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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.57 — Definitions.

375.57 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
For the purpose of sections 375.56 to 375.71, unless the context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, the terms defined in this section have the following meanings.
Subd. 2.
Appointing authority.
"Appointing authority" means the official, employee, board, or commission, or the person or group of persons empowered by statute, ordinance or resolution to make an appointment to positions as county employees within the scope of sections 375.56 to 375.69.
Subd. 3.
Director.
"Director" means the director of the department of personnel.
Subd. 4.
Personnel department.
"Personnel department" means the personnel director and the employees engaged in the administration of the personnel department.
Subd. 5.
Board of appeals.
"Board of appeals" means the personnel board of appeals established pursuant to section 375.65.
History:
1976 c 182 s 2; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.58 — Jurisdiction.

375.58 JURISDICTION.
Subdivision 1.
All but excluded.
The jurisdiction of a county personnel department created pursuant to section 375.56 shall include every county level public employment position for which the appointing authority is the county board, the local social services agency, the county human services board, an elected county official, an appointed county department head, or a commission or board appointed by the county board, except the positions excluded under subdivisions 2 and 3.
Subd. 2.
Excluded.
The following positions are excluded from the jurisdiction of the county personnel department:
(a) elected positions;
(b) positions for which a county or district court judge is the appointing authority;
(c) positions designated as department heads appointed by the county board;
(d) positions designated as department heads appointed by boards or commissions appointed by the county board;
(e) one position designated by each elected department head as a chief or principal assistant;
(f) one position designated by each elected department head as a personal secretary.
Subd. 3.
Optional exclusions.
At the option of the county board, the following positions may be excluded from the jurisdiction of the county personnel department:
(a) any positions subject to merit systems established pursuant to sections 12.22, subdivision 3, 256.012, and 387.31 to 387.45;
(b) positions designated as temporary or seasonal;
(c) positions held by special deputies and volunteers serving without pay;
(d) positions held by students in training.
History:
1976 c 182 s 3; 1981 c 317 s 2; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1994 c 631 s 31; 2014 c 192 art 4 s 2,3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.59 — Personnel Director Appointment.

375.59 PERSONNEL DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT.
A county board which has adopted the resolution authorized in section 375.56 shall promptly appoint a personnel director or assign the function of personnel director to an existing officer or employee. In a county which is operating under an optional form pursuant to sections 375A.01 to 375A.13, the authority to appoint the personnel director shall be the same as for the appointment of other department heads. The terms and conditions of employment of the person appointed as director or assigned the function of director shall be established by the county board.
History:
1976 c 182 s 4; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.60 — Duties And Powers Of Director.

375.60 DUTIES AND POWERS OF DIRECTOR.
Subdivision 1.
Rules.
The personnel director shall prepare personnel rules, which shall be effective upon approval by the county board, to carry out sections 375.56 to 375.71. The rules shall provide, among other things, for:
(a) Preparation of a classification plan and classification of positions within the jurisdiction of the department in accordance with the plan.
(b) Creation and maintenance of lists of eligibles. No name shall remain on an eligible list for more than two years.
(c) Certification of names to the appointing authority from the eligible list for appointment, promotion, or reemployment.
(d) Establishment of procedures for the recruitment, selection and advancement of personnel on the basis of relative ability, knowledge and skills.
(e) Establishment of procedures assuring nondiscriminatory and fair treatment of applicants and employees in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to political affiliation, race, color, national origin, sex, or religious creed.
(f) Establishment of procedures for suspension or termination or other disciplinary action, including procedures for appeal of actions by appointing authorities with respect to suspension or termination or other disciplinary action.
Subd. 2.
Administration.
The director shall administer the personnel department. In addition to the duties imposed elsewhere in sections 375.56 to 375.71, the director shall:
(a) Appoint, supervise and direct the work of the employees of the personnel department.
(b) Schedule and conduct hearings as required by rules adopted pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71 or at the direction of the county board.
(c) Provide for, formulate and hold competitive examinations as required by rule to determine the qualifications of persons seeking employment in positions within the jurisdiction of the department.
(d) Make investigations concerning the administration and effect of rules made pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71 and report the findings and recommendations to the county board.
(e) Establish programs for training and continuing education of employees as deemed appropriate by the county board to improve the quality of service of employees holding positions within the jurisdiction of the department.
(f) Prepare a compensation plan and recommend a schedule of salary or wage rates for positions within the jurisdiction of the personnel department for adoption by the county board.
History:
1976 c 182 s 5; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.61 — Payrolls Approved By Director.

