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MN Stat § 375B.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.03 — Establishment Of Service Districts.

375B.03 ESTABLISHMENT OF SERVICE DISTRICTS. Notwithstanding any provision of law requiring uniform property tax rates on real or personal property within the county, any county in this state, except a metropolitan county as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, and any other county containing a city of the first class, may establish subordinate service districts to provide and finance any governmental service or function which it is otherwise authorized to undertake. A function or service to be provided shall not include a function or service which the county generally provides throughout the county unless an increase in the level of the service is to be supplied in the service district. History:   1982 c 507 s 10
MN Stat § 375B.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.04 — Creation By County Board.

375B.04 CREATION BY COUNTY BOARD. The county board of commissioners of any county, except a metropolitan county as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, and any other county containing a city of the first class, may establish a subordinate service district in a portion of the county by adoption of an appropriate resolution. Before the adoption of the resolution, the county board shall hold a public hearing on the question of whether or not a subordinate service district shall be established. The resolution shall specify the service or services to be provided within the subordinate service district and shall specify the territorial boundaries of the district. History:   1982 c 507 s 11
MN Stat § 375B.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.05 — Creation By Petition.

375B.05 CREATION BY PETITION. Subdivision 1. Petition. A petition signed by ten percent of the qualified voters within the portion of the county proposed for the subordinate service district may be submitted to the county board requesting the establishment of a subordinate county service district to provide any service or services which the county is otherwise authorized by law to provide. The petition shall include the territorial boundaries of the proposed district and shall specify the types of services to be provided within the district. Subd. 2. Public hearing. Upon receipt of the petition, and verification of the signatures by the county auditor, the county board shall, within 30 days following verification, hold a public hearing on the question of whether or not the requested district shall be established. Subd. 3. Approval; disapproval. Within 30 days following the holding of a public hearing, the county board, by resolution, shall approve or disapprove the establishment of the requested district. A resolution approving the creation of the district may contain amendments or modifications of the district's boundaries or functions as set forth in the petition. History:   1982 c 507 s 12
MN Stat § 375B.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.06 — Publication And Effective Date.

375B.06 PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. Upon passage of a resolution authorizing the creation of a subordinate service district, the county board shall cause the resolution to be published once in the official newspaper. The resolution shall include a general description of the territory to be included within the district, the type of service or services to be undertaken in the district, a statement of the means by which the service or services will be financed, and a designation of the county agency or officer who will be responsible for supervising the provision of the service or services. The district shall be deemed established 30 days after publication or at a later date as may be specified in the resolution. History:   1982 c 507 s 13
MN Stat § 375B.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.07 — Referendum.

375B.07 REFERENDUM. Subdivision 1. Petition. Upon receipt of a petition signed by five percent of the qualified voters within the territory of the proposed district prior to the effective date of its creation as specified in section 375B.06, the creation shall be held in abeyance pending referendum vote of all qualified electors residing within the boundaries of the proposed district. Subd. 2. Election. The county board shall make arrangements for the holding of a special election on a date authorized by section 205.10, subdivision 3a, within the boundaries of the proposed district. The question to be submitted and voted upon by the qualified voters within the territory of the proposed district shall be phrased substantially as follows: "Shall a subordinate service district be established in order to provide (service or services to be provided) financed by (revenue sources)?" If a majority of those voting on the question favor creation of the proposed district, the district shall be deemed created upon certification of the vote by the county auditor. The county auditor shall administer the election. History:  1982 c 507 s 14; 2017 c 92 art 2 s 19
MN Stat § 375B.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.08 — Enlarging A Subordinate Service District.

375B.08 ENLARGING A SUBORDINATE SERVICE DISTRICT. The county board, on its own motion or pursuant to petition, may enlarge any existing subordinate service district pursuant to the procedures specified in sections 375B.04 to 375B.07. Only qualified voters residing in the district to be added shall be eligible to participate in the election, but if five percent of the qualified voters residing in the existing service district petition to participate in the election, all qualified voters residing in the proposed service district shall be eligible. History:   1982 c 507 s 15
MN Stat § 375B.10 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.10 — Withdrawal; Election.

