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MN Stat § 465.76 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.76 — May Pay For Officer Or Employee's Criminal Defense.

465.76 MAY PAY FOR OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE'S CRIMINAL DEFENSE. Subdivision 1. If lawfully doing duty. If reimbursement is requested by the officer or employee, the governing body of a home rule charter or statutory city, a town or a county may, after consultation with its legal counsel, reimburse the city, town or county officer or employee for any costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the person to defend charges of a criminal nature brought against the person that arose out of the reasonable and lawful performance of duties for the city, town or county. Subd. 2. When judge must approve. If less than a quorum of the governing body is disinterested, the reimbursement under subdivision 1 shall be approved by a judge of the district court. History:  1984 c 650 s 1; 1999 c 30 s 1
MN Stat § 465.77 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.77 — May Regulate Drilling Of Mined Underground Space.

465.77 MAY REGULATE DRILLING OF MINED UNDERGROUND SPACE. A home rule charter city or statutory city may regulate drilling for the purposes and in the manner provided in section 469.141. History:  1985 c 194 s 25; 1987 c 291 s 225
MN Stat § 465.78 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.78 — Participate In Economic Development Secondary Market.

465.78 PARTICIPATE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SECONDARY MARKET. (a) A municipality may sell at private or public sale, at the price or prices determined by the municipality, any note, mortgage, lease, sublease, lease purchase, or other instrument or obligation evidencing or securing a loan made for the purpose of economic development, job creation, redevelopment, or community revitalization to a business, for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an individual. (b) Sales under this section must be made through arrangements whereby the ultimate sale of the instrument is to be made as part of a pool of instruments on behalf of one or more other municipalities, port authorities, housing and redevelopment authorities, or rural development finance authorities (other than a port authority or housing and redevelopment authority located wholly or partly within the municipality). The restrictions of the previous sentence do not apply if the sale is a public sale or if the proposed sale is submitted to and approved by the commissioner of commerce. The commissioner shall review the proposed sale to determine if the agreed-upon price adequately compensates the municipality, given the maturity, risk, and yield of the instrument. If a proposed sale is submitted to the commissioner of commerce and the sale is not disapproved in writing by the commissioner within 30 days, the sale is deemed approved. The restrictions contained in this paragraph apply to sales made under sections 469.059, subdivision 17; 469.101, subdivision 22; and 469.146, subdivision 3. (c) This section does not apply to an obligation to make payments to the municipality, if the underlying obligation arose out of a transaction in which the proceeds of the loan were financed by revenues derived from tax increments from a tax increment financing district that includes property owned by the borrower. For the purpose of this section, a "municipality" is any home rule charter city, statutory city, county, or town. History:   1989 c 317 s 1
MN Stat § 465.79 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.79 — Establishment Of Boundary Commission.

465.79 ESTABLISHMENT OF BOUNDARY COMMISSION. Subdivision 1. City council, town or county board. By resolution, the city council of a statutory or home rule charter city, town board, or county board may create a boundary commission. Members of the commission shall be residents of the county or counties in which the city or town is located who are familiar with real property. Subd. 2. Duties of boundary commission. Upon initiation by resolution of the governing body or upon petition of an adjoining or affected property owner, the boundary commission shall review property descriptions of the disputed areas in the respective jurisdiction. Upon mailed notice to all known parties in interest, the commission shall attempt to establish agreements between adjoining landowners as to the location of common boundaries as delineated by a certified land survey. If agreement cannot be reached, the commission shall make a recommendation as to the location of the common boundaries within the disputed area. The commission shall prepare a plan designating all agreed and recommended boundary lines and report to the city council, town board, or county board. Subd. 3. Hearing. Upon receipt of the plan and a report from the commission, the city council, town board, or county board shall hold a public hearing. The council, town board, or county board shall give mailed notice to all known parties in interest and published notice 20 days prior to the hearing. The council, town board, or county board shall hear all interested parties and may make adjustments to the proposed plan that it deems just and necessary. Subd. 4. Judicial review. Following the public hearing, the council or board may petition the district court for judicial approval of the proposed plan. If any affected parcel is land registered under chapter 508, the petition must be referred to the examiner of titles for a report. The council or board shall provide sufficient information to identify all parties in interest and shall give notice to parties in interest as the court may order. The court shall determine the location of any contested, disputed, or unagreed boundary and shall determine adverse claims to each parcel as provided in chapter 559. After hearing and determining all disputes, the court shall issue its judgment in the form of a plat complying with chapter 505 and an order designating the owners and encumbrancers of each lot. Real property taxes need not be paid or current as a condition of filing the plat, notwithstanding the requirements of section 505.04. Subd. 5. Special assessments. The city or board may assess part or all of the cost incurred by it against the benefited properties on a per parcel basis as provided in chapter 429. History:  1990 c 386 s 1; 1992 c 493 s 9,10; 1997 c 78 s 1
MN Stat § 465.81 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.81 — Cooperation And Combination.