375.61 PAYROLLS APPROVED BY DIRECTOR.
No disbursing officer shall pay a salary or compensation for service to a person holding a position within the jurisdiction of a personnel department established pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71 unless the payroll or account for the salary or compensation is certified by the personnel director or an authorized employee that the persons paid or compensated have been appointed in accordance with sections 375.56 to 375.71 and rules adopted pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71. The director shall not certify a payroll item for a person holding a position within the jurisdiction of the department unless the person has been appointed and employed in accordance with sections 375.56 to 375.71 and rules adopted pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71.
History:
1976 c 182 s 6; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.62 — Civil Service And Merit System Relationships.

375.62 CIVIL SERVICE AND MERIT SYSTEM RELATIONSHIPS.
Unless a county board has elected to exclude any or all positions otherwise subject to merit systems established pursuant to sections 12.22, subdivision 3, 256.012, and 387.31 to 387.45, from the jurisdiction of the personnel department, the provisions of sections 12.22, subdivision 3, 256.012, and 387.31 to 387.45 and any rules promulgated pursuant to those sections shall be superseded insofar as they are inconsistent with sections 375.66 to 375.71, but no positions subject to merit systems established pursuant to sections 12.22, subdivision 3, and 256.012, shall be removed from existing merit system coverage and placed under a personnel department established pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71, until that personnel department is certified in accordance with the United States Office of Personnel Management's standards for a merit system of personnel administration. Nothing in section 387.43, shall be construed to prohibit the inclusion of sheriff's department personnel in a personnel system established pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.69.
History:
1976 c 182 s 7; 1981 c 317 s 3; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1985 c 248 s 70; 2014 c 192 art 4 s 2,3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.63 — Veterans To Be Given Preference.

375.63 VETERANS TO BE GIVEN PREFERENCE.
Nothing in sections 375.56 to 375.71 shall be construed to remove, limit, or extend the rights and preferences of veterans as established by sections 197.455 and 197.46, except that the county board may enact rules relative to retirement age which shall apply to veterans on the same basis as they apply to other persons.
History:
1976 c 182 s 8; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.64 — Collective Bargaining Relationships.

375.64 COLLECTIVE BARGAINING RELATIONSHIPS.
Subdivision 1.
Joint employer.
For purposes of negotiating collective bargaining agreements and resolving grievances involving them pursuant to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, the appointing authority and the county board shall be deemed the joint employer for positions within the jurisdiction of a personnel department established pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71. Both shall be signatories to negotiated agreements or grievance settlements. In the event of disagreement between the county board and the appropriate appointing authority as to the final terms of a negotiated agreement or grievance settlement, the decision of the county board shall be final and binding on behalf of the county as employer for all employees of the county, including employees under the jurisdiction of an appointing authority other than the county board.
Subd. 2.
Incumbent employees.
Any employee holding a position covered by sections 375.56 to 375.71 shall, upon the effective date of the establishment of a county personnel administration system, retain the position without further examination and suffer no loss in wages, seniority or benefits as the result of the implementation of sections 375.56 to 375.71.
History:
1976 c 182 s 9; 1984 c 462 s 27; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.65 — Personnel Board Of Appeals.

375.65 PERSONNEL BOARD OF APPEALS.
Subdivision 1.
Members, terms, qualifications.
The county board shall appoint three persons to serve staggered terms as members of a personnel board of appeals. After the first appointments, successors shall serve for terms of three years each. Expiration dates for expiring terms shall be fixed by the county board and vacancies shall be filled by a majority vote of the county board for the unexpired term. Persons appointed to the personnel board of appeals shall not serve while holding any county office or while standing as a candidate for any county office, or while employed by the county. Each member shall be a resident of the county and shall forfeit office on becoming a nonresident.
Subd. 2.
Compensation, expenses.
Compensation for members of the personnel board of appeals shall be set by the county board and each member shall be paid actual and necessary expenses.
Subd. 3.
Officers, rules.
The personnel board of appeals shall organize by electing a chair and vice-chair and shall develop rules of procedure for matters brought before it under sections 375.56 to 375.71 and rules promulgated pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.71.
History:
1976 c 182 s 10; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.66 — Duties Of Board Of Appeals.

