportional to the skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and other relevant work-related criteria required. History:  1984 c 651 s 3; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 42
MN Stat § 471.994 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.994 — Job Evaluation System.

471.994 JOB EVALUATION SYSTEM. Every political subdivision shall use a job evaluation system in order to determine the comparable work value of the work performed by each class of its employees. The system must be maintained and updated to account for new employee classes and any changes in factors affecting the comparable work value of existing classes. A political subdivision that substantially modifies its job evaluation system or adopts a new system shall notify the commissioner. The political subdivision may use the system of some other public employer in the state. Each political subdivision shall meet and confer with the exclusive representatives of their employees on the development or selection of a job evaluation system. History:  1984 c 651 s 4; 1990 c 512 s 5
MN Stat § 471.995 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.995 — Report Availability.

471.995 REPORT AVAILABILITY. Notwithstanding section 13.37, every political subdivision shall submit a report containing the results of the job evaluation system to the exclusive representatives of their employees to be used by both parties in contract negotiations. At a minimum, the report to each exclusive representative shall identify the female-dominated classes in the political subdivision for which compensation inequity exists, based on the comparable work value, and all data not on individuals used to support these findings. History:   1984 c 651 s 5
MN Stat § 471.9966 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.9966 — Effect On Other Law.

471.9966 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. Notwithstanding section 179A.13, subdivision 2, it is not an unfair labor practice for a political subdivision to specify an amount of funds to be used solely to correct inequitable compensation relationships. A political subdivision may specify an amount of funds to be used for general salary increases. The provisions of sections 471.991 to 471.999 do not diminish a political subdivision's duty to bargain in good faith under chapter 179A or sections 179.35 to 179.39. History:   1986 c 459 s 2
MN Stat § 471.997 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.997 — Human Rights Act, Evidence.

471.997 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT, EVIDENCE. The commissioner of human rights or any state court may use as evidence the results of any job evaluation system established under section 471.994 and the reports compiled under section 471.995 in any proceeding or action alleging discrimination. History:  1984 c 651 s 8; 1989 c 223 s 2
MN Stat § 471.999 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.999 — Report To Legislature.

471.999 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The commissioner of management and budget shall report to the legislature by January 1 of each year on the status of compliance with section 471.992, subdivision 1, by governmental subdivisions. The report must include a list of the political subdivisions in compliance with section 471.992, subdivision 1, and the estimated cost of compliance. The report must also include a list of political subdivisions found by the commissioner to be not in compliance, the basis for that finding, recommended changes to achieve compliance, estimated cost of compliance, and recommended penalties, if any. The commissioner's report must include a list of subdivisions that did not comply with the reporting requirements of this section. The commissioner may request, and a subdivision shall provide, any additional information needed for the preparation of a report under this subdivision. Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, beginning in 2005, a political subdivision must report on its compliance with the requirements of sections 471.991 to 471.999 no more frequently than once every three years. No report from a political subdivision is required for 2003 and 2004. History:  1984 c 651 s 11; 1990 c 512 s 11; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 112; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 113; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
MN Stat § 471.9995 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.9995 — Rental Dwelling Notice.

471.9995 RENTAL DWELLING NOTICE. Any license or registration or certificate of occupancy or a similar document that is issued by a home rule charter or statutory city or by a town and that is required to be posted in a building containing multiple rental dwelling units shall contain a statement that tenants of the dwelling units may contact the attorney general for information regarding the rights and obligations of owners and tenants under state law. The statement shall include the telephone number and address of the attorney general. History:   1984 c 586 s 6
MN Stat § 471.9996 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.9996 — Rent Control Prohibited.

471.9996 RENT CONTROL PROHIBITED. Subdivision 1. In general. No statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may adopt or renew by ordinance or otherwise any law to control rents on private residential property except as provided in subdivision 2. This section does not impair the right of any statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town: (1) to manage or control property in which it has a financial interest through a housing authority or similar agency; (2) to contract with a property owner; (3) to act as required or authorized by laws or regulations of the United States government or this state; or (4) to mediate between property owners and tenants for the purpose of negotiating rents. Subd. 2. Exception. Subdivision 1 does not preclude a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town from controlling rents on private residential property to the extent that the city, county, or town has the power to adopt an ordinance, charter amendment, or law to control these rents if the ordinance, charter amendment, or law that controls rents is approved in a general election. Subdivision 1 does not limit any power or authority of the voters of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town to petition for an ordinance or charter amendment to control rents on private residential property to the extent that the power or authority is otherwise provided for by law, and if the ordinance or charter amendment is approved in a general election. This subdivision does not grant any additional power or authority to the citizens of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town to vote on any question beyond that contained in other law. Subdivision 1 does not apply to any statutory city unless the citizens of the statutory city have the authority to vote on the issue of rent control granted by other law. History:   1984 c 551 s 1
MN Stat § 471.9997 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.9997 — Federally Assisted Rental Housing; Impact Statement.