465.81 COOPERATION AND COMBINATION. Subdivision 1. Scope. Sections 465.81 to 465.86 establish procedures to be used by counties, cities, or towns that adopt by resolution an agreement providing a plan to provide combined services during an initial cooperation period that may not exceed two years and then: (1) to merge into a single unit of government over the succeeding two-year period; or (2) to agree to apportion the entire area of at least one local government unit between or among two or more local government units contiguous to the unit to be apportioned, resulting in the elimination of at least one local government unit over the succeeding two years. Subd. 2. Definitions. As used in sections 465.81 to 465.86, the words defined in this subdivision have the meanings given them in this subdivision. "City" means home rule charter or statutory cities. "Governing body" means, in the case of a county, the county board; in the case of a city, the city council; and, in the case of a town, the town board. "Local government unit" or "unit" includes counties, cities, and towns. Subd. 3. Combination requirements. Counties may combine with one or more other counties. Cities may combine with one or more other cities or with one or more towns. Towns may combine with one or more other towns or with one or more cities. Units that combine must be contiguous. A county, through the adoption of a resolution by all county boards that are affected by the combination, may apportion its territory between or among two or more counties contiguous to the county that is to be apportioned. A city, through the adoption of a resolution by all city councils that are affected by the combination, may apportion its territory between or among two or more cities contiguous to the city that is to be apportioned. A township, through the adoption of a resolution by all town boards or city councils that are affected by the combination, may apportion its territory between or among two or more townships or cities contiguous to the township that is to be apportioned. History:  1991 c 291 art 14 s 2; 1993 c 375 art 15 s 10; 1995 c 264 art 8 s 7; 1997 c 231 art 2 s 34,35; 2003 c 2 art 6 s 1,2
MN Stat § 465.84 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.84 — Referendum.

465.84 REFERENDUM. During the first or second year of cooperation, a referendum on the question of combination must be conducted. The referendum must be on a date called by the governing bodies of the units that propose to combine. The referendum must be conducted according to the Minnesota Election Law, as defined in section 200.01. If the referendum fails, the same question or a modified question may be submitted the following year. If the referendum fails again, the same question may not be submitted. Referendums shall be conducted on the same date in all local government units. History:  1991 c 291 art 14 s 5; 1995 c 264 art 8 s 9; 2003 c 2 art 6 s 5
MN Stat § 465.85 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.85 — County Auditor To Prepare Plat.

465.85 COUNTY AUDITOR TO PREPARE PLAT. Upon the request of two or more local government units that have adopted a resolution to cooperate and combine, the county auditor shall prepare a plat. If the proposed combined local government unit is located in more than one county, the request must be submitted to the county auditor of the county that has the greatest land area in the proposed district. The plat must show: (1) the boundaries of each of the present units; (2) the boundaries of the proposed unit; (3) the boundaries of proposed election districts, if requested; and (4) other information deemed pertinent by the governing bodies or the county auditor. History:  1991 c 291 art 14 s 6; 1995 c 264 art 8 s 10
MN Stat § 465.86 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.86 — Bonded Debt At The Time Of Combination.

465.86 BONDED DEBT AT THE TIME OF COMBINATION. Debt service for bonds outstanding at the time of the combination may be levied by the combined governing body consistent with the plan adopted according to section 465.82, and any subsequent modifications, subject to section 475.61. The primary obligation to pay the bonded indebtedness outstanding on the effective date of combination remains with the local government unit that issued the bonds, but a combined unit may make debt service payments on behalf of a preexisting unit. History:   1991 c 291 art 14 s 7
MN Stat § 465.90 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 465 — Rights, Powers And Duties; Municipalities|Section 465.90 — Municipal Authority To Permit Solicitation By Firefighters.