375.66 DUTIES OF BOARD OF APPEALS.
Subdivision 1.
Jurisdiction.
The personnel board of appeals shall meet upon call of its chair or the personnel director to make findings and report to the county board within 30 days of the filing of an appeal by an applicant, employee, or appointing authority in the following circumstances:
(a) Alleged arbitrary or capricious action on the part of the county board with respect to final establishment of rules under sections 375.56 to 375.71.
(b) Alleged discrimination by the personnel director or the director's employees in examination procedures or preparation of lists of eligible candidates, or discriminatory use of them by the appointing authority under sections 375.56 to 375.71 or rules promulgated under them.
(c) Alleged misinterpretation or evasion by the personnel director or the county board of provisions of sections 375.56 to 375.71 or the rules promulgated under them in a manner seriously detrimental to the party bringing the appeal.
(d) Other matters of grievance as provided for in rules promulgated under sections 375.56 to 375.71.
Subd. 2.
Procedures.
The personnel board of appeals shall establish procedures setting forth the methods and timetable for appeals to the board.
Subd. 3.
Appeal findings.
Findings and reports of the personnel board of appeals shall be submitted to the county board for consideration and action as deemed appropriate by the county board, but, to the extent required for employees of departments and agencies paid in full or in part by federal funds, the findings of the personnel board of appeals shall be final and binding if necessary to conform to a federal or state regulation affecting the department or position.
History:
1976 c 182 s 11; 1984 c 629 s 2; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.67 — Judicial Review.

375.67 JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Subdivision 1.
Appeal.
The employee or the appointing authority may appeal from an order of the board of appeals in accordance with chapter 14.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 1983 c 247 s 219]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1983 c 247 s 219]
History:
1976 c 182 s 12; 1983 c 247 s 147; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.68 — Abolition Of System.

375.68 ABOLITION OF SYSTEM.
A personnel administration system established pursuant to sections 375.56 to 375.69 may be abolished at any time by resolution of the county board adopted by a majority of all its members. Upon adoption of the resolution, the personnel department shall cease to exist and the status of all departments, commissions, and employees shall be the same as if no personnel administration system had been established.
History:
1976 c 182 s 13; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.69 — Appropriation By County Board.

375.69 APPROPRIATION BY COUNTY BOARD.
The county board may make appropriations as necessary to carry out sections 375.56 to 375.71.
History:
1976 c 182 s 14; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.70 — Federal Aid For Manpower Services.

375.70 FEDERAL AID FOR MANPOWER SERVICES.
A county may receive financial assistance from agencies of the United States, and plan for, and carry out comprehensive manpower services as provided for in the Emergency Employment Act of 1971, as amended, and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973, as amended.
History:
1976 c 182 s 15; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.71 — Protection Of Rights Under State And Federal Laws.

375.71 PROTECTION OF RIGHTS UNDER STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS.
Subdivision 1.
Equal employment, human rights.
Nothing in sections 375.56 to 375.69 shall be construed to permit or encourage any action or conduct prohibited by the Minnesota Human Rights Act or prohibit recourse to any remedies provided in the Minnesota Human Rights Act or any other state or federal law relating to equal employment opportunities, and the provisions of these acts shall continue to apply to county employment generally, including positions excluded from the jurisdiction of the county personnel administration system.
Subd. 2.
PELRA rights.
Nothing in sections 375.56 to 375.69 shall be construed to affect the rights and obligations of employees and employers under sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, or to in any way supersede provisions regarding public employment relationships under the Public Employment Labor Relations Act of 1971, or the provisions of any contracts or agreements executed pursuant to it.
History:
1976 c 182 s 16; 1984 c 462 s 27; 1984 c 629 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.72 — County Purchasing Department.

375.72 COUNTY PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
In order to create economies through volume buying, to promote competitive bidding, and to provide more efficient public service, the county board of any county may establish a county purchasing department. The county board may direct an existing county office, department or agency to perform the duties of the county purchasing department or may create a new department or agency for that purpose.
History:
1961 c 447 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 13,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.73 — Duties Of Purchasing Department.