375B.10 WITHDRAWAL; ELECTION. Upon receipt of a petition signed by ten percent of the qualified voters within the territory of the subordinate service district requesting the removal of the district, or pursuant to its own resolution, the county board shall make arrangements for the holding of a special election within the boundaries of the service district on a date authorized by section 205.10, subdivision 3a. The question to be submitted and voted upon by the qualified voters within the territory of the district shall be phrased substantially as follows: "Shall the subordinate service district presently established be removed and the service or services of the county as provided for the service district be discontinued?" If a majority of those voting on the question favor the removal and discontinuance of the services, the service district shall be removed and the services shall be discontinued upon certification of the vote by the county auditor. The county auditor shall administer the election. History:  1982 c 507 s 17; 2017 c 92 art 2 s 20
MN Stat § 375B.11 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.11 — Withdrawal; By Resolution Of County Board.

375B.11 WITHDRAWAL; BY RESOLUTION OF COUNTY BOARD. The county board may by resolution withdraw a subordinate service district from the provisions of this chapter and discontinue the service provided within the service district. The county board shall cause notice of its intention to withdraw the service district to be published at least once in the official newspaper not more than six months or less than three months before the resolution is adopted. If a joint powers agreement is a part of the subordinate service district arrangement no withdrawal shall be effective under this section unless all parties to the joint powers agreement agree to the withdrawal. History:   1982 c 507 s 18
MN Stat § 375B.12 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts|Section 375B.12 — Local Laws Superseded.

375B.12 LOCAL LAWS SUPERSEDED. A special law for a single county, except a metropolitan county as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, and any other county containing a city of the first class, which authorizes the county to establish subordinate service districts or areas is hereby superseded. Any service being provided pursuant to the special law on or before the effective date of Laws 1982, chapter 507, sections 1 to 12 may continue to be provided pursuant to the special law. History:   1982 c 507 s 19
MN Stat § 376.009 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.009 — County Hospital Defined; May Have Many Buildings, Sites.

376.009 COUNTY HOSPITAL DEFINED; MAY HAVE MANY BUILDINGS, SITES. For the purposes of sections 376.01 to 376.06, "county hospital" means any hospital owned or operated by a county which may consist of any number of buildings at one location or any number of buildings at different locations within the county. The county board of any county that has not established a county hospital may by resolution authorize a statutory or home rule charter city in the county and its city council to exercise the powers of a county and the county board under sections 376.01 to 376.07, in which case references in sections 376.01 to 376.07 to "county" and "county board" refer to the city so designated and its governing body, respectively. History:  1955 c 808 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 10; 2003 c 127 art 12 s 11; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11
MN Stat § 376.01 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.01 — Acquisition Of Land.

376.01 ACQUISITION OF LAND. A county board may acquire land in the county for hospital purposes for patients, other than for persons who are mentally ill. History:  (677) 1913 c 392 s 1; 1955 c 808 s 2; 1985 c 109 s 10; 2002 c 221 s 42
MN Stat § 376.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.02 — Buildings.

376.02 BUILDINGS. A county board may purchase or construct suitable buildings for hospital purposes for patients, other than for persons who are mentally ill, on any land acquired under section 376.01, and may improve, equip, and maintain these buildings for hospital purposes. The county board may pay for these buildings out of any fund in the county treasury not otherwise appropriated or issue warrants or bonds of the county for payment. The county board may fix the time and terms of payment of these warrants or bonds and the amount of interest to be paid. History:  (678) 1913 c 392 s 2; 1955 c 808 s 3; 1985 c 109 s 10; 2002 c 221 s 43
MN Stat § 376.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.04 — Election.

376.04 ELECTION. The question of purchasing and constructing hospital buildings shall be submitted to the voters of any county at a general election. This election must be called by a resolution of the county board. The resolution must state the time of the election, that a county hospital is proposed to be established, the proposed location, and the cost, including equipment, for not more than the amount stated in the resolution. When the resolutions are passed, the county auditor shall immediately notify each town or city clerk in the county that the question of constructing hospital buildings will be voted upon at the time stated in the resolution, in the manner provided under the state election laws. The ballot must be in the following form: "For the purchase and construction of hospital buildings, including equipment, to be located at ............... (state location), at a cost not more than .............. (state amount), pursuant to the resolution of the board of county commissioners passed .................. (state date).      Yes .    No . "    To the left of each of the last two words, "yes" and "no," shall be printed an oval or similar target shape so that the voter may indicate by a mark either a negative or affirmative vote. These votes shall be cast in the same manner as votes cast at the general election and counted by the same officers. Returns must be made to the county auditor, and canvassed in the same manner as the returns on county officers. History:  (680) 1913 c 392 s 4; 1955 c 808 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 10; 2015 c 70 art 1 s 59
MN Stat § 376.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.05 — Hospital Authorized, Construction Of Buildings.

