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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.895 — Certain Gifts By Interested Persons Prohibited.

471.895 CERTAIN GIFTS BY INTERESTED PERSONS PROHIBITED.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
(b) "Gift" has the meaning given it in section 10A.071, subdivision 1.
(c) "Interested person" means a person or a representative of a person or association that has a direct financial interest in a decision that a local official is authorized to make.
(d) "Local official" means:
(1) an elected or appointed official of a county or city or of an agency, authority, or instrumentality of a county or city; and
(2) an elected or appointed member of a school board, a school superintendent, a school principal, or a district school officer of any independent school district.
Subd. 2.
Prohibition.
An interested person may not give a gift or request another to give a gift to a local official. A local official may not accept a gift from an interested person.
Subd. 3.
Exceptions.
(a) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is:
(1) a contribution as defined in section 211A.01, subdivision 5;
(2) services to assist an official in the performance of official duties, including but not limited to providing advice, consultation, information, and communication in connection with legislation, and services to constituents;
(3) services of insignificant monetary value;
(4) a plaque or similar memento recognizing individual services in a field of specialty or to a charitable cause;
(5) a trinket or memento costing $5 or less;
(6) informational material of unexceptional value; or
(7) food or a beverage given at a reception, meal, or meeting away from the recipient's place of work by an organization before whom the recipient appears to make a speech or answer questions as part of a program.
(b) The prohibitions in this section do not apply if the gift is given:
(1) because of the recipient's membership in a group, a majority of whose members are not local officials, and an equivalent gift is given or offered to the other members of the group;
(2) by an interested person who is a member of the family of the recipient, unless the gift is given on behalf of someone who is not a member of that family; or
(3) by a national or multistate organization of governmental organizations or public officials, if a majority of the dues to the organization are paid from public funds, to attendees at a conference sponsored by that organization, if the gift is food or a beverage given at a reception or meal and an equivalent gift is given or offered to all other attendees.
History:
1994 c 377 s 6; 2001 c 93 s 1; 2005 c 156 art 6 s 66; 2014 c 279 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.90 — Statutory Cities, Hospital; Transfer To County.

471.90 STATUTORY CITIES, HOSPITAL; TRANSFER TO COUNTY.
Subdivision 1.
Authorization.
When duly authorized by unanimous vote of its governing body any statutory city owning real estate and a hospital building situated thereon and equipment jointly with the county in which said statutory city is located, may, for a nominal consideration or without consideration, transfer its title and interest in the real estate, hospital building, and equipment to said county.
Subd. 2.
County may accept.
Said county, when authorized by a majority vote of its governing body, may accept such grant and conveyance.
Subd. 3.
Statutory city obligations not assumed by county.
Such county does not assume and shall not be liable for any part of the obligations incurred by said statutory city in the joint enterprise of the statutory city and county in the construction or operation of said hospital.
History:
1951 c 497 s 1-3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.91 — Air Travel Accounts.

471.91 AIR TRAVEL ACCOUNTS.
The governing body of any city of the first class or any county containing a city of the first class is authorized to enter into a contract with any airline company regularly engaged in carrying passengers on schedule flights in interstate commerce for the establishment of an air travel account for any such city or county, subject to such terms and conditions as may be necessary and proper to facilitate air travel by the officers and employees of the city or county, and to deposit with the airline company a sum not exceeding $500 to the credit of such account.
History:
1951 c 630 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.92 — Dangerous Excavations.

471.92 DANGEROUS EXCAVATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Wells, pools, cisterns, basins as nuisance.
The governing body of any county, city or town may regulate the maintenance or abandonment of open wells, cesspools, cisterns, recharging basins, catch basins and may provide penalties for the violation thereof. The use, maintenance, or abandonment of any such installation so as to endanger the safety of any considerable number of persons, may be defined as a public nuisance and abated pursuant to the laws relating to public nuisances.
Subd. 2.
Abate by cover, fence.
The abatement of any such nuisance may include suitably covering such installation or surrounding the same with a suitable protective fence.
History:
1955 c 601 s 1,2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.924 — County Regulation Of Secondhand And Junk Dealers.

471.924 COUNTY REGULATION OF SECONDHAND AND JUNK DEALERS.
Subdivision 1.
Authority.
For the purpose of promoting the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of its residents, any county in the state may regulate the activities of secondhand and junk dealers.
Subd. 2.
Implementation.
The purposes and objectives of the authority granted by this section shall be furthered by the adoption and passage of countywide regulations or ordinance provisions.
History:
1985 c 289 s 9; 1996 c 404 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.925 — Definitions.