375.73 DUTIES OF PURCHASING DEPARTMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
The county purchasing department shall perform all acts necessary to purchase or contract for all supplies, materials, equipment, and contractual services required by any or all county offices, departments or agencies. The county board shall select the county offices, departments or agencies to be serviced by the county purchasing department. The board may authorize any county office, department or agency designated by the board to purchase directly, without the intervention of the director of purchasing, certain specified supplies, materials, equipment, or contractual services, and shall designate the manner in which the purchases shall be made.
Subd. 2.
Specifications, surplus items.
The county purchasing department also shall perform the following duties:
(1) prepare all specifications for supplies, materials and equipment;
(2) transfer to or between county offices, departments or agencies, or sell supplies, materials, and equipment which is surplus, obsolete, or unused.
History:
1961 c 447 s 2; 1985 c 109 s 13,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.74 — Director Of Purchasing; Employees.

375.74 DIRECTOR OF PURCHASING; EMPLOYEES.
The county board shall appoint a director of purchasing to direct the operations of the county purchasing department. The director of purchasing shall be qualified by training and experience for the position. The board may appoint an existing county officer to serve as director of purchasing. The board shall fix the salary of the director and require the director to post a bond as the board determines necessary. The board shall provide the director with assistants, office space, equipment, and supplies necessary to carry out the duties of the office. Except for the director, who may be removed from that office by the board for reasons of misconduct or incompetency after due notice and hearing, all employees of the county purchasing department shall be employed in accordance with civil service regulations existing in the county, if any regulations exist.
History:
1961 c 447 s 3; 1985 c 109 s 13,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.75 — Rules And Regulations.

375.75 RULES AND REGULATIONS.
The county board shall adopt rules and regulations as necessary to carry out sections 375.72 to 375.76 and file them with the county auditor. The board may authorize any county office, department or agency designated by it to purchase supplies, materials, equipment or contractual services in the open market for immediate delivery in emergencies. It shall define emergencies and designate the manner in which these purchases shall be made and reported to the director of purchasing.
History:
1961 c 447 s 4; 1985 c 109 s 13,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.76 — Voidable Purchases, Contracts, And Sales.

375.76 VOIDABLE PURCHASES, CONTRACTS, AND SALES.
The purchase or contract for any supplies, material, equipment, or contractual service by any county office, department or agency, or the sale of surplus, obsolete, or unusable supplies, material, or equipment by any county office, department or agency contrary to sections 375.72 to 375.76 is voidable. The head of the office, department or agency is personally liable for the cost of such an order or contract and for the reasonable value of supplies, material, or equipment sold. If an order or contract has been paid for out of county funds, the amount may be recovered in the name of the county in an action brought for that purpose. Property sold contrary to sections 375.72 to 375.76, or the reasonable value of the property, may be recovered in the name of the county in a similar manner.
History:
1961 c 447 s 5; 1985 c 109 s 13,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.77 — Laws Not Affected.

375.77 LAWS NOT AFFECTED.
Sections 375.72 to 375.76 are not intended to modify, amend, or repeal any law relating to counties in regard to bidding or any law existing at the time of passage of sections 375.72 to 375.76 which authorize the establishment or creation of a county purchasing agent or department, or a combined city and county joint purchasing arrangement.
History:
1961 c 447 s 6; 1985 c 109 s 13,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.78 — Aid To Poultry Associations.

375.78 AID TO POULTRY ASSOCIATIONS.
A county board may make an annual appropriation of not more than $500 from the county treasury to aid any poultry association organized and existing in the county; provided, the poultry association holds at least one annual poultry exhibit and pays premiums at the exhibit in at least the amount of the appropriation.
History:
(738-17 1/2) 1929 c 256 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 14,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.79 — Exhibits At State Fair.

375.79 EXHIBITS AT STATE FAIR.
A county board, for the purpose of assisting to maintain an exhibit of the products of the county at the Minnesota State Fair, may appropriate out of the general revenue fund of the county, not more than $1,000, not including money received by the county as premiums or prizes at the state fair for that year.
All money derived from premiums or prizes for the county exhibit at the State Fair shall be paid into the treasury of the county.
History:
(733) 1907 c 99 s 1; 1909 c 26 s 1; 1917 c 139 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 14,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.80 — Appointment Of Person To Supervise.

375.80 APPOINTMENT OF PERSON TO SUPERVISE.
A county board appropriating money as provided in section 375.79 shall, at the same meeting, or some subsequent meeting, appoint a county resident to supervise and have full charge of the exhibit and of the disbursement of the appropriation. The county board shall set the compensation for the position at the same meeting at which the person is appointed. Compensation shall be paid out of the appropriation made for the exhibit.
History:
(734) 1907 c 99 s 2; 1985 c 109 s 14,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.81 — Appropriation; Bond.