471.9997 FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING; IMPACT STATEMENT. At least 12 months before termination of participation in a federally assisted rental housing program, including project-based Section 8 and Section 236 rental housing, the owner of the federally assisted rental housing must submit a statement regarding the impact of termination on the residents of the rental housing to the governing body of the local government unit in which the housing is located. The impact statement must identify the number of units that will no longer be subject to rent restrictions imposed by the federal program, the estimated rents that will be charged as compared to rents charged under the federal program, and actions the owner will take to assist displaced tenants in obtaining other housing. A copy of the impact statement must be provided to each resident of the affected building, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and, if the property is located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the Metropolitan Council. History:  1998 c 389 art 14 s 6  NOTE: This section was found preempted to the extent that it creates a longer termination timeline than under applicable federal law in Forest Park II v. Hadley, 336 F.3d 724 (8th Cir. 2003).
MN Stat § 471.9998 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities|Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties|Section 471.9998 — Merchant Bags.

471.9998 MERCHANT BAGS. Subdivision 1. Merchant option. All merchants, itinerant vendors, and peddlers doing business in this state shall have the option to provide customers a paper, plastic, or reusable bag for the packaging of any item or good purchased, provided such purchase is of a size and manner commensurate with the use of paper, plastic, or reusable bags. Subd. 2. Prohibition; bag ban. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no political subdivision shall impose any ban upon the use of paper, plastic, or reusable bags for packaging of any item or good purchased from a merchant, itinerant vendor, or peddler. History:   2017 c 94 art 8 s 14
MN Stat § 473.125 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.125 — Regional Administrator.

473.125 REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR. The Metropolitan Council shall appoint a regional administrator to serve at the council's pleasure as the principal administrative officer for the Metropolitan Council. The regional administrator shall organize the work of the council staff. The regional administrator shall appoint on the basis of merit and fitness, and discipline and discharge all employees in accordance with the council's personnel policy, except the general counsel, as provided in section 473.123, subdivision 8. The regional administrator must ensure that all policy decisions of the council are carried out. The regional administrator shall attend meetings of the council and may take part in discussions but may not vote. The regional administrator shall recommend to the council for adoption measures deemed necessary for efficient administration of the council, keep the council fully apprised of the financial condition of the council, and prepare and submit an annual budget to the council for approval. The regional administrator shall prepare and submit for approval by the council an administrative code organizing and codifying the policies of the council, and perform other duties as prescribed by the council. The regional administrator may be chosen from among the citizens of the nation at large, and shall be selected on the basis of training and experience in public administration. History:  1994 c 628 art 2 s 2; 1997 c 149 s 1; 2014 c 271 art 3 s 2
MN Stat § 473.127 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.127 — Advisory Committees.

473.127 ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The Metropolitan Council may establish and appoint persons to advisory committees to assist the Metropolitan Council in the performance of its duties. Members of the advisory committees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the Metropolitan Council. History:   1975 c 13 s 4
MN Stat § 473.1293 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.1293 — Energy Forward Pricing Mechanisms.

473.1293 ENERGY FORWARD PRICING MECHANISMS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this section. (a) "Energy" means natural gas, heating oil, diesel fuel, or any other energy source, except electric, used in Metropolitan Council operations. (b) "Forward pricing mechanism" means either: (1) a contract or financial instrument that obligates an entity to buy or sell a specified amount of an energy commodity at a future date and at a set price; or (2) an option to buy or sell the contract or financial instrument. Subd. 2. Authority provided. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the council may use forward pricing mechanisms for budget risk reduction. Subd. 3. Conditions. (a) Forward pricing transactions made under this section must be made only under the conditions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d). (b) The amount of energy forward priced must not exceed the estimated energy usage for council operations for the period of time covered by the forward pricing mechanism. (c) The holding period and expiration date for any forward pricing mechanism must not exceed 24 months from the trade date of the transaction. (d) Separate accounts must be established for each operational energy for which forward pricing mechanisms are used under this section. Subd. 4. Written policies and procedures. Before exercising authority under subdivision 2, the council must have written policies and procedures governing the use of forward pricing mechanisms. Subd. 5. Oversight process. (a) Before exercising authority under subdivision 2, the governing body of the council must establish an oversight process that provides for review of the council's use of forward pricing mechanisms. (b) The process must include: (1) internal or external audit reviews; (2) quarterly reports to, and review by, an internal investment committee; and (3) internal management control. History:   1Sp2003 c 16 s 2
MN Stat § 473.132 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.132 — Short-term Indebtedness.

