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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.08 — Judges To Appoint Building Commission.

374.08 JUDGES TO APPOINT BUILDING COMMISSION.
As soon as practicable after the city council and the county board decide to proceed with the construction of a joint courthouse and city hall building, an advisory courthouse and city hall building commission of nine members shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the judges of the district court of the judicial district of which the county may be a part, not acting in their judicial capacities, to be selected as follows: two members from the membership of the city council; two members from the membership of the county board; and five members at large who shall be landowners and residents of the county, one of whom shall reside outside the limits of the city.
History:
(643-8) 1929 c 397 s 8; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.09 — Procedure If Judges Fail To Appoint.

374.09 PROCEDURE IF JUDGES FAIL TO APPOINT.
If the judges of the district court fail to make appointments to the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission within 30 days after the city council and the board of county commissioners decide to proceed with the construction of the courthouse and city hall building, then the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission, consisting of nine members, shall be appointed as follows: four members to be appointed by the city council, two of whom shall be members of the city council; four members to be appointed by the county board, two of whom shall be members of the county board; the ninth member of the commission shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the city council and the county board sitting in joint session.
History:
(643-9) 1929 c 397 s 9; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.10 — Who May Be Members Of Commission.

374.10 WHO MAY BE MEMBERS OF COMMISSION.
No more than two members of the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission shall be at any one time members of the county board, and no more than two of the members shall be at any one time members of the city council. If a member of the commission who was not at the time of appointment a member of either the city council or the county board subsequently becomes a member of either body, the person shall cease to be a member of the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission.
Immediately after the appointment of the commission, the persons appointed as members shall indicate their acceptance of their appointment, in writing, filed with the auditor of the county.
If a person appointed as a member of the commission fails to file written acceptance of the appointment within 20 days after the appointment, dies, resigns, or is removed from office, or a member of the commission, appointed from the membership of the city council or the county board, ceases to be a member of the council or board, a successor shall be appointed in the manner and by the same persons that originally appointed the member.
Immediately after the expiration of the 20 days following the appointment of the commission members, or after the filing of acceptance by all those appointed as members, the chair of the county board shall call a meeting of the commission and shall preside at the first meeting. The commission shall select from its own members a chair and other officers it considers necessary.
History:
(643-10) 1929 c 397 s 10; 1985 c 109 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.12 — Plans And Specifications Drawn.

374.12 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS DRAWN.
Either before or after the selection of the building site, the commission shall have plans and specifications for the building prepared and may employ architects, engineers, drafters, and clerical help to prepare the plans and specifications. The commission shall set the compensation of the employees. The city and the county shall pay the compensation in equal parts when presented with statements certified to be correct by a majority of the commission. All contracts and employment shall be subject to approval by the city council and county board. When the plans and specifications for the building are completed, the commission shall submit them to the city council and the county board for approval. The council and board shall approve the proposed plans and specifications, or reject them and resubmit them to the commission for further consideration. When the plans and specifications are satisfactory to both the city council and the county board, each of those bodies shall pass a resolution authorizing and instructing the commission to proceed with the work.
History:
(643-12) 1929 c 397 s 12; 1985 c 109 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.13 — To Advertise For Bids.

374.13 TO ADVERTISE FOR BIDS.
Subdivision 1.
Bidding process.
When the plans and specifications are completed and approved by the city council and the county board, the commission shall, after notice appropriate to inform possible bidders, obtain bids or proposals for all or any portion of the work or materials, or both, to be done, performed, or furnished in the construction of the building. All bids or proposals shall be sealed by the bidders or proposers and filed with the commission at or before the time specified for the opening of bids or proposals. At the time and place specified for the opening of bids or proposals, the commission shall meet, open the bids or proposals, tabulate them, and award the contract or contracts to the responsible bidder whose bid or proposal is the most favorable to the city or county, or reject all bids and proposals. If all bids or proposals are rejected, the commission may, after similar notice, obtain more bids or proposals or may modify or change the plans and specifications and submit the modified plans and specifications to the city council and the county board for approval. When the modified or changed plans and specifications are satisfactory to both the city council and the county board, the plans and specifications shall be returned to the commission and the commission shall proceed again, after similar notice, to obtain bids or proposals. Any contract awarded by the commission shall be subject to approval by the city council and the county board.
Subd. 2.
Best value alternative.
As an alternative to the procurement method described in subdivision 1, the commission may issue a request for proposals and award the contract to the vendor or contractor offering the best value as described in section 16C.28, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), and paragraph (c).
History:
(643-13) 1929 c 397 s 13; 1984 c 543 s 37; 1985 c 109 s 4; 2007 c 148 art 3 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.14 — Certified Checks With All Bids.