375.81 APPROPRIATION; BOND.
The appropriation shall be paid on the county auditor's warrant to the person in charge of the exhibit after filing a bond with the auditor in double the amount of the appropriation, on the condition that the appropriation is properly disbursed for the purpose intended, and that a true account is made to the county board as provided in section 375.82. The auditor shall approve the bond.
History:
(735) 1907 c 99 s 3; 1985 c 109 s 14,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.82 — Statement To Board.

375.82 STATEMENT TO BOARD.
The person in charge of the exhibit shall give a detailed statement to the county board of all the person's expenditures made to maintain the exhibit. The statement shall be given before November 2 of the year in which the exhibit is made. If the statement shows that any part of the appropriation is not spent, the balance shall be paid into the treasury of the county. When the county board approves the report, the person shall be relieved and discharged from all liability under the bond provided for in section 375.81.
History:
(736) 1907 c 99 s 4; 1985 c 109 s 14,16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.83 — Economic And Agricultural Development.

375.83 ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT.
A county board may appropriate money out of the general revenue fund of the county to be paid to any incorporated development society or organization of this state which, in the board's opinion, will use the money for the best interests of the county in promoting, advertising, improving, or developing the economic and agricultural resources of the county.
History:
(739) 1913 c 77 s 1; 1919 c 205; 1921 c 128; 1929 c 295; 1933 c 174; 1945 c 136; 1971 c 188 s 1; 1980 c 487 s 15; 1982 c 381 s 1; 1985 c 109 s 14,16; 1986 c 399 art 2 s 11; 1986 c 400 s 11; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 41; 1988 c 702 s 1; 1995 c 264 art 5 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.84 — Prepay Software, Subscriptions, United States Documents.

375.84 PREPAY SOFTWARE, SUBSCRIPTIONS, UNITED STATES DOCUMENTS.
A county may make advance deposits or payments for software development or maintenance services for county-owned or leased electronic data processing equipment and for newspaper, magazine, and other subscription fees customarily paid for in advance, and may allow advance deposits by any department or agency of the county with the Library of Congress and federal Supervisor of Documents for items to be purchased from these federal agencies.
History:
1986 c 399 art 1 s 21; 1986 c 416 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.85 — Counties May Market Software Products.

375.85 COUNTIES MAY MARKET SOFTWARE PRODUCTS.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a county or group of counties acting jointly under section 471.59 may sell or license self-developed or vendor custom-developed computer software products or systems either on competitive bids or in the open market, in the discretion of the county or joint powers board. Prices for the software products or systems may be based on market considerations. A county or group of counties may make agreements with private persons or entities to assist with marketing software products or systems.
History:
1986 c 399 art 1 s 22; 1986 c 416 s 4; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 31
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.86 — Application Of Other Law.

375.86 APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
County software product programming source code, object code, and all material relating to product or system development and distribution is "trade secret information" for purposes of classification under section 13.37, subdivision 2.
History:
1986 c 399 art 1 s 23; 1986 c 416 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375 — County Boards › Section 375.87 — Radio Systems For Public Safety Communications.

375.87 RADIO SYSTEMS FOR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
A county may establish and rent, lease, construct, equip, and maintain a radio broadcasting station or stations, with land-fixed repeater stations and other necessary communication equipment, to be used for public safety communications. It may acquire land, towers, or equipment by gift, purchase, lease, exchange, condemnation, or other means for use as a site for public safety communications equipment. Public safety communications sites may be acquired by lease for a period of up to 25 years in duration. Public safety communications may include police, fire, highway maintenance, emergency medical service, local government, forestry conservation, and other communications as determined by the county board.
Subd. 2.
Antenna site use agreements.
Use of county-owned radio towers, building rooftops, lands, and easements may be made available to commercial wireless service providers or other users for the purpose of installing antennas and equipment. The county may charge site use fees for the value of the real property or structure made available and for public safety communications systems costs. In lieu of a site use fee, the county may make agreements with commercial wireless service providers or other tower owners to place county equipment on privately owned towers and may accept improvements such as tower reinforcement, reconstruction, site development, or other site improvements to the county's communications system facilities or real or personal property. Antenna site use agreements and leases may be entered into by any means available and in the manner determined by the county board, with or without advertisement for bids.
History:
2003 c 43 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.001 — Chapter Does Not Apply To Hennepin County.