376.05 HOSPITAL AUTHORIZED, CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS. If a majority of the electors voting upon the proposition vote in favor of purchasing and constructing the hospital buildings, the county board shall immediately purchase, construct, and equip the buildings. History:  (681) 1913 c 392 s 5; 1955 c 808 s 6; 1985 c 109 s 10
MN Stat § 376.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.06 — Superintendent, Hospital Board; Duties.

376.06 SUPERINTENDENT, HOSPITAL BOARD; DUTIES. Subdivision 1. Procedure, powers, pay, election. A county board which has purchased and constructed buildings for hospital purposes may operate these buildings as a hospital and may appoint a superintendent. The board shall set the superintendent's salary, term of employment, and powers and duties; provide for the management and operation of the hospital; and operate, control, and manage the hospital. The superintendent shall serve at the pleasure of the board. If the board determines that it is in the public interest, it may appoint a hospital board of at least three, but not more than nine members, who may include some or all of the county commissioners except as otherwise provided in subdivision 2. Persons appointed to the hospital board must reside in the hospital's service area and 80 percent of the board members, including any commissioners appointed to serve on the hospital board, must be residents of the county. The hospital board serves without compensation unless the county board authorizes the payment of compensation and reimbursement of expenses for service on the hospital board. Notwithstanding section 375.44, if compensation and reimbursement are authorized, they shall be the same as authorized for service on the local social services agency. Subject to its supervision, the county board may commit the care, management, and operation of the hospital to the hospital board. The county board may provide for the organization and regulation of the hospital board, its duties and the duties of the members, and regulations for the management, operation, and control of the hospital. The county board may lease the hospital grounds and buildings to a nonprofit or governmental hospital organization for terms it considers advisable. Subd. 2. Commissioner on board, exception. A county commissioner may be appointed by the county board to any hospital board under sections 376.009 to 376.09 except for any hospital board operating a county hospital located in a city of the first class. History:  (682) 1913 c 392 s 6; 1951 c 326 s 1; 1955 c 808 s 7; 1959 c 291 s 1; 1963 c 308 s 1; 1971 c 24 s 48; 1985 c 109 s 10; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2001 c 214 s 5
MN Stat § 376.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.07 — Changes To County Hospital Buildings; Financing.

376.07 CHANGES TO COUNTY HOSPITAL BUILDINGS; FINANCING. (a) The county board, hospital board, or board of directors of a nonprofit or governmental hospital organization that has leased a county hospital may authorize the remodeling, improvement, alteration, or construction of an addition to the county hospital or of another building on the county hospital's existing premises by a majority vote of the board. (b) Financing for any project under this section is governed by other law, including sections 373.40 and 447.45 and chapter 475. History:  (682-1) 1927 c 106 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 10; 2001 c 214 s 6
MN Stat § 376.08 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.08 — Counties Of Not More Than 50,000; Hospitals And Municipally Owned Nursing Homes.

