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MN Stat § 383A.291 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.291 — Certification Of Eligibles.

383A.291 CERTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLES. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1997 c 40 s 2] Subd. 1a. Under county rules. Upon request of the appointing authority, the human resources director shall certify eligibles in accordance with rules adopted under section 383A.284, subdivision 1. Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1997 c 40 s 2] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1997 c 40 s 2] Subd. 4.  [Repealed, 1997 c 40 s 2] History:  1985 c 89 s 10; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 50 s 1; 1992 c 383 s 1; 1997 c 40 s 1; 2017 c 28 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.292 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.292 — Noncompetitive Appointments.

383A.292 NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS. Subdivision 1. Temporary appointments. The human resources director may authorize the appointing authority to make a temporary appointment of not more than six months in any 12-month period. When practicable, the human resources director may certify any qualified eligible from an eligible list for the temporary appointment, but may authorize the appointment of any person deemed qualified by the appointing authority. Subd. 2. Provisional appointments. The human resources director may authorize the appointing authority to make a provisional appointment for a position for which there is no eligible list for a period of time determined by the human resources director not to exceed six months. History:  1985 c 89 s 11; 2017 c 28 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.293 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.293 — Probationary Period.

383A.293 PROBATIONARY PERIOD. Subdivision 1. General. All appointments to positions in the classified service shall be for a probationary period which shall be not less than three months of full-time equivalent service nor more than one year of full-time equivalent service as determined by the Human Resources Department or through collective bargaining agreements. An appointing authority may require a probationary period for interdepartmental transfers, reemployments, reinstatements, voluntary demotions, and appointments from layoff lists or of former employees of a different appointing authority. For employees in a collective bargaining unit the requirement of a probationary period shall be subject to applicable provisions of collective bargaining agreements. Subd. 2. Termination during probationary period. There is no presumption of continued employment during a probationary period. Terminations or demotions may be made at any time during the probationary period with or without cause and employees terminated during a probationary period shall have no further right to appeal. If during the probationary period an employee with permanent status is dismissed, the employee shall be restored to a position in the employee's former class and department. History:  1985 c 89 s 12; 1986 c 444; 2017 c 28 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.295 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.295 — Conditions Of Employment.

383A.295 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT. Subdivision 1. Benefits. The human resources director shall have the authority to set hours of employment, sick leave, vacation leave, leave of absence without pay, health insurance, life insurance, and other fringe benefits for employees in the classified and unclassified service subject to the approval of the county board and in accordance with the law. Subd. 2. Layoffs. The human resources director shall adopt rules and regulations providing for the layoff and reemployment of employees on the basis of the employee's seniority. Subd. 3.  MS 2016 [Repealed, 2017 c 28 s 3] History:  1985 c 89 s 14; 2017 c 28 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.296 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.296 — Misconduct.

383A.296 MISCONDUCT. No person shall interfere with the rights of any person in the examination process, or falsely mark, grade, or report the examination or standing of any person examined, or aid in so doing, or furnish to any person, except in answer to inquiries of the Personnel Review Board, any information for the purpose of changing the rating of any person. No applicant or employee shall falsify an application or record for the purpose of improving prospects for employment. No person shall by means of threats or coercion induce or attempt to induce any person holding a position in the classified service to resign. A violation of this section is cause for dismissal, other discipline, or disqualification from the classified service of the county. In addition to other legal remedies, violations may be enjoined. History:   1985 c 89 s 15
MN Stat § 383A.297 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.297 — Political Activity.

383A.297 POLITICAL ACTIVITY. No employee in the classified service shall be under any obligation to contribute to a political service or fund to any person, body, or committee, and no employee in the classified service may be discharged, suspended, demoted, or otherwise disciplined or prejudiced for refusal to do so. All employees in the classified and unclassified service shall be subject to the prohibition on political activities set forth in section 211B.09. History:  1985 c 89 s 16; 1988 c 578 art 1 s 4
MN Stat § 383A.298 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.298 — Transitional Provisions.

383A.298 TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS. All employees of the Civil Service Department shall be transferred to the Human Resources Department. All members of the Civil Service Commission shall be members of the Personnel Review Board and serve until their current term expires and a successor is appointed. History:  1985 c 89 s 17; 2017 c 28 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.299 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.299 — Penalties.