471.925 DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of sections 471.924 to 471.929, "secondhand goods" or "junk dealer" means a person engaged in the business of buying secondhand goods of any kind, including but not limited to coins, gold, silver, jewelry, metals, guns, and wrecked or dismantled motor vehicles or motor vehicles intended to be wrecked or dismantled, but not including used goods and merchandise taken as part or full payment for new goods and merchandise.
History:
1985 c 289 s 10; 1996 c 404 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.926 — Relation To Other County Authority.

471.926 RELATION TO OTHER COUNTY AUTHORITY.
Any ordinance adopted by a county pursuant to sections 471.924 to 471.929 shall complement and be in addition to any other authority granted to a county pursuant to state statute or rule.
History:
1985 c 289 s 11
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.927 — Cooperation With Municipalities.

471.927 COOPERATION WITH MUNICIPALITIES.
The governing body of any municipality may continue to exercise the authority to regulate secondhand or junk dealers as provided by law, but may contract with the county board of commissioners for administration and enforcement of countywide regulations or ordinance provisions within the borders of the municipality.
History:
1985 c 289 s 12; 1996 c 404 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.928 — Recording.

471.928 RECORDING.
Any ordinance adopted pursuant to sections 471.924 to 471.929 must be recorded with the county recorder. The county auditor shall file a certified copy of the ordinance.
History:
1985 c 289 s 13; 2005 c 4 s 115
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.93 — Appropriations For Historical Work By Municipalities.

471.93 APPROPRIATIONS FOR HISTORICAL WORK BY MUNICIPALITIES.
In cities of the second, third or fourth class, and statutory cities at any regular or properly called special meeting of the council, it may appropriate money for the purpose of collecting, preserving, storing, housing, printing, publishing, distributing and exhibiting data and material pertaining to the history of the city, for the purpose of commemorating the anniversary of any important and outstanding event in such history, and to preserve such history data and material for future generations.
History:
1957 c 358 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1977 c 86 s 1; 1999 c 155 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.935 — Appropriations For Senior, Youth Centers.

471.935 APPROPRIATIONS FOR SENIOR, YOUTH CENTERS.
A statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may appropriate money to support the facilities, programs, and services of a public or private, not-for-profit senior citizen center or youth center.
History:
1999 c 155 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.941 — Appropriation For Artistic Activities.

471.941 APPROPRIATION FOR ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES.
For the purposes of this section, "artistic organization" means an association, corporation, or other group of persons that provides an opportunity for persons to participate in the creation, performance, or appreciation of artistic activities which include but are not limited to: music, dance, drama, folk art, architecture and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, costume and fashion design, motion pictures, television, radio, tape and sound records, activities related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of the art forms, and the study of the arts and their application to the human environment.
A county, statutory or home rule charter city, or town may appropriate money to support artistic organizations. The appropriation may be divided among organizations in the proportions that the county board, city council, or town board determines.
History:
1989 c 39 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.95 — Patients In Public Hospitals, Extension Of Credit.

471.95 PATIENTS IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS, EXTENSION OF CREDIT.
The body or bodies authorized by law to levy taxes for the maintenance and operation of any county, city, or town hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home; hospital district; or of any such facility operated jointly by any combination of county, city, or town, may authorize the furnishing of care, treatment, and maintenance to the persons cared for in such hospital, sanitarium, or nursing home without requiring that such services be paid for in advance.
Such body or bodies may authorize the employment of whatever legal and other services which may be deemed necessary and appropriate to secure the collection of any accounts unpaid and due the hospital, sanitarium, nursing home, or hospital district for services rendered to the persons cared for therein, and may compromise and settle said accounts for such amounts as in their discretion may be collectible.
History:
1961 c 58 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.96 — Members Of Civic Educational Associations.