374.14 CERTIFIED CHECKS WITH ALL BIDS.
Each person submitting bids or proposals under section 374.13 shall file with the bid or proposal a certified check in an amount prescribed in the specifications of the commission for the building, to be retained as liquidated damages and divided equally between the city and county in case of failure to enter into a contract if it is awarded.
All contracts shall be in writing and made in the name of the county and city and shall be executed in their behalf by the officers empowered by law or charter to execute the contracts. All persons awarded building contracts shall furnish bonds as required by state law relating to contracts for public improvements. The bonds shall run to the county and city.
History:
(643-14) 1929 c 397 s 14; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.15 — Wages.

374.15 WAGES.
Work specifications shall contain a provision that skilled and unskilled laborers employed in the work shall be paid the wage required to be paid by contractors doing work for the city, if the city has an ordinance providing a scale of wages.
History:
(643-15) 1929 c 397 s 15; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.16 — Cost Of Removing And Remodeling.

374.16 COST OF REMOVING AND REMODELING.
If the selected site is occupied by an existing city hall and courthouse, and temporary quarters must be provided for officers and officials before completion of the new building, the cost of remodeling temporary quarters and moving expenses shall be considered part of the cost of the new building.
History:
(643-16) 1929 c 397 s 16; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.17 — Commission May Appoint Architects.

374.17 COMMISSION MAY APPOINT ARCHITECTS.
The work of constructing, equipping, and furnishing the building shall be conducted and completed under the direction and supervision of the commission. The commission members are charged with the duty of requiring that the work is done in accordance with the plans and specifications. The commission may employ architects, engineers, supervisors, inspectors, clerks, and other employees to supervise and inspect the work and assist in the performance of the duties of the commission. The county and city shall pay the fees and salaries of the employees in the amounts fixed by the commission, one-half by the county and one-half by the city, when presented with statements certified to be correct by a majority of the commission. The employment is subject to the approval of the city council and county board in the manner provided in this chapter.
History:
(643-17) 1929 c 397 s 17; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.18 — Management Of Building.

374.18 MANAGEMENT OF BUILDING.
If the county and city jointly own and operate a city hall and courthouse building when a new building is constructed, the same persons or committees that managed the old building shall manage the new building. In all other cases, a joint committee consisting of two members of the county board selected by the board, and two members of the city council selected by the council shall manage the building. The committee shall have full charge and management of the building and the power to appoint employees the committee considers necessary for the proper care, management, and operation of the building. The committee shall set the salary and compensation of the employees, and the county board and the city council shall each pay one-half of the expense of operating the building.
History:
(643-18) 1929 c 397 s 18; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.19 — To Serve Without Compensation.

374.19 TO SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION.
The members of the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission and the members of the joint building management committee of the city council and county board shall not receive any compensation for their services upon the committee or commission. None of the members of the advisory courthouse and city hall building commission shall have any financial interest in any of the contracts awarded by the commission.
History:
(643-19) 1929 c 397 s 19; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.20 — Sale Or Lease Of Lands Not Used.