465.90 MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY TO PERMIT SOLICITATION BY FIREFIGHTERS. Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, a municipality may by resolution permit full-time permanent firefighters employed by the municipality while on duty, or volunteer firefighters serving the municipality while not on duty, to solicit charitable contributions from motorists if the following conditions are met: (1) the solicitation is for only one charitable organization annually, and that charitable organization is qualified under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is registered as a charity under state law; (2) the solicitation does not occur for more than three days, whether or not consecutively, in any calendar year; and (3) the charitable organization provides to the municipality proof of commercial general liability insurance against claims for bodily injury and property damage if the injury or damage occurs (i) on public streets, roads, or rights-of-way, or (ii) as a result of the solicitor's activities. The insurance must have a limit of no less than $1,500,000 per occurrence and an endorsement to the policy naming the municipality as an additional insured. History:   2010 c 227 s 1
MN Stat § 466.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions|Section 466.01 — Definitions.

466.01 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Municipality. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15, "municipality" means any city, whether organized under home rule charter or otherwise, any county, town, public authority, public corporation, nonprofit firefighting corporation that has associated with it a relief association as defined in section 424A.001, subdivision 4, special district, school district, however organized, county agricultural society organized pursuant to chapter 38, joint powers board or organization created under section 471.59 or other statute, public library, regional public library system, multicounty multitype library system, the following local collaboratives whose plans have been approved by the Children's Cabinet: family services collaboratives established under section 124D.23, children's mental health collaboratives established under sections 245.491 to 245.495, or a collaborative established by the merger of a children's mental health collaborative and a family services collaborative, other political subdivision, community action agency, or a limited partnership in which a community action agency is the sole general partner. Subd. 2. Governing body of a town, school district. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15, the "governing body of a town" means the board of supervisors thereof; "school district" includes an unorganized territory as defined in Minnesota Statutes 1961, section 120.02, subdivision 17. Subd. 3. Release, hazardous substance. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15, "release" and "hazardous substance" have the meanings given in section 115B.02. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 140] Subd. 5.  [Repealed, 1997 c 7 art 1 s 140] Subd. 6. Employee, officer, or agent. For the purposes of sections 466.01 to 466.15, "employee," "officer," or "agent" means a present or former employee, officer, or agent of a municipality, or other person acting on behalf of the municipality in an official capacity, temporarily or permanently, with or without compensation, but does not include an independent contractor other than a nonprofit firefighting corporation that has associated with it a relief association as defined in section 424A.001, subdivision 4. "Employee" includes court administrators who are not under section 480.181, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and their staff under chapter 485, district administration staff in the Second and Fourth Judicial Districts, and other employees within the court system whose salaries are paid by the county, other than employees who remain on the county payroll under section 480.181, subdivision 2. History:  1963 c 798 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1978 c 659 s 3; 1983 c 121 s 27; 1983 c 280 s 2; 1986 c 395 s 12,13; 1986 c 455 s 64; 1988 c 708 s 7; 1989 c 335 art 3 s 12; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 75; 1996 c 412 art 3 s 34; 1996 c 448 art 6 s 1,2; 1997 c 203 art 5 s 23; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 1999 c 205 art 1 s 59; 1999 c 216 art 7 s 25; 1Sp2003 c 14 art 11 s 11; 2004 c 193 s 1
MN Stat § 466.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions|Section 466.02 — Tort Liability.

466.02 TORT LIABILITY. Subject to the limitations of sections 466.01 to 466.15, every municipality is subject to liability for its torts and those of its officers, employees and agents acting within the scope of their employment or duties whether arising out of a governmental or proprietary function. History:  1963 c 798 s 2; 1976 c 2 s 142
MN Stat § 466.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions|Section 466.05 — Notice Of Claim.

466.05 NOTICE OF CLAIM. Subdivision 1. Notice required. Except as provided in subdivision 2, every person, whether plaintiff, defendant or third-party plaintiff or defendant, who claims damages from any municipality or municipal employee acting within the scope of employment for or on account of any loss or injury within the scope of section 466.02 shall cause to be presented to the governing body of the municipality within 180 days after the alleged loss or injury is discovered a notice stating the time, place and circumstances thereof, the names of the municipal employees known to be involved, and the amount of compensation or other relief demanded. Actual notice of sufficient facts to reasonably put the governing body of the municipality or its insurer on notice of a possible claim shall be construed to comply with the notice requirements of this section. Failure to state the amount of compensation or other relief demanded does not invalidate the notice; but in such case, the claimant shall furnish full information regarding the nature and extent of the injuries and damages within 15 days after demand by the municipality. The time for giving such notice does not include the time, during which the person injured is incapacitated by the injury from giving the notice. Subd. 2. Claims for wrongful death; notice. When the claim is one for death by wrongful act or omission, the notice may be presented by the personal representative, surviving spouse, or next of kin, or the consular officer of the foreign country of which the deceased was a citizen, within one year after the alleged injury or loss resulting in such death; if the person for whose death the claim is made has presented a notice that would have been sufficient had the person lived an action for wrongful death may be brought without any additional notice. History:  1963 c 798 s 5; 1974 c 311 s 1; 1976 c 264 s 4,5; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 455 s 75; 1991 c 199 art 1 s 74
MN Stat § 466.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions|Section 466.06 — Liability Insurance.