471.96 MEMBERS OF CIVIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Dues, expenses.
The governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns are hereby authorized to appropriate necessary funds to provide membership of their respective municipal corporations or political subdivisions respectively in county, regional, state, and national associations of a civic, educational, or governmental nature which have as their purpose the betterment and improvement of municipal governmental operations. Cities, counties, and towns are also authorized to participate through duly designated representatives in the meetings and activities of such associations, and the governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns respectively are authorized to appropriate necessary funds to defray the actual and necessary expenses of such representatives in connection therewith. For purposes of this section, the governing body of a town is the town board.
Subd. 2.
Common law unaffected.
This section does not affect any statutory, charter or common law power of cities to provide for membership in and to participate through duly designated representatives in the meetings and activities of state and national associations, nor the power to appropriate money therefor.
History:
1961 c 714 s 1; 1963 c 529 s 1,2; 1967 c 329 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1975 c 288 s 1; 1987 c 90 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.97 — Authority To Advance Expense Money.

471.97 AUTHORITY TO ADVANCE EXPENSE MONEY.
The governing bodies of cities and counties may advance to any authorized person the estimated costs of traveling to and attending meetings both within and outside the state on official business, including but not limited to attending meetings under the provisions of sections 465.58 and 471.96. Every person who receives advances under this section shall present a properly verified itemized claim to the governing body promptly after the expenses are incurred. If the actual and necessary expenses of the person were more than the amount of the advance, the governing body shall reimburse the person for the difference between the advance and the actual and necessary expenses. If the advance exceeded the actual and necessary expenses, the person who received the advance shall promptly return the excess funds to the governing body, and the governing body may deduct the amount of the excess funds from any moneys which may become due to the person, including wages or salary.
History:
1975 c 288 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.98 — Self-insurance; Definitions.

471.98 SELF-INSURANCE; DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
Unless the context indicates otherwise, as used in sections 471.981 and 471.982 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Political subdivision.
"Political subdivision" includes a statutory or home rule charter city, a county, a school district, a town, a watershed management organization as defined in section 103B.205, subdivision 13, or an instrumentality thereof, including but not limited to instrumentalities incorporated under chapter 317A, having independent policy-making and appropriating authority. For the purposes of this section and section 471.981, the governing body of a town is the town board. The term also includes the Nonprofit Insurance Trust incorporated under chapter 317A and its members incorporated under chapter 317A.
Subd. 3.
Pool.
"Pool" means any self-insurance fund or agreement for the reciprocal assumption of risk established by or among two or more political subdivisions for coverage of their respective risks including, but not limited to, the pools described in section 471.982, subdivision 3. Except in connection with provisions in sections 471.981 and 471.982 that relate to bonding, "pool" does not include a self-insurance pool for employee health benefits under section 471.617.
History:
1980 c 529 s 5; 1982 c 507 s 28; 1985 c 236 s 5; 1987 c 97 s 1; 1987 c 260 s 3; 1987 c 337 s 124; 1989 c 304 s 137; 1990 c 391 art 8 s 53; 1995 c 256 s 19; 1996 c 446 art 3 s 3; 2009 c 53 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.985 — County And City Ordinances Prohibiting Trespassing.

471.985 COUNTY AND CITY ORDINANCES PROHIBITING TRESPASSING.
Subdivision 1.
Authority.
The county board of any county or the city council of any home rule charter or statutory city may enact ordinances to prohibit persons from entering uninvited onto the land of another to consume alcohol or controlled substances.
The county board or city council may enact ordinances to prohibit a person from bringing a motor vehicle onto the land of another without invitation to facilitate the consumption of alcohol or controlled substances on that land.
Subd. 2.
Determination of purpose.
To determine the purpose of an uninvited entry of a person or motor vehicle, factors to be considered shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) time of day;
(2) presence of containers intended to contain or containing alcohol;
(3) presence of equipment used to dispense alcoholic beverages;
(4) presence of paraphernalia containing identifiable residues of a controlled substance;
(5) noise level;
(6) lighting;
(7) identified physiological responses; and
(8) conduct of persons in the presence of a peace officer.
Subd. 3.
Violations.
A person who violates an ordinance enacted pursuant to subdivision 1 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Subd. 4.
Defenses.
Express consent, endorsement, or ratification by a landowner of an entry onto land is an absolute defense to charges under an ordinance enacted pursuant to subdivision 1.
A landowner who expressly consents to, endorses, or ratifies an entry onto land shall not be presumed to be in control of the persons gathered on land, nor is the landowner presumed to have knowledge of an unlawful act merely because of the express consent, endorsement, or ratification.
History:
1984 c 620 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.99 — Notice Of Government Action.