375A.001 CHAPTER DOES NOT APPLY TO HENNEPIN COUNTY.
This chapter does not apply to Hennepin County.
History:
1979 c 198 art 4 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.01 — Authorization And Enumeration.

375A.01 AUTHORIZATION AND ENUMERATION.
Subdivision 1.
General.
Any county may adopt one or more of the optional forms of government provided for in sections 375A.01 to 375A.13. Until the adoption of one or more of the options, each county shall operate under the plan of county government in effect for that county on July 1, 1973. Any of the options may be adopted or abandoned by a county by following the procedures set forth in sections 375A.01 to 375A.13.
Subd. 2.
Options; conditions.
(a) An optional form of county government may include any of the following:
(1) an elected county executive to be known as the elected executive plan;
(2) a county manager, to be known as the county manager plan;
(3) the chair of the county board elected at large by all the voters of the county, to be known as the at-large chair plan;
(4) a county administrator, to be known as the county administrator plan;
(5) a county auditor to have the additional powers and duties of county administrator, to be known as the county auditor-administrator plan.
(b) The elected executive, county manager, and at-large chair plans are mutually exclusive, and a county may adopt only one of these plans.
(c) A county may not adopt the county administrator or the auditor-administrator plan while it is operating under either the elected executive or the county manager plan; and a county may not adopt the auditor-administrator plan while it is operating under the at-large chair plan.
(d) A county may adopt the at-large chair plan and the county administrator plan either concurrently or while the other is in force.
History:
1973 c 542 s 1; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.05 — At-large Chair Plan.

375A.05 AT-LARGE CHAIR PLAN.
Subdivision 1.
Elected countywide.
Subject to the exclusions cited in section 375A.01, subdivision 2, any county may provide for the office of chair of the board with candidates for the office nominated and elected by all the voters of the county separate and apart from other members of the board, except that the chair of the board selected by this method shall be a member of the county board in all other respects. This option shall be known as the at-large chair plan. Upon the adoption of the at-large chair plan, the county shall be redistricted to reflect the change in number of commissioners on the board. Unless a county had adopted either the at-large chair or the elected executive plan, each board shall elect a chair from among its membership pursuant to the provisions of section 375.13.
Subd. 2.
County board of five or seven required.
The at-large chair plan may be adopted only in those counties which have county boards of five or seven members. The change to a county board of five or seven members may be instituted concurrently with the change to the at-large chair plan in which case the county board resolution, the study commission recommendation or the petition by the voters initiating the plan shall indicate the number of members to be on the board including the at-large chair. If the resolution, the recommendation or the petition does not specify the number to be on the board, the board shall consist of the same number, including the at-large chair as before the adoption of an option, unless the number of the board is greater than seven. If the board is less than five, it shall be increased to five; and if greater than seven, it shall be reduced to seven.
Subd. 3.
Term, qualifications.
The first at-large chair shall be elected at the county general election following the adoption of the at-large chair plan and every four years thereafter. The chair shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the first Monday of January following election. The chair shall be a resident of the county and shall be nominated and elected by all the voters of the county in the manner provided by law for the election of county officers.
Subd. 4.
Salary.
The salary of the at-large chair for the first year of the term shall be set by the county board not less than 30 days before the first day candidates may file for the office; thereafter, the salary of the at-large chair shall be set annually by the county board at the January meeting of the board; provided that the salary of the at-large chair shall not be less than 120 percent of the salary of the highest paid member of the board of county commissioners. A minimum salary for each subsequent term of the at-large chair shall be fixed by the county board not less than 30 days before the first day candidates may file for the office in an amount not less than the minimum provided in this section.
History:
1973 c 542 s 5; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.08 — County Auditor-administrator Plan.

375A.08 COUNTY AUDITOR-ADMINISTRATOR PLAN.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization; duties.
Subject to the exclusions recited in section 375A.01, subdivision 2, any county which has not provided for the appointment of the county auditor and has not combined the offices of auditor and treasurer may adopt the auditor-administrator plan. In any county adopting the county auditor-administrator plan, the elected county auditor shall serve also as county administrator pursuant to section 375A.06 and shall continue to perform all the duties of a county auditor as provided by law, except that the duties of the office of county auditor established by law appertaining to computation of taxes, delinquent taxes and receipt and disbursement of moneys shall be transferred to and vested in the office of county treasurer.
Subd. 2.
Election.
In any county adopting the county auditor-administrator plan, the office of county auditor shall become the office of auditor-administrator and the auditor-administrator shall be nominated and elected by all voters of the county in the manner provided by law for the election of county offices.
History:
1973 c 542 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.09 — How To Change The Number Of County Board Members.