466.06 LIABILITY INSURANCE. The governing body of any municipality may procure insurance against liability of the municipality and its officers, employees, and agents for damages, including punitive damages, resulting from its torts and those of its officers, employees, and agents, including torts specified in section 466.03 for which the municipality is immune from liability. The insurance may provide protection in excess of the limit of liability imposed by section 466.04. If a municipality other than a school district has the authority to levy taxes, the premium costs for such insurance may be levied in excess of any per capita or local tax rate tax limitation imposed by statute or charter. Any independent board or commission in the municipality having authority to disburse funds for a particular municipal function without approval of the governing body may similarly procure liability insurance with respect to the field of its operation. The procurement of such insurance constitutes a waiver of the limits of governmental liability under section 466.04 only to the extent that valid and collectible insurance, including where applicable, proceeds from the Minnesota Insurance Guaranty Association, exceeds those limits and covers the claim. The purchase of insurance has no other effect on the liability of the municipality or its employees. Procurement of commercial insurance, participation in a self-insurance pool pursuant to section 471.981, or provision for an individual self-insurance plan with or without a reserve fund or reinsurance shall not constitute a waiver of any governmental immunities or exclusions. History:  1963 c 798 s 6; 1977 c 447 art 6 s 11; 1983 c 314 art 6 s 30; 1984 c 463 art 6 s 12; 1987 c 79 s 1; 1987 c 260 s 1; 1987 c 344 s 9; 1987 c 398 art 1 s 22; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11; 1992 c 513 art 4 s 44; 2006 c 212 art 1 s 18
MN Stat § 466.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions|Section 466.07 — Indemnification.

466.07 INDEMNIFICATION. Subdivision 1. Indemnification required. Subject to the limitations in section 466.04, a municipality or an instrumentality of a municipality shall defend and indemnify any of its officers and employees, whether elective or appointive, for damages, including punitive damages, claimed or levied against the officer or employee, provided that the officer or employee: (1) was acting in the performance of the duties of the position; and (2) was not guilty of malfeasance in office, willful neglect of duty, or bad faith. Notwithstanding any provisions to the contrary in section 123B.25, paragraph (b), this section applies to all school districts, however organized. Subd. 1a.  [Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3] Subd. 3. Effect on other laws. This section does not repeal or modify Minnesota Statutes 1961, sections 471.44, 471.45 and 471.86. Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1987 c 79 s 3] History:  1963 c 798 s 7; 1979 c 205 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1986 c 455 s 76; 1987 c 79 s 2; 1987 c 346 s 3; 1998 c 397 art 11 s 3; 2011 c 76 art 1 s 56
MN Stat § 466.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions|Section 466.08 — Compromise Of Claims.

466.08 COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS. Notwithstanding sections 466.03 and 466.06, the governing body of any municipality, the administrator of a self-insurance pool, or the authorized representative of a private insurance carrier may compromise, adjust and settle tort claims against the municipality for damages under section 466.02 and may, subject to procedural requirements imposed by law or charter, appropriate money for the payment of amounts agreed upon. When the amount of a settlement exceeds $10,000, the settlement shall not be effective until approved by the district court. History:  1963 c 798 s 8; 1987 c 260 s 2; 1990 c 555 s 12
MN Stat § 466.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 465 - 466 — Political Subdivisions, General Provisions|Chapter 466 — Tort Liability, Political Subdivisions|Section 466.09 — Payment Of Judgments.

466.09 PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS. When a judgment is entered against or a settlement is made by a municipality for a claim within the scope of section 466.02, payment shall be made and the same remedies shall apply in case of nonpayment as in the case of other judgments or settlements against the municipality. If the municipality has the authority to levy taxes and the judgment or settlement is unpaid at the time of the annual tax levy, the governing body shall, if it finds that other funds are not available for payment of the judgment, levy a tax sufficient to pay the judgment or settlement and interest accruing thereon to the expected time of payment. Such tax may be levied in excess of any per capita or local tax rate tax limitation imposed by statute or charter. History:  1963 c 798 s 9; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1Sp1989 c 1 art 2 s 11