374.20 SALE OR LEASE OF LANDS NOT USED.
If any land or buildings owned and used by either the county or the city, or jointly owned and used by them, is not required for use by the county or city, or both of them, after the new building is completed, the land and buildings shall be sold as soon as practicable. The proceeds shall be placed in separate funds of the county and city and used for the payment of bonds or certificates of indebtedness authorized by the county and courthouse and city hall bonds issued by the city. The proceeds of the sales shall be paid to the county and city in the proportion of ownership of each in the real property sold. So far as practicable the proceeds of the sales shall be used to pay a portion of the bonds or certificates of indebtedness maturing in each year after sales so that the annual payments from the proceeds of the sales as nearly equal as may be in each of the years in which bonds or certificates of indebtedness mature. No part of the proceeds of the sales shall be used to pay interest charges on any bonds issued. No part shall be used for any purpose other than the payment of maturing bond or certificates of indebtedness, unless there is a surplus after the payment of all bonds or certificates of indebtedness. The surplus shall then be paid into the general sinking fund of the city and county.
The city and county may sell or lease to the other for a nominal or other consideration, all or part of its interest in the land. If the purchasing city or county resells the land to a purchaser other than the city or county as soon as practicable, the proceeds of the resale shall be equally divided between the city and county. If the land or any part is leased by either the city or county, as provided under this section, the lease must permit the sale of the land to a purchaser other than the city or county as soon as practicable.
If either the city or county acquires full title to the property, the city or county may, in the sale of the property, consider their combined economic, financial and industrial interests, as well as the price offered, with relation to a proposed project, and include these factors in the specifications or proposals for the sale.
This section shall be liberally construed to carry out its purpose. If any portion or clause of the section is held invalid, the validity of the balance shall not be affected.
History:
(643-20) 1929 c 397 s 20; 1951 c 545 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.25 — Joint County And Municipal Building Authorized.

374.25 JOINT COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL BUILDING AUTHORIZED.
Any county which does not have within its limits a city of the first class, may, together with the city which is the county seat, jointly acquire land for, construct, equip, furnish, maintain and operate a joint courthouse and city hall building.
History:
1947 c 288 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.26 — Proportional Division Of Cost.

374.26 PROPORTIONAL DIVISION OF COST.
The cost and expense of acquiring land for, constructing, equipping, and furnishing the building shall be paid by the county and the city in proportion to the amount of space used by each governmental unit in the building. The architect preparing the plans and specifications for the building shall certify the amount of space within the building which is designed for use by each governmental unit. The building shall not be constructed or contracted to be constructed and no land shall be acquired and no bonds shall be issued or sold by the county, until the city has been authorized to issue bonds to pay its share of the cost of the land and building and the ordinances providing for the bond issue have been ratified by the vote of the electors of the city in the manner provided in the city charter or by state law.
History:
1947 c 288 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.27 — Bond Issue.

374.27 BOND ISSUE.
When the city has been authorized to issue bonds to pay its share of the cost, the county board may submit to the voters, in the manner provided, under section 375.20, the question as to whether or not to issue and sell bonds of the county to pay the county's share of the cost of acquiring land for, constructing, equipping and furnishing the building. The full faith and credit of the county must be pledged to the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds issued. The bonds may be issued in one or more installments, but the bonds of each installment must be serial bonds, a portion of which shall be payable each year after issue. None of the bonds shall run longer than 20 years from their date. The board of county commissioners shall fix the denominations and the dates of maturity of each installment so that the amounts necessary each year to pay the principal and interest maturing any year shall be approximately the same in each of the years during which the bonds of the installment shall run. The bonds shall be sold as provided under section 475.60, at a rate of interest as authorized under section 475.55.
History:
1947 c 288 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.28 — Execution And Delivery Of Bonds.

374.28 EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF BONDS.
The county board shall, by resolution, determine the manner of executing the bonds. The delivery of the bonds executed shall be valid, notwithstanding any change in officers or in the seal of the county occurring after their execution.
History:
1947 c 288 s 4; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.29 — County Tax Levy.

374.29 COUNTY TAX LEVY.
The county board shall levy a tax, at the time and in the manner prescribed by section 475.61, to pay the principal and interest of the bonds. This section shall not be construed to limit the power of a municipality to levy taxes to pay its obligations issued, but the governing body of every municipality shall have the authority and it shall be its duty to levy any taxes necessary to provide revenue to pay the obligations.
History:
1947 c 288 s 5; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.30 — Bond Limitation Not Applicable.

374.30 BOND LIMITATION NOT APPLICABLE.
The amount of indebtedness authorized to be incurred by the county shall be in addition to any limits now fixed by law.
History:
1947 c 288 s 6; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.31 — Building Commission.