471.99 NOTICE OF GOVERNMENT ACTION.
Except when other notice is required by law, the state, or any of its political subdivisions, shall give any affected town, statutory or home rule charter city, and county 30 days prior written notice of any action by the state or political subdivision that will directly affect the use of land in the town, statutory or home rule charter city, or county relating to sanitary landfills, waste disposal sites, construction of new buildings, roads, and related facilities where the cost exceeds $15,000, and park establishments or boundary expansions. Master plans prepared pursuant to section 86A.09 shall be considered adequate notice as required by this section. Failure to give any notice required by this section shall not be grounds for a civil or criminal action of any nature against any party, for the imposition of a civil or criminal penalty against any party or for the challenge or invalidation of any action taken by the state, a political subdivision or any other party.
History:
1983 c 218 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.991 — Definitions.

471.991 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Terms.
For the purposes of Laws 1984, chapter 651, the following terms have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Balanced class.
"Balanced class" means any class in which no more than 80 percent of the members are male and no more than 70 percent of the members are female.
Subd. 3.
Comparable work value.
"Comparable work value" means the value of work measured by the skill, effort, responsibility, and working conditions normally required in the performance of the work.
Subd. 4.
Class.
"Class" means one or more positions that have similar duties, responsibilities, and general qualifications necessary to perform the duties, with comparable selection procedures used to recruit employees, and use of the same compensation schedule.
Subd. 5.
Equitable compensation relationship.
"Equitable compensation relationship" means that the compensation for female-dominated classes is not consistently below the compensation for male-dominated classes of comparable work value, as determined under section 471.994, within the political subdivision.
Subd. 6.
Female-dominated class.
"Female-dominated class" means any class in which 70 percent or more of the members are female.
Subd. 7.
Male-dominated class.
"Male-dominated class" means any class in which 80 percent or more of the members are male.
Subd. 8.
Position.
"Position" means a group of current duties and responsibilities assigned or delegated by a supervisor to an individual.
History:
1984 c 651 s 1; 1990 c 512 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.992 — Equitable Compensation Relationships.

471.992 EQUITABLE COMPENSATION RELATIONSHIPS.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
Subject to sections 179A.01 to 179A.25 and sections 177.41 to 177.44 but notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, every political subdivision of this state shall establish equitable compensation relationships between female-dominated, male-dominated, and balanced classes of employees in order to eliminate sex-based wage disparities in public employment in this state. A primary consideration in negotiating, establishing, recommending, and approving compensation is comparable work value in relationship to other employee positions within the political subdivision. This law may not be construed to limit the ability of the parties to collectively bargain in good faith.
Subd. 2.
Arbitration.
In all interest arbitration involving a class other than a balanced class held under sections 179A.01 to 179A.25, the arbitrator shall consider the equitable compensation relationship standards established in this section and the standards established under section 471.993, together with other standards appropriate to interest arbitration. The arbitrator shall consider both the results of a job evaluation study and any employee objections to the study. In interest arbitration for a balanced class, the arbitrator may consider the standards established under this section and the results of, and any employee objections to, a job evaluation study, but shall also consider similar or like classifications in other political subdivisions.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 1990 c 512 s 13]
Subd. 4.
Collective bargaining.
In collective bargaining for a balanced class, the parties may consider the equitable compensation relationship standards established by this section and the results of a job evaluation study, but shall also consider similar or like classifications in other political subdivisions.
History:
1984 c 462 s 27; 1984 c 651 s 2; 1986 c 459 s 1; 1Sp1986 c 3 art 2 s 18; 1990 c 512 s 2-4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.993 — Compensation Relationships Of Positions.

471.993 COMPENSATION RELATIONSHIPS OF POSITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Assurance of reasonable relationship.
In preparing management negotiation positions for compensation established through collective bargaining under chapter 179A and in establishing, recommending, and approving compensation plans for employees of political subdivisions not represented by an exclusive representative under chapter 179A, the respective political subdivision as the public employer, as defined in section 179A.03, subdivision 15, or, where appropriate, the Minnesota Merit System, shall assure that:
(1) compensation for positions in the classified civil service, unclassified civil service, and management bear reasonable relationship to one another;
(2) compensation for positions bear reasonable relationship to similar positions outside of that particular political subdivision's employment; and
(3) compensation for positions within the employer's work force bear reasonable relationship among related job classes and among various levels within the same occupational group.
Subd. 2.
Reasonable relationship defined.
For purposes of subdivision 1, compensation for positions bear "reasonable relationship" to one another if:
(1) the compensation for positions which require comparable skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and other relevant work-related criteria is comparable; and
(2) the compensation for positions which require differing skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and other relevant work-related criteria is proportional to the skill, effort, responsibility, working conditions, and other relevant work-related criteria required.
History:
1984 c 651 s 3; 1987 c 384 art 1 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.994 — Job Evaluation System.