383A.299 PENALTIES. A person who willfully violates a provision of sections 383A.281 to 383A.301 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1985 c 89 s 18
MN Stat § 383A.301 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.301 — Status Of Present Employees.

383A.301 STATUS OF PRESENT EMPLOYEES. Each person holding a position with the county of Ramsey who has acquired permanent tenure or who was serving a probationary period on the effective date of sections 383A.281 to 383A.301 retains the position, seniority date, and accrued benefits. History:  1985 c 89 s 19; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 383A.321 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.321 — Definitions.

383A.321 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. For this section. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them, unless the language or context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended. Subd. 2. Small business. "Small business" means a business entity organized for profit, including an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or cooperative which has its principal place of business in Minnesota, and which (a) is not dominant in its field of operation, and (b) is not an affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operations. If a federal or state program prohibits any geographical limitation on the principal place of business of an eligible business in order for the county to be eligible for funds, the federal or state requirement shall prevail. Subd. 3. Dominant in its field of operation. "Dominant in its field of operation" means exercising a controlling or major influence in a business activity in which a number of businesses are engaged. In determining whether a business is dominant, the following criteria, among others, shall be considered: number of employees; volume of business; financial resources; competitive status or position; ownership or control of materials, processes, patents, license agreements and facilities; sales territory; and nature of business activity. The following businesses shall be deemed dominant in their field of operation: (a) manufacturing businesses which employ more than 100 persons and have in the preceding three fiscal years exceeded a total of $15,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period; (b) general construction businesses which in the preceding three fiscal years have exceeded a total of $6,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period; (c) specialty construction businesses which in the preceding three fiscal years have exceeded a total of $3,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period; and (d) nonmanufacturing businesses which employ more than 25 persons and have in the preceding three fiscal years exceeded a total of $3,000,000 in gross receipts for the three-year period. Subd. 4. Affiliate or subsidiary of dominant business. "Affiliate or subsidiary of a business dominant in its field of operation" means a business which is at least 20 percent owned by a business dominant in that field of operation, or by partners, officers, directors, majority stockholders, or their equivalent, of a business dominant in that field of operation. History:   1982 c 626 s 1
MN Stat § 383A.322 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.322 — Small Business Set-aside.

383A.322 SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. Nothing in section 471.345 shall be construed to prohibit Ramsey County from adopting a resolution, rule, regulation or ordinance which on an annual basis sets aside for awarding to small businesses a percentage of the value of the county's anticipated total procurement of goods and services, including construction, otherwise subject to that section, and which uses either a negotiated price or bid contract procedure to award a procurement contract under a set-aside program allowed in this section. Any award based on a negotiated price shall not exceed by more than five percent the county's estimated price for the goods and services if they were purchased in the open market and not under the set-aside program. History:   1982 c 626 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.323 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.323 — Purchasing Through Health Care Cooperative.

383A.323 PURCHASING THROUGH HEALTH CARE COOPERATIVE. Sections 471.345 to 471.37 do not prohibit Ramsey County on behalf of the Ramsey Nursing Home as a member of a health care cooperative pursuant to chapter 62R from purchasing from or through the health care cooperative. The purchases through a health care cooperative are not subject to sections 471.345 to 471.37. History:   1998 c 268 s 1
MN Stat § 383A.33 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.33 — Assessor.

383A.33 ASSESSOR. Subdivision 1. Appointment. The Board of Ramsey County Commissioners shall select and appoint the county assessor under section 273.061, subdivision 1. Subd. 2. Term. The first county assessor so appointed starts the term of office on March 10, 1973, and shall hold office for a term of four years, and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. The next term begins on March 10, 1977, and ends on December 31, 1980. Each succeeding term is four years. Subd. 3. Vacancy. The Board of Ramsey County Commissioners may fill each vacancy in the office of county assessor occasioned by death, or otherwise and remove the assessor from office at any time, on proven charges of inefficiency, or neglect of duty by the commissioner of taxation, affirmed by the Board of Ramsey County Commissioners after hearing. Subd. 4. Powers and duties. The assessor, personally or with the aid of assistant assessors, shall assess all property subject to taxation under the general laws of this state, inside Ramsey County, including the city of Saint Paul, and has, inside Ramsey County, including the city of Saint Paul, all the powers, rights and privileges allowed, and all the duties of assessors required by the general laws of this state, relative to taxes or otherwise, whether for state, county, city, town or other taxes, assessable under the general laws of this state, and shall proceed in the manner prescribed by the general laws of this state, relative to assessments. History:  1974 c 435 s 3.06; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 383A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.35 — Court Commissioner.