375A.09 HOW TO CHANGE THE NUMBER OF COUNTY BOARD MEMBERS.
Subdivision 1.
This chapter controls; benchmark; abandonment.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law specifying the number of members of the board of county commissioners and except as otherwise provided in sections 375A.01 to 375A.13, any county may alter the number of members on the board of county commissioners in accordance with the provisions of this section. Until the adoption of a modification of the number of the members of the board of county commissioners, each county shall elect the number of county commissioners by the method in effect for that county on July 1, 1973. Any of the modifications may be adopted or abandoned by a county by following the procedures set forth in sections 375A.01 to 375A.13.
Subd. 2.
Three, five, seven, or nine members.
Any county may provide that the board of county commissioners shall consist of three, five, seven or nine members.
Subd. 3.
Must be district resident.
Every county commissioner shall be a resident of the county and shall be a resident of the district from which nominated and elected.
Subd. 4.
Apportionment, redistricting, staggering, timing.
The county shall be divided into the number of districts from which commissioners are nominated and elected and the population of the county shall be apportioned to the several districts so that each commissioner represents the same number of persons as nearly as may be possible. When the number of commissioners has been changed, the county board shall proceed to redistrict the county accordingly and it shall follow as nearly as possible the times and procedures specified in section 375.025, including determining the two-year and four-year terms first assigned to districts in order to provide as nearly as possible for an equal number of overlapping four-year terms in the future. The resolution redistricting the county shall be adopted not less than 30 days before the first day candidates may file for the office of county commissioner. Commissioners to be elected pursuant to the modification of the county board shall be elected at the general election following the adoption of the modification.
History:
1973 c 542 s 9; 1976 c 239 s 113; 1986 c 444
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.11 — Consolidation Of Duties Of County Offices.

375A.11 CONSOLIDATION OF DUTIES OF COUNTY OFFICES.
Subdivision 1.
Procedure.
Without restriction of the authority of the county board to assign additional duties to the county auditor, county treasurer, court administrator of the district court and county recorder for which additional compensation may be paid, and provided that the office of county auditor, county treasurer, court administrator of district court, county attorney, sheriff or county recorder may not be consolidated with another elective office listed in this subdivision except pursuant to the provisions of section 375A.10, the county board may consolidate the duties of any two or more county offices and may provide additional compensation for the additional duties. The county board shall effect a consolidation by ordinance and may by this means consolidate any two or more county offices provided that the person holding the consolidated office possesses the qualifications required by law.
Subd. 2.
Performance of duties.
If the duties of officers are consolidated pursuant to this section, the county board by ordinance may elect to separate the duties so consolidated and reconsolidate them in any other manner permitted by law or separate the duties without reconsolidation and provide that the duties of each office shall be performed by a separate person, if it deems the change to be in the public interest. When the duties of offices are united and consolidated, the person filling the consolidated offices shall take the oath of each office and give the bond required by the county board for each office and shall discharge all the duties pertaining to each office.
Subd. 3.
Vacancies in certain elective offices.
(a) If any of the offices of county auditor, treasurer or county recorder shall become vacant before the expiration of the term for the office, a county board may appoint either of the holders of the other two offices to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. The board may provide additional compensation for the added duties imposed on the appointee by virtue of holding two offices for that period. If the office of county auditor or treasurer becomes vacant, the county board may initiate a referendum by resolution to consolidate the two offices into one elected office. The referendum shall be conducted according to section 375A.12, subdivisions 4 and 5.
(b) The authority granted by paragraph (a) shall be in addition to the authorities granted by existing law or statute and by the provisions of sections 375A.01 to 375A.13 relating to consolidation and appointment of county offices; the authority granted by this subdivision may be exercised notwithstanding any prohibitions against the holding of two offices that may exist in the laws or statutes of this state.
History:
1973 c 542 s 11; 1976 c 181 s 2; 1986 c 399 art 1 s 24; 1986 c 416 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 1 s 82
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.12 — How, When To Adopt, Abandon Options.