471.994 JOB EVALUATION SYSTEM.
Every political subdivision shall use a job evaluation system in order to determine the comparable work value of the work performed by each class of its employees. The system must be maintained and updated to account for new employee classes and any changes in factors affecting the comparable work value of existing classes. A political subdivision that substantially modifies its job evaluation system or adopts a new system shall notify the commissioner. The political subdivision may use the system of some other public employer in the state. Each political subdivision shall meet and confer with the exclusive representatives of their employees on the development or selection of a job evaluation system.
History:
1984 c 651 s 4; 1990 c 512 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.995 — Report Availability.

471.995 REPORT AVAILABILITY.
Notwithstanding section 13.37, every political subdivision shall submit a report containing the results of the job evaluation system to the exclusive representatives of their employees to be used by both parties in contract negotiations. At a minimum, the report to each exclusive representative shall identify the female-dominated classes in the political subdivision for which compensation inequity exists, based on the comparable work value, and all data not on individuals used to support these findings.
History:
1984 c 651 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.9966 — Effect On Other Law.

471.9966 EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Notwithstanding section 179A.13, subdivision 2, it is not an unfair labor practice for a political subdivision to specify an amount of funds to be used solely to correct inequitable compensation relationships. A political subdivision may specify an amount of funds to be used for general salary increases. The provisions of sections 471.991 to 471.999 do not diminish a political subdivision's duty to bargain in good faith under chapter 179A or sections 179.35 to 179.39.
History:
1986 c 459 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.997 — Human Rights Act, Evidence.

471.997 HUMAN RIGHTS ACT, EVIDENCE.
The commissioner of human rights or any state court may use as evidence the results of any job evaluation system established under section 471.994 and the reports compiled under section 471.995 in any proceeding or action alleging discrimination.
History:
1984 c 651 s 8; 1989 c 223 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.999 — Report To Legislature.

471.999 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
The commissioner of management and budget shall report to the legislature by January 1 of each year on the status of compliance with section 471.992, subdivision 1, by governmental subdivisions.
The report must include a list of the political subdivisions in compliance with section 471.992, subdivision 1, and the estimated cost of compliance. The report must also include a list of political subdivisions found by the commissioner to be not in compliance, the basis for that finding, recommended changes to achieve compliance, estimated cost of compliance, and recommended penalties, if any. The commissioner's report must include a list of subdivisions that did not comply with the reporting requirements of this section. The commissioner may request, and a subdivision shall provide, any additional information needed for the preparation of a report under this subdivision.
Notwithstanding any rule to the contrary, beginning in 2005, a political subdivision must report on its compliance with the requirements of sections 471.991 to 471.999 no more frequently than once every three years. No report from a political subdivision is required for 2003 and 2004.
History:
1984 c 651 s 11; 1990 c 512 s 11; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 112; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 113; 2008 c 204 s 42; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.9995 — Rental Dwelling Notice.

471.9995 RENTAL DWELLING NOTICE.
Any license or registration or certificate of occupancy or a similar document that is issued by a home rule charter or statutory city or by a town and that is required to be posted in a building containing multiple rental dwelling units shall contain a statement that tenants of the dwelling units may contact the attorney general for information regarding the rights and obligations of owners and tenants under state law. The statement shall include the telephone number and address of the attorney general.
History:
1984 c 586 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.9996 — Rent Control Prohibited.

471.9996 RENT CONTROL PROHIBITED.
Subdivision 1.
In general.
No statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may adopt or renew by ordinance or otherwise any law to control rents on private residential property except as provided in subdivision 2. This section does not impair the right of any statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town:
(1) to manage or control property in which it has a financial interest through a housing authority or similar agency;
(2) to contract with a property owner;
(3) to act as required or authorized by laws or regulations of the United States government or this state; or
(4) to mediate between property owners and tenants for the purpose of negotiating rents.
Subd. 2.
Exception.
Subdivision 1 does not preclude a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town from controlling rents on private residential property to the extent that the city, county, or town has the power to adopt an ordinance, charter amendment, or law to control these rents if the ordinance, charter amendment, or law that controls rents is approved in a general election. Subdivision 1 does not limit any power or authority of the voters of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town to petition for an ordinance or charter amendment to control rents on private residential property to the extent that the power or authority is otherwise provided for by law, and if the ordinance or charter amendment is approved in a general election. This subdivision does not grant any additional power or authority to the citizens of a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town to vote on any question beyond that contained in other law.
Subdivision 1 does not apply to any statutory city unless the citizens of the statutory city have the authority to vote on the issue of rent control granted by other law.
History:
1984 c 551 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.9997 — Federally Assisted Rental Housing; Impact Statement.