383A.35 COURT COMMISSIONER. The Ramsey County court commissioner may take acknowledgments of deeds and other written instruments and has the powers conferred upon a court commissioner by section 253B.23. Except as provided above, the Ramsey County court commissioner shall not have any of the powers provided in section 489.02. History:  1974 c 435 s 3.08; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 65
MN Stat § 383A.37 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.37 — Sheriff; Fees.

383A.37 SHERIFF; FEES. Subdivision 1. Schedule. The fees charged and collected for the services listed by the sheriff of Ramsey County shall be set by the Ramsey County board and a schedule of those fees shall be filed with the sheriff's office. Subd. 2. Additional fee; summons and complaint. In Ramsey County, the sheriff shall charge an additional fee to be set by the county board for receiving, indexing and putting in line for service each summons and complaint left with the sheriff for service. This fee is in addition to other fees now provided by law, and is to be absorbed by the plaintiff in the action. It is not to be charged to or taxed as costs against the defendant in the action or any proceedings ancillary thereto. History:  1974 c 435 s 3.10; 1976 c 13 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 383A.381 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.381 — Abstract Clerk.

383A.381 ABSTRACT CLERK. In Ramsey County the office of abstract clerk shall not be elective but be filled by procedures adopted by the county Human Resources Department and shall discharge the functions provided by the county. The last abstract clerk elected shall serve in a position created by the county to perform the functions of the office until the elected term expires or, upon the expiration of the term, until a successor is appointed and qualified and shall not before age 70 be disqualified from appointment because of age. History:  1986 c 370 s 1; 2017 c 28 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.39 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.39 — Courthouse And City Hall.

383A.39 COURTHOUSE AND CITY HALL. Subdivision 1. Courthouse and city hall administration. (1) The Saint Paul City Hall and Ramsey County Court House building is in charge of a joint committee of seven members appointed as follows: (a) the mayor of the city of Saint Paul is ex officio a member of and the chair of the committee; (b) three members of the committee are appointed annually by the president of the Saint Paul City Council from the members of the council, and three members are appointed annually by the chair of the board of county commissioners from the members of the board. (2) The committee has entire charge of the building and may appoint the janitor, custodian and other employees that it considers necessary for the proper care and management of the building and at the compensation that the committee determines. (3) The expense of keeping the building in repair and the necessary expense of heating and maintaining it shall be paid equally by the city and county; one-half thereof out of the treasury of the city, and one-half out of the treasury of the county. Subd. 2. Saturday closing. (1) Authority. Ramsey County and the city of Saint Paul may jointly, by resolution adopted by both the board of commissioners and the city council, close the building containing the principal offices of the city and the county, known as the city hall and court house, on Saturday. (2) Effect of closing. An act authorized, required or permitted by law or contract to be performed at or in the city hall and court house on Saturday may be performed on the next succeeding regular business day and no liability or loss of rights on the part of any person shall result from the closing. (3) Open, additional hours. The city hall and court house may be kept open for the transaction of business on the next business day following each Saturday until 9:00 p.m. Subd. 3. Rooms for law library. In Ramsey County, the court house and city hall committee may provide rooms in the court house and city hall for the use of a law library and the committee may install its library therein by purchase, leasing or securing it from an individual or association upon the terms and conditions that to it is for the interest of the people. History:  1974 c 435 s 3.12
MN Stat § 383A.40 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.40 — Welfare Department; Local Social Services Agency.

383A.40 WELFARE DEPARTMENT; LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY. In the county of Ramsey, the board of county commissioners is the local social services agency. History:  1974 c 435 s 3.13; 1978 c 743 s 9; 1994 c 631 s 31
MN Stat § 383A.405 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.405 — Corrections.