375A.12 HOW, WHEN TO ADOPT, ABANDON OPTIONS.
Subdivision 1.
This section governs; exceptions.
Except as otherwise provided in sections 375A.01 to 375A.13 the options provided in sections 375A.01 to 375A.10 shall be adopted in the manner and at the times specified in this section.
Subd. 2.
Form of government options.
Except as provided in section 375A.1205 or by special law, the options provided in sections 375A.01 to 375A.10 shall be adopted in any county only after an affirmative vote of the voters in the county on the question of the adoption of the option. Except as provided in section 375A.01, only one such plan may be submitted at any one election.
Subd. 3.
Referenda; procedure.
Any referendum required to be held as a condition of the adoption of an option may be initiated by a resolution by the county board, a recommendation of a county government study commission or a petition signed by voters equal in number to five percent of the electors voting at the last previous election for the office of governor requesting that a referendum be held on the adoption of one or more of the options provided in sections 375A.01 to 375A.10. If a study commission has been established, a referendum on an option may not be initiated by a resolution of the county board or a petition of voters until after the study commission has completed its study provided for in section 375A.13, subdivision 3.
Subd. 4.
Conduct of election.
When a referendum is required to be held, the county auditor shall conduct the referendum following the procedures provided in section 375.20, as far as practicable, and not inconsistent with sections 375A.01 to 375A.10. The referendum may be held at any primary, general or special election held not less than 30 days before the first day on which candidates may file for county office.
Subd. 5.
Form of ballot.
In the submission of any proposal pursuant to subdivision 2 the ballot shall be substantially in the following form:
"Shall the office(s) of ....... be appointed rather than elected at the expiration of the(ir) current term(s)?"
Subd. 6.
Optional forms; abandonment.
Any optional plan or other option provided for in sections 375A.01 to 375A.13 may be abandoned by the same procedures required for the adoption of the optional plan or the option. Except as otherwise provided in sections 375A.01 to 375A.13 any plan or option shall remain in effect until abandoned or another plan or option is adopted, but a plan or option shall remain in effect not less than three years after its adoption before proceedings to abandon may be commenced, except that options consistent with the at-large chair plan and the administrator plan may be adopted at any time after either the at-large chair plan or the administrator plan has been adopted.
History:
1973 c 542 s 12; 1986 c 399 art 1 s 25,26; 1986 c 416 s 7,8; 1986 c 444; 1998 c 349 s 1; 2014 c 264 s 28; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 19
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375A — Optional Forms Of County Government › Section 375A.121 — Modifying Duties Of County Auditor And Treasurer.

375A.121 MODIFYING DUTIES OF COUNTY AUDITOR AND TREASURER.
A county board, with the concurrence of the county auditor and treasurer, may by resolution assign to the county treasurer all or some of the duties of the county auditor in sections 272.115, 272.12, 272.121, 279.02, 279.025, and 279.03. A county board, with the concurrence of the county auditor and treasurer, may assign to the county auditor all or some of the duties of the county treasurer in sections 272.115, 272.12, 272.121, 279.02, 279.025, and 279.03. If any duties of the county auditor or the county treasurer are assigned under this section, the county board shall notify the commissioner of revenue of the assignment of duties. A county board may not rescind its assignment of duties under this section for at least two years after the initial resolution of assignment of duties. Upon the election of a county auditor or treasurer, the elected official may require that the duties of the county auditor and treasurer be reestablished as provided by sections 272.115, 272.12, 272.121, 279.02, 279.025, and 279.03.
History:
1997 c 89 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts › Section 375B.01 — Purpose Of Subordinate Governmental Service Districts.

375B.01 PURPOSE OF SUBORDINATE GOVERNMENTAL SERVICE DISTRICTS.
It is the purpose of this chapter to provide a means by which a county as a unit of general local government can effectively provide and finance various governmental services for its residents.
History:
1982 c 507 s 8; 1983 c 216 art 1 s 63
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 375B — County Subordinate Service Districts › Section 375B.02 — Definition.

375B.02 DEFINITION.
"Subordinate service district" means a compact and contiguous district within the county in which one or more governmental services or additions to countywide services are provided by the county and financed from revenues secured from within that district. The boundaries of a single subordinate service district may not embrace an entire county.
History:
1982 c 507 s 9