471.9997 FEDERALLY ASSISTED RENTAL HOUSING; IMPACT STATEMENT.
At least 12 months before termination of participation in a federally assisted rental housing program, including project-based Section 8 and Section 236 rental housing, the owner of the federally assisted rental housing must submit a statement regarding the impact of termination on the residents of the rental housing to the governing body of the local government unit in which the housing is located. The impact statement must identify the number of units that will no longer be subject to rent restrictions imposed by the federal program, the estimated rents that will be charged as compared to rents charged under the federal program, and actions the owner will take to assist displaced tenants in obtaining other housing. A copy of the impact statement must be provided to each resident of the affected building, the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency, and, if the property is located in the metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 2, the Metropolitan Council.
History:
1998 c 389 art 14 s 6
NOTE:
This section was found preempted to the extent that it creates a longer termination timeline than under applicable federal law in
Forest Park II v. Hadley
, 336 F.3d 724 (8th Cir. 2003).
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.9998 — Merchant Bags.

471.9998 MERCHANT BAGS.
Subdivision 1.
Merchant option.
All merchants, itinerant vendors, and peddlers doing business in this state shall have the option to provide customers a paper, plastic, or reusable bag for the packaging of any item or good purchased, provided such purchase is of a size and manner commensurate with the use of paper, plastic, or reusable bags.
Subd. 2.
Prohibition; bag ban.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no political subdivision shall impose any ban upon the use of paper, plastic, or reusable bags for packaging of any item or good purchased from a merchant, itinerant vendor, or peddler.
History:
2017 c 94 art 8 s 14
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.125 — Regional Administrator.

473.125 REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR.
The Metropolitan Council shall appoint a regional administrator to serve at the council's pleasure as the principal administrative officer for the Metropolitan Council. The regional administrator shall organize the work of the council staff. The regional administrator shall appoint on the basis of merit and fitness, and discipline and discharge all employees in accordance with the council's personnel policy, except the general counsel, as provided in section 473.123, subdivision 8. The regional administrator must ensure that all policy decisions of the council are carried out. The regional administrator shall attend meetings of the council and may take part in discussions but may not vote. The regional administrator shall recommend to the council for adoption measures deemed necessary for efficient administration of the council, keep the council fully apprised of the financial condition of the council, and prepare and submit an annual budget to the council for approval. The regional administrator shall prepare and submit for approval by the council an administrative code organizing and codifying the policies of the council, and perform other duties as prescribed by the council. The regional administrator may be chosen from among the citizens of the nation at large, and shall be selected on the basis of training and experience in public administration.
History:
1994 c 628 art 2 s 2; 1997 c 149 s 1; 2014 c 271 art 3 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.127 — Advisory Committees.

473.127 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
The Metropolitan Council may establish and appoint persons to advisory committees to assist the Metropolitan Council in the performance of its duties. Members of the advisory committees shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the Metropolitan Council.
History:
1975 c 13 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.1293 — Energy Forward Pricing Mechanisms.

473.1293 ENERGY FORWARD PRICING MECHANISMS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
The following definitions apply in this section.
(a) "Energy" means natural gas, heating oil, diesel fuel, or any other energy source, except electric, used in Metropolitan Council operations.
(b) "Forward pricing mechanism" means either:
(1) a contract or financial instrument that obligates an entity to buy or sell a specified amount of an energy commodity at a future date and at a set price; or
(2) an option to buy or sell the contract or financial instrument.
Subd. 2.
Authority provided.
Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the council may use forward pricing mechanisms for budget risk reduction.
Subd. 3.
Conditions.
(a) Forward pricing transactions made under this section must be made only under the conditions in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d).
(b) The amount of energy forward priced must not exceed the estimated energy usage for council operations for the period of time covered by the forward pricing mechanism.
(c) The holding period and expiration date for any forward pricing mechanism must not exceed 24 months from the trade date of the transaction.
(d) Separate accounts must be established for each operational energy for which forward pricing mechanisms are used under this section.
Subd. 4.
Written policies and procedures.
Before exercising authority under subdivision 2, the council must have written policies and procedures governing the use of forward pricing mechanisms.
Subd. 5.
Oversight process.
(a) Before exercising authority under subdivision 2, the governing body of the council must establish an oversight process that provides for review of the council's use of forward pricing mechanisms.
(b) The process must include:
(1) internal or external audit reviews;
(2) quarterly reports to, and review by, an internal investment committee; and
(3) internal management control.
History:
1Sp2003 c 16 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.132 — Short-term Indebtedness.