374.31 BUILDING COMMISSION.
As soon as the city and county have both authorized the issuance of bonds for the construction of a joint courthouse and city hall building, the county board and the city council shall constitute the courthouse and city hall building commission of the county, and the chair of the county board shall act as chair of the commission. The commission shall select from its own members other officers it considers necessary.
History:
1947 c 288 s 7; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.32 — Joint Ownership Of Site.

374.32 JOINT OWNERSHIP OF SITE.
The commission shall select a site for the building and may contract with the owner to acquire the site by gift or purchase, or the site may be acquired by proceedings in eminent domain in the name of either the city or the county, as the commission may determine. All land acquired as a site for the courthouse or city hall shall be owned jointly by the county and the city, in the same proportion as each contributes to the acquisition of land and the construction of the building. If the entire tract is acquired by either the city or county, it shall convey the proper undivided interest to the other.
History:
1947 c 288 s 8; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.33 — Plans And Specifications.

374.33 PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Either before or after the selection of the building site, the commission shall have plans and specifications for the building prepared and may employ architects, engineers, drafters, and clerical help to prepare the plans and specifications. The commission shall set the compensation of the employees.
History:
1947 c 288 s 9; 1985 c 109 s 4; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.34 — Advertisement For Bids.

374.34 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS.
When the plans and specifications are completed and approved by the commission, the commission shall, after notice appropriate to inform possible bidders, obtain bids or proposals for all or any portion of the work or materials, or both, to be done, performed or furnished in the construction of the building. All bids or proposals shall be sealed by the bidders or proposers and filed with the commission at or before the time specified for the opening of bids or proposals, at which time the commission shall meet, open the bids or proposals and tabulate them, and award the contract or contracts to the responsible bidder whose bid or proposal is the most favorable, or reject all bids and proposals. If all bids or proposals are rejected, the commission may, after similar notice, obtain more bids or proposals or may modify or change the specifications, and shall again, after similar notice, obtain more bids or proposals in the manner provided.
History:
1947 c 288 s 10; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1984 c 543 s 38; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.35 — Certified Check; Contracts.

374.35 CERTIFIED CHECK; CONTRACTS.
Each person submitting a bid or proposal shall file with the bid or proposal a certified check in an amount prescribed in the specifications of the commission for the building, to be retained as liquidated damages in case of failure to enter into a contract if the bidder is awarded the contract.
All contracts shall be in writing and made in the name of the county and the city and shall be executed in their behalf by the officers empowered by law or charter to execute the contracts. All persons awarded building contracts shall furnish bonds as required by state law relating to contracts for public improvements. The bonds shall run to the county and the city.
History:
1947 c 288 s 11; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.36 — Supervision.

374.36 SUPERVISION.
The work of constructing, equipping and furnishing the building shall be conducted and completed under the direction and supervision of the commission. The commission members are charged with the duty of requiring the work to be done in accordance with the plans and specifications. The commission may employ architects, engineers, supervisors, inspectors, clerks and other employees to supervise and inspect the work and assist in the performance of the duties of the commission.
History:
1947 c 288 s 12; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.37 — Management.

374.37 MANAGEMENT.
The management of the building when constructed shall be vested in the commission with the power to appoint employees for the management and operation of the building. The commission shall fix the employees' compensation and determine the proportion which is to be paid by the county and by the city.
History:
1947 c 288 s 13; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 374 — Courthouse And City Hall › Section 374.38 — Compensation Of Commissioners.

374.38 COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONERS.
The members of the commission shall receive no compensation for their services upon the commission other than their compensation which they receive as members of the county board or of the city council. No member of this commission shall have any financial interest in any of the contracts awarded by the commission.
History:
1947 c 288 s 14; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1985 c 109 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.01 — Members, Number Of.

375.01 MEMBERS, NUMBER OF.
Each county shall have a board of five commissioners who shall be known as the county board and whose terms of office shall be four years and until their successors qualify. In Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey, and St. Louis Counties the board shall have seven members.
History:
(650) RL s 419; 1974 c 576 s 1; 1981 c 241 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.03 — Terms In New County Or If Board Enlarged.