383A.405 CORRECTIONS. Subdivision 1. Director of community corrections. The management and control of the operations of any correctional, juvenile detention, or home school facility within Ramsey County shall be the responsibility of the director of the Department of Community Corrections. All of the employees of these correctional facilities except the superintendent and the first assistant or chief deputy of the facility shall be in the classified service of the county civil service and subject to sections 383A.281 to 383A.301. Subd. 2. Home school superintendent. Notwithstanding section 260B.060, or other law, in Ramsey County, the superintendent or matron and the assistant superintendent or matron of any county home school shall be appointed and removed by the director of the county Community Corrections Department. The county board of commissioners shall set all salaries of employees at the school subject to sections 383A.281 to 383A.301. Subd. 3. Detention home staff. Notwithstanding section 260B.080 or other law, in Ramsey County, staff for detention homes shall be appointed and removed by the director of the Community Corrections Department. Salaries for all employees shall be set by the county board of commissioners subject to sections 383A.281 to 383A.301. History:  1983 c 274 s 13; 1985 c 89 s 20; 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 2014 c 275 art 1 s 108
MN Stat § 383A.411 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.411 — Bonds Or Levy For Water System For County Buildings.

383A.411 BONDS OR LEVY FOR WATER SYSTEM FOR COUNTY BUILDINGS. Subdivision 1.  [Repealed, 1983 c 2 s 6] Subd. 2.  [Repealed, 1983 c 2 s 6] Subd. 3.  [Repealed, 1983 c 2 s 6] Subd. 4. No election; not in net debt. Ramsey County may issue and sell from time to time general obligation bonds of the county in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000 to finance the construction, installation, modification, or improvement of heating, cooling, and domestic hot water systems serving buildings owned in whole or part, operated, or maintained by the county or the Ramsey County Medical Center Commission. The county shall pledge its full faith and credit and taxing powers for the payment of the bonds. Except as provided in this section, the bonds shall be issued in accordance with chapter 475. The bonds may be issued and sold without submitting the question of the issuance of the bonds to a vote by the people. The bonds shall be in a form and bear interest at the rate that the county prescribes and shall be sold by the county to the bidder with the most favorable bid, after notice of the time and place for the receiving of the bids has been published according to law. The bonds shall not be included in computing the net debt of the county under any law, and the taxes required for payment of the bonds and interest on them shall not be subject to any limitation provided by other law. Subd. 5. Or tax levy. In substitution of, but not in addition to, powers granted to Ramsey County in subdivision 4, Ramsey County may levy and collect a tax on all taxable property in the county to finance the construction, installation, modification, or improvement of heating, cooling, and domestic hot water systems serving buildings owned in whole or part, operated, or maintained by the county or Ramsey County Medical Center Commission. Subd. 6. Not until district heating project starts. The bonds described in subdivision 4 may not be issued and the tax described in subdivision 5 may not be levied until construction is commenced on a district heating system in St. Paul which is designed for heating or cooling or domestic hot water service to one or more buildings owned in whole or part, operated, or maintained by the county or the Ramsey County Medical Center Commission. History:  1982 c 626 s 4; 1983 c 2 s 3-5; 1989 c 277 art 4 s 36; 1994 c 505 art 6 s 2
MN Stat § 383A.42 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.42 — County Surveyor; Approval Of Plat.

383A.42 COUNTY SURVEYOR; APPROVAL OF PLAT. Subdivision 1. Appointment. The Ramsey County Board of County Commissioners shall appoint a county surveyor. Subd. 2. Duties. In addition to duties provided by general law, the county surveyor shall approve each tentative plat, subdivision plat and registered land survey before recording. Subd. 3. Fees. The board of county commissioners shall establish the fees, to be paid by the proprietor of a plat or survey, for the approval of the plat or survey by the county surveyor. History:  1976 c 7 s 1; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 383A.421 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 383A — Ramsey County|Section 383A.421 — Surveyor Fees.

383A.421 SURVEYOR FEES. The board of county commissioners, after a public hearing, may establish a system of fees to be charged for inspection services by the county surveyor. The fees collected shall be for the use of the county and placed in the county treasury. History:   1990 c 470 s 2