376.08 COUNTIES OF NOT MORE THAN 50,000; HOSPITALS AND MUNICIPALLY OWNED NURSING HOMES. Subdivision 1. County appropriations. Except as provided in subdivision 2, the board of county commissioners in any county with a population of 50,000 or less may appropriate up to $65,000 annually from the general revenue fund of the county for the acquisition of lands for hospital purposes, and the construction, improvement, alterations, equipment and maintenance of hospitals within the county, including public or nonprofit hospitals that are not county hospitals. The board may also appropriate up to $25,000 from the general revenue fund of the county for the acquisition of land and construction of municipally owned nursing homes within the county. Subd. 2. Hospital remodeling or additions; financing. A county hospital may by majority vote of its board of commissioners, or if the hospital has been leased to another entity under section 376.06, subdivision 1, or 447.47, by majority vote of the board of directors of that entity, enter into projects for the construction of an addition or remodeling to its presently existing facility or the acquisition of equipment as described in this subdivision without complying with the dollar limitation of subdivision 1. This subdivision applies to projects in which the funds for the project are derived from dedicated, restricted, or other designated accounts, from the hospital's depreciation fund, or from the issuance of bonds authorized under other law. An addition to a current hospital under this subdivision may include construction of buildings physically separate from the present hospital building, as well as additions to the present building, if the new buildings are constructed on the hospital's existing premises. This subdivision does not affect the ability of the hospital board to approve funds for improvements or remodeling of a hospital facility under other law. Subd. 3. Limitation on hospital capacity. Section 144.551 applies to any project authorized by subdivision 2. Subdivision 2 does not authorize an increase in the license capacity of the hospital or the licensing, relocation, or redistribution of hospital beds except as provided by section 144.551, subdivision 1, paragraph (b). History:  (684, 685) 1909 c 210 s 1,2; 1915 c 326 s 1,2; 1949 c 419 s 1; 1955 c 275 s 1; 1957 c 453 s 1; 1965 c 72 s 1; 1967 c 372 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 10; 1992 c 380 s 1; 2001 c 214 s 7,8; 2002 c 379 art 1 s 79
MN Stat § 376.09 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.09 — Hospital Aid By County With Leased Or No County Hospital.

376.09 HOSPITAL AID BY COUNTY WITH LEASED OR NO COUNTY HOSPITAL. In any county in which there is no county hospital, or a county hospital is leased to a nonprofit or governmental hospital organization pursuant to section 376.06, subdivision 1, or 447.47, the county board may appropriate and pay money from the general fund of the county, for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a private, nonprofit, or public hospital in the county for the treatment of sick, diseased, and injured persons. Admission preference shall always be given to patients who are, in whole or in part, public charges, and are sent to the hospital by the county board. History:  (683) 1913 c 123 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 10; 1989 c 92 s 1; 2001 c 214 s 9
MN Stat § 376.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities|Chapter 376 — County Hospitals And Nursing Homes|Section 376.56 — Tax Levies And Bonds.

376.56 TAX LEVIES AND BONDS. Subdivision 1. Levy purposes. The county board establishing or participating in establishing a nursing home under section 376.55 may annually levy a tax to pay all or its proportion of the net costs of maintenance and operation of the nursing home after taking into consideration payments received for care of residents. The board may levy an additional tax to repay the cost of acquiring, establishing, equipping, furnishing, enlarging, or adding to a county nursing home, and to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued for that purpose. Subd. 2. County nursing home fund. The proceeds of taxes for costs of maintenance and operation shall be paid into a county nursing home fund, which, in the case of counties operating jointly, shall be kept in the treasury of the county in which the nursing home is located and spent as provided in sections 376.55 to 376.60. Subd. 3. Chapter 475 bonds. Bonds issued under section 376.55, subdivision 3, may be general obligations of the county and may be issued and sold, and taxes levied for their payment as provided under chapter 475. No election shall be required to authorize the bond issue for acquiring, improving, remodeling, or replacing an existing nursing home without increasing the total number of accommodations for residents in all nursing homes in the county. The revenues of the nursing home shall also be pledged for the payment of the bonds and for any interest and premium. Part of the proceeds may be deposited in the debt service fund for the issue, to capitalize interest and create a reserve to reduce or eliminate the tax otherwise required by section 475.61 to be levied before issuing the bonds. The remaining proceeds from the sale of the bonds and any surplus funds transferred under section 376.55, subdivision 3 must be credited to and deposited in the county nursing home building fund of the county in which the nursing home is located. Subd. 4. County treasurer's duties. The county treasurer of the county in which the nursing home is located shall make payments out of the county nursing home fund and county nursing home building fund on properly authenticated vouchers of the county nursing home administrative board, as provided in sections 376.58 and 376.59. The county treasurer of each county issuing general obligation bonds under subdivision 3 shall pay the bonds and interest from the county's debt service fund and be the custodian of net revenues transmitted by the administrative board for the payment of the bonds. History:  1951 c 610 s 2; 1959 c 146 s 2; 1984 c 528 s 2; 1985 c 109 s 10; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 2003 c 127 art 12 s 14; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 10 s 11