473.132 SHORT-TERM INDEBTEDNESS. The council may issue certificates of indebtedness or capital notes to purchase equipment to be owned and used by the council and having an expected useful life of at least as long as the terms of the certificates or notes. The certificates or notes shall be payable in not more than five years and shall be issued on such terms and in such manner as the council may determine, and for this purpose the council may secure payment of the certificates or notes by resolution or by trust indenture entered into by the council with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, and by a mortgage in the equipment financed. The total principal amount of the notes or certificates issued in a fiscal year should not exceed one-half of one percent of the tax capacity of the metropolitan area for that year. The full faith and credit of the council shall be pledged to the payment of the certificates or notes, and a tax levy shall be made for the payment of the principal and interest on the certificates or notes, in accordance with section 475.61, as in the case of bonds issued by a municipality. The tax levy authorized by this section must be deducted from the amount of taxes the council is otherwise authorized to levy under section 473.249. History:   1989 c 355 s 12
MN Stat § 473.1425 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.1425 — Working Capital Fund.

473.1425 WORKING CAPITAL FUND. The Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan agency defined in section 473.121, subdivision 5a, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes or guarantees working capital loans to businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5. The purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and services or for construction related services from government agencies. History:   1989 c 320 s 2
MN Stat § 473.144 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.144 — Certificates Of Compliance For Contracts.

473.144 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR CONTRACTS. (a) For all contracts for goods and services in excess of $100,000, neither the council nor an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, shall accept any bid or proposal for a contract or agreement from any business having more than 40 full-time employees within this state on a single working day during the previous 12 months, unless the firm or business has an affirmative action plan for the employment of minority persons, women, and qualified disabled individuals submitted to the commissioner of human rights for approval. Neither the council nor an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, shall execute the contract or agreement until the affirmative action plan has been approved by the commissioner of human rights. Receipt of a certificate of compliance from the commissioner of human rights signifies that a business has an approved affirmative action plan. A certificate is valid for two years. Section 363A.36 governs revocation of certificates. The rules adopted by the commissioner of human rights under section 363A.37 apply to this section. (b) This paragraph applies to a contract for goods or services in excess of $100,000 to be entered into between the council or an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, and a business that is not subject to paragraph (a), but that has more than 40 full-time employees on a single working day during the previous 12 months in the state where the business has its primary place of business. The council or the agency may not execute a contract or agreement with a business covered by this paragraph unless the business has a certificate of compliance issued by the commissioner under paragraph (a) or the business certifies to the contracting agency that it is in compliance with federal affirmative action requirements. History:  1988 c 680 s 4; 1991 c 19 s 2; 1993 c 277 s 8; 1998 c 385 s 1
MN Stat § 473.145 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.145 — Development Guide.

473.145 DEVELOPMENT GUIDE. The Metropolitan Council shall prepare and adopt, after appropriate study and such public hearings as may be necessary, a comprehensive development guide for the metropolitan area. It shall consist of a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards, programs, and maps prescribing guides for the orderly and economical development, public and private, of the metropolitan area. The comprehensive development guide shall recognize and encompass physical, social, or economic needs of the metropolitan area and those future developments which will have an impact on the entire area including but not limited to such matters as land use, parks and open space land needs, the necessity for and location of airports, highways, transit facilities, public hospitals, libraries, schools, and other public buildings. History:  1975 c 13 s 8; 1989 c 306 s 1
MN Stat § 473.1466 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.1466 — Transportation System Performance Evaluation.

473.1466 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. (a) Prior to each major revision of the transportation policy plan, the council must carry out a performance evaluation of the metropolitan area's transportation system as a whole. The performance evaluation must: (1) evaluate the area's ability to meet the need for effective and efficient transportation of goods and people; (2) evaluate trends and their impacts on the area's transportation system; (3) assess the region's success in meeting the currently adopted regional transportation benchmarks; and (4) include an evaluation of the regional transit system, including a comparison with peer metropolitan regions with regard to key operating and investment measurements. (b) The council must update the evaluation of the regional transit system every two years. (c) The council shall use the results of the performance evaluation to make recommendations for improving the system in each revision of the transportation policy plan. (d) The council must conduct a peer review of the performance evaluation using at least two nationally recognized transportation and transit consultants. (e) The council must submit the performance evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy. History:  1996 c 464 art 2 s 2; 1999 c 230 s 37; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 94
MN Stat § 473.1467 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area|Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government|Section 473.1467 — No Spending For Certain Rail Projects.

473.1467 NO SPENDING FOR CERTAIN RAIL PROJECTS. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the council must not spend or use any money for any costs related to studying the feasibility of, planning for, designing, engineering, acquiring property or constructing facilities for or related to, or development or operation of intercity or interregional passenger rail facilities or operations between the city of Rochester or locations in its metropolitan area and any location in the metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2. (b) The restrictions under this section do not apply to: (1) funds the council obtains from contributions, grants, or other voluntary payments made by nongovernmental entities from private sources; or (2) expenditures made after enactment of a law that explicitly adds the intercity or interregional passenger rail project for which the expenditures are made to the statewide freight and passenger rail plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1b. History:   1Sp2017 c 1 art 11 s 16