375.03 TERMS IN NEW COUNTY OR IF BOARD ENLARGED.
Subdivision 1.
Staggering; vacancies.
In each new county, and in each county that has an increase of the number of commissioners, a commissioner shall be elected from each odd-numbered district for a term of two years, and from each even-numbered district for a term of four years. Thereafter all commissioners shall be elected for a term of four years, except that elections to fill vacancies shall be for the unexpired term only.
Subd. 2.
Except Ramsey County.
This section does not apply to Ramsey County.
History:
(652) RL s 421; 1951 c 102 s 1; 1973 c 524 s 1; 1974 c 435 art 7 s 1; 1975 c 280 s 1; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 326 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.04 — Tie Determined By Lot.

375.04 TIE DETERMINED BY LOT.
If two or more persons have an equal and the highest number of votes for the office of county commissioner in a district, the auditor shall give written notice to them to attend at the auditor's office at a time specified. The auditor shall then and there, in their presence, publicly decide by lot which shall be declared elected. The person selected shall be the commissioner from the district.
History:
(653) RL s 422; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.056 — Seven-member Board.

375.056 SEVEN-MEMBER BOARD.
Any county with a population of 100,000 or more according to the last federal decennial census may by resolution of its county board provide for a seven-member board of county commissioners. A certified copy of the resolution of the county board of any county choosing to exercise this option shall be transmitted to the secretary of state. The county commissioner districts shall be redistricted by the county board in accordance with section 375.025.
History:
1981 c 230 s 2; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.057 — Special Acts Providing For Payment Of Per Diems.

375.057 SPECIAL ACTS PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF PER DIEMS.
Any special act for a single county or group of counties providing for the payment of per diems to county commissioners is superseded to the extent that it is inconsistent with Laws 1975, chapter 301, sections 1 to 14. This section does not apply to Hennepin, Ramsey, and St. Louis Counties.
History:
1975 c 301 s 15; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.06 — Compensation For Committee Work; Travel Expenses.

375.06 COMPENSATION FOR COMMITTEE WORK; TRAVEL EXPENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Per diem, travel expense.
The members of the county boards in counties other than Hennepin, Ramsey, and St. Louis, may be paid a per diem pursuant to section 375.055, subdivision 1, for each day necessarily occupied in the discharge of their official duties while acting on any committee under the direction of the board, and may be paid their actual and necessary traveling expenses in accordance with section 471.665 for travel incurred in the discharge of the committee work. Any committee may be comprised of all of the members of the county board.
The members of the county boards in addition to any compensation authorized for their duties may be allowed and paid their actual and necessary traveling expenses in accordance with section 471.665 for travel incurred in attending meetings of the board. The chair of the county board may receive mileage reimbursement in accordance with section 471.665 for going to the county seat to sign warrants during recess of the county board.
Subd. 2.
Travel reimbursement conditions.
If a county commissioner is authorized to be reimbursed for traveling expenses while performing official duties as a county commissioner or while serving on a board, commission or committee, the reimbursement shall be limited to expenses actually paid or incurred. If authorized to be paid mileage or receive reimbursement for expenses in performing a duty and the commissioner uses a private automobile, the commissioner may be reimbursed for its use at not more than the rate specified for reimbursement in section 471.665 for each mile actually traveled. This subdivision does not supersede any law specifying a maximum mileage or expense allowance for a commissioner or for all commissioners on a county board.
History:
(657) 1907 c 296 s 1; 1911 c 283 s 1; 1913 c 456 s 1; 1951 c 487 s 1; 1957 c 612; 1963 c 387 s 4; 1965 c 286 s 1; 1967 c 716 s 4; 1975 c 301 s 9; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.065 — Meetings, Pay.

375.065 MEETINGS, PAY.
A member of the county board of a county who is paid a salary that is more than 50 percent of the salary of the governor may not be paid any amount, by per diem or otherwise, except as reimbursement for expenses, for attendance at meetings related to the business of any local government unit.
History:
1990 c 460 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.07 — Meetings; Quorum.

375.07 MEETINGS; QUORUM.
The board shall meet at the county seat for the transaction of business on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January, and may meet on other days and at other locations within the county it prescribes as necessary for the interests of the county. A majority shall constitute a quorum, and no business shall be done unless voted for by a majority of the whole board, but less than a majority may adjourn. Sessions shall be called by a majority of the board and the clerk shall give at least ten days' notice of them to each of the commissioners.
History:
(658) RL s 424; 1982 c 435 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2; 2005 c 42 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.08 — Board To Fill Vacancies In County Offices.

375.08 BOARD TO FILL VACANCIES IN COUNTY OFFICES.
When a vacancy occurs in the office of an elected county auditor, county treasurer, county recorder, sheriff, county attorney, county surveyor, or coroner, the county board shall fill it by appointment. For that purpose it shall meet at the usual place of meeting, upon one day's notice from the chair or clerk, which shall be served personally upon each member in the same manner as a district court summons. The person appointed shall give the bond and take the oath required by law, and serve the remainder of the term, and until a successor qualifies. When a vacancy occurs in an office that has a chief deputy or first assistant, the chief deputy or first assistant may perform all the duties and functions of the office until it is filled by appointment by the county board.
History:
(659) RL s 425; 1939 c 153; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1978 c 706 s 65; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.09 — Commissioner's Malfeasance; Affected Actions Are Void.

375.09 COMMISSIONER'S MALFEASANCE; AFFECTED ACTIONS ARE VOID.
Subdivision 1.
No county employment or other elected office.
No county commissioner shall hold another elected office during tenure as commissioner nor be employed by the county.
Subd. 2.
No bribery.
No commissioner shall receive any money or other valuable thing as a condition of voting or inducement to vote for any contract or other thing under consideration by the board.
Subd. 3.
Affected elections, contracts, votes to pay are void.
Every election and every contract or payment voted for or made contrary to this section is void.
Subd. 4.
Violation is malfeasance.
Any violation of this section is a malfeasance in office.
History:
(778) RL s 447; 1981 c 163 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 399 art 1 s 19; 1986 c 416 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.11 — Board Seal; Rebuttable Evidence Of Board Proceedings.

375.11 BOARD SEAL; REBUTTABLE EVIDENCE OF BOARD PROCEEDINGS.
Subdivision 1.
Auditor's seal is board seal.
The seal of the county auditor shall be the seal of the board.
Subd. 2.
Authenticated proceedings are evidence.
Copies of its proceedings, authenticated as required by law, shall be prima facie evidence of them in all cases.
History:
(661) RL s 427; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.12 — Proceedings In Qualified Paper Within 30 Days; Let By Bid.

375.12 PROCEEDINGS IN QUALIFIED PAPER WITHIN 30 DAYS; LET BY BID.
Subdivision 1.
Summary; in daily or weekly.
The county board shall have the official proceedings of its sessions published in a qualified newspaper of general circulation in the county. The publication shall be let annually by contract to the lowest bidder, at the first regular session of the board in January each year. If the county board determines that publication of a summary of the proceedings would adequately inform the public of the substance of the proceedings, the county board may direct that only a summary be published, conforming to the requirements of section 331A.01, subdivision 10. In each county whose population exceeds 600,000, the proceedings shall be published in a daily newspaper. The board may reject any offer if, in its judgment, the public interests require, and may then designate a newspaper without regard to any rejected offer. In any county whose population exceeds 50,000, and is less than 250,000, the proceedings may be published in one daily and one weekly newspaper at the county seat. If the official newspaper of the county ceases to exist for any reason except consolidation with another newspaper, the county board may designate another newspaper for the remainder of the year. The publication shall occur within 30 days of the meeting to which the proceedings relate.
Subd. 2.
Small claims totaled.
Individualized itemized accounts, claims or demands allowed by the county board pursuant to section 471.38, subdivision 1, need not be published pursuant to subdivision 1, if the amount allowed from each claim is $2,000 or less. The official proceedings following the itemization of accounts required shall contain a statement showing the total number of claims that did not exceed $2,000 and their total dollar amount.
History:
(662) RL s 428; 1907 c 447; 1941 c 507; 1947 c 161 s 1; 1949 c 69 s 1; 1967 c 532 s 1; 1971 c 532 s 1; 1978 c 743 s 14; 1979 c 252 s 3; 1982 c 572 s 1; 1984 c 543 s 40; 1984 c 629 s 2; 2004 c 182 s 28; 2009 c 152 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.13 — Chair.

375.13 CHAIR.
The county board, at its first session in each year, shall elect from its members a chair and a vice-chair. The chair shall preside at its meetings and sign all documents requiring signature on its behalf. The chair's signature, attested by the clerk of the county board, shall be binding as the signature of the board. In case of the absence or incapacity of the chair, the vice-chair shall perform the chair's duties. If the chair or vice-chair are absent from any meeting, all documents requiring the signature of the board shall be signed by a majority of it and attested by the clerk.
History:
(663) RL s 429; 1937 c 165 s 1; 1978 c 743 s 15; 1982 c 435 s 2; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.14 — Offices And Supplies Furnished For County Officers.

375.14 OFFICES AND SUPPLIES FURNISHED FOR COUNTY OFFICERS.
The county board shall provide offices at the county seat for the auditor, treasurer, county recorder, sheriff, court administrator of the district court, and an office for the county engineer at a site determined by the county board, with suitable furniture and safes and vaults for the security and preservation of the books and papers of the offices, and provide heating, lighting, and maintenance of the offices. The board shall furnish all county officers with all books, stationery, letterheads, envelopes, postage, telephone service, office equipment, electronic technology, and supplies necessary to the discharge of their respective duties. The board is not required to furnish any county officer with professional or technical books or instruments except when the board deems them directly necessary to the discharge of official duties as part of the permanent equipment of the office.
History:
(664) RL s 430; 1927 c 346; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1978 c 706 s 66; 1980 c 560 s 2; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82; 1995 c 189 s 8; 1996 c 277 s 1; 2005 c 4 s 66; 2009 c 83 art 2 s 27
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.15 — Damaged Records Transcribed.

375.15 DAMAGED RECORDS TRANSCRIBED.
If the records of any office named in section 375.14 are damaged so as to render any portion of them liable to become illegible, destroyed, or lost, the county board shall provide suitable books, and cause the records to be transcribed, so that the new volumes will correspond, in designation, letter or number, and page, to the original records. The fees for the work shall be fixed by the board, and shall not exceed seven cents per folio for the whole work done. Printed record books shall be used when practicable for both original and transcribed records.
History:
(666) RL s 432; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.16 — County Appropriation For Incidental Expenses.

375.16 COUNTY APPROPRIATION FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES.
Subdivision 1.
Procedure.
At its regular meetings the county board may appropriate from the county revenue fund a sum to pay incidental expenses of county officers incurred for postage, and for necessary express, freight, telephone, telegraph, water, light, other utility charges, and the mileage and per diem of town officers making election returns, to be paid on the warrant of the county auditor upon the presentation of a properly itemized and verified bill. On considering the sum charged excessive, the county auditor shall file the bill, if requested by the person presenting it, for action by the board at its next meeting.
Subd. 2.
Except Hennepin County.
This section does not apply to Hennepin County.
History:
(665) RL s 431; 1907 c 390 s 1; 1919 c 305; 1947 c 149 s 1; 1957 c 55; 1961 c 538 s 1; 1973 c 100 s 1; 1979 c 198 art 4 s 13; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.161 — Incidental Costs And Expenses; Contingent Fund.

375.161 INCIDENTAL COSTS AND EXPENSES; CONTINGENT FUND.
Subdivision 1.
Up to $1,500.
In addition to the amount authorized by section 375.16, each county board may annually appropriate from the county revenue fund not more than $1,500 as a contingent fund for use by the county board to pay for incidental costs and expenses incurred by them in expediting the business of the county.
Subd. 2.
Special act.
Nothing in subdivision 1 shall operate to lessen the amount of a contingent fund available to the county board or the chair of a county board under the authority of a special act for a single county enacted before August 1, 1973.
Subd. 3.
Except Hennepin County.
This section does not apply to Hennepin County.
History:
1973 c 373 s 1; 1979 c 198 art 4 s 13; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.162 — Imprest Cash Funds.

375.162 IMPREST CASH FUNDS.
Subdivision 1.
Procedure.
The county board may establish one or more imprest funds for the payment in cash of any proper claim against the county which it is impractical to pay in any other manner. No claim for salary or personal expenses of a county officer or employee shall be paid from an imprest fund. The county board shall appoint a custodian of each imprest fund who shall be responsible for its safekeeping and disbursement according to law. Money for the operation of an imprest fund shall be secured by a warrant issued on the general revenue fund. A claim itemizing all the various demands for which disbursements have been made from the fund shall be presented to the county board at the next county board meeting after the month in which the disbursements have been made. The county board shall act upon it as in the case of other claims and a warrant shall be issued to the custodian for the amount allowed. The custodian shall use the proceeds of the warrant to replenish the fund, and if the county board fails to approve the claim in full for any sufficient reason, the custodian shall be personally responsible for the difference.
Subd. 2.
For travel.
The county board may authorize an imprest fund for the purpose of advancing money to officers or employees to pay their actual and necessary expenses in attending meetings outside the county or for other travel that is related to the performance of their job duties. The county board shall appoint a custodian of the fund who shall be responsible for its safekeeping and disbursement according to law. Attendance at meetings and other travel outside the county shall be authorized in advance by the county board. At a meeting of the county board in the month after approved travel outside the county, the officer or employee shall submit an itemized claim for the actual and necessary expenses incurred and paid related to the approved travel. The county board shall act upon it as in the case of other claims and a warrant shall be issued to the officer or employee for the amount allowed. The officer or employee shall use the proceeds of the warrant to repay the amount advanced from the fund. If the amount approved by the county board is insufficient to repay the advance, the officer or employee shall be personally responsible for the difference.
History:
1974 c 254 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1993 c 315 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.163 — Association Of Minnesota Counties; Dues, Expenses.

375.163 ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES; DUES, EXPENSES.
The county board may appropriate money to pay the annual dues of the county for membership in the Association of Minnesota Counties and the actual necessary expense of delegates designated by the county board to attend meetings of the association.
History:
1955 c 364 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.164 — Broadcast Facilities.

375.164 BROADCAST FACILITIES.
The county board may appropriate annually from the county general revenue fund an amount necessary to fund the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of a translator station or a noncommercial television broadcast facility to receive and transmit television broadcasting signals that can be received by residents of the county.
History:
1973 c 213 s 1; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1991 c 155 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.165 — County Translator Systems; Funding.

375.165 COUNTY TRANSLATOR SYSTEMS; FUNDING.
Notwithstanding section 375.164, or any other contrary law, the county board of any county owning, operating or maintaining a translator system on April 14, 1976, may singly or jointly with contiguous counties appropriate from the general revenue fund an amount necessary to fund the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance and operations of a translator system either in or outside of the county to receive and transmit television broadcasting signals. The county may singly or jointly with contiguous counties acquire, by gift, lease or purchase, any real estate or interest in real estate upon the terms or conditions, including contracts for fees, it determines, either in or outside of the county, to establish, improve or operate a television translator system. No real estate located in another county may be acquired unless the county board of the county where the real estate is located approves the proposed acquisition. The county may issue bonds in accordance with chapter 475, for the acquisition, construction or improvement of television translator systems and the acquisition of real estate for them.
History:
1976 c 249 s 17; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.167 — Nonprofit Legal Assistance Corporations.

375.167 NONPROFIT LEGAL ASSISTANCE CORPORATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Appropriations.
Notwithstanding any contrary law, a county board may appropriate from the general revenue fund to any nonprofit corporation a sum not to exceed 0.00604 percent of estimated market value to provide legal assistance to persons who are unable to afford private legal counsel.
Subd. 2.
Contiguous counties may combine appropriations.
Any two or more contiguous counties may by concurrent resolution of their county boards combine their appropriations to a single nonprofit corporation to serve the purpose of subdivision 1 in their counties.
History:
1974 c 321 s 1,2; 1Sp1981 c 1 art 5 s 10; 1982 c 489 s 1; 1984 c 593 s 39; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1987 c 384 art 2 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 277 art 4 s 32; 1994 c 505 art 2 s 4; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 52