473.132 SHORT-TERM INDEBTEDNESS.
The council may issue certificates of indebtedness or capital notes to purchase equipment to be owned and used by the council and having an expected useful life of at least as long as the terms of the certificates or notes. The certificates or notes shall be payable in not more than five years and shall be issued on such terms and in such manner as the council may determine, and for this purpose the council may secure payment of the certificates or notes by resolution or by trust indenture entered into by the council with a corporate trustee within or outside the state, and by a mortgage in the equipment financed. The total principal amount of the notes or certificates issued in a fiscal year should not exceed one-half of one percent of the tax capacity of the metropolitan area for that year. The full faith and credit of the council shall be pledged to the payment of the certificates or notes, and a tax levy shall be made for the payment of the principal and interest on the certificates or notes, in accordance with section 475.61, as in the case of bonds issued by a municipality. The tax levy authorized by this section must be deducted from the amount of taxes the council is otherwise authorized to levy under section 473.249.
History:
1989 c 355 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.1425 — Working Capital Fund.

473.1425 WORKING CAPITAL FUND.
The Metropolitan Council or a metropolitan agency defined in section 473.121, subdivision 5a, to the extent allowed by other law or contract, may grant available money that has been appropriated for socially or economically disadvantaged business programs to a guaranty fund administered by a nonprofit organization that makes or guarantees working capital loans to businesses owned and operated by socially or economically disadvantaged persons as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, section 23.5. The purpose of loans made or guaranteed by the organization must be to provide short-term working capital to enable eligible businesses to be awarded contracts for goods and services or for construction related services from government agencies.
History:
1989 c 320 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.144 — Certificates Of Compliance For Contracts.

473.144 CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR CONTRACTS.
(a) For all contracts for goods and services in excess of $100,000, neither the council nor an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, shall accept any bid or proposal for a contract or agreement from any business having more than 40 full-time employees within this state on a single working day during the previous 12 months, unless the firm or business has an affirmative action plan for the employment of minority persons, women, and qualified disabled individuals submitted to the commissioner of human rights for approval. Neither the council nor an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, shall execute the contract or agreement until the affirmative action plan has been approved by the commissioner of human rights. Receipt of a certificate of compliance from the commissioner of human rights signifies that a business has an approved affirmative action plan. A certificate is valid for two years. Section 363A.36 governs revocation of certificates. The rules adopted by the commissioner of human rights under section 363A.37 apply to this section.
(b) This paragraph applies to a contract for goods or services in excess of $100,000 to be entered into between the council or an agency listed in section 473.143, subdivision 1, and a business that is not subject to paragraph (a), but that has more than 40 full-time employees on a single working day during the previous 12 months in the state where the business has its primary place of business. The council or the agency may not execute a contract or agreement with a business covered by this paragraph unless the business has a certificate of compliance issued by the commissioner under paragraph (a) or the business certifies to the contracting agency that it is in compliance with federal affirmative action requirements.
History:
1988 c 680 s 4; 1991 c 19 s 2; 1993 c 277 s 8; 1998 c 385 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.145 — Development Guide.

473.145 DEVELOPMENT GUIDE.
(a) The Metropolitan Council must prepare and adopt, after appropriate study and such public hearings as may be necessary, a comprehensive development guide for the metropolitan area. It must consist of a compilation of policy statements, goals, standards, programs, and maps prescribing guides for the orderly and economical development, public and private, of the metropolitan area. The comprehensive development guide must recognize and encompass physical, social, or economic needs of the metropolitan area and those future developments which will have an impact on the entire area including but not limited to such matters as land use, climate mitigation and adaptation, parks and open space land needs, the necessity for and location of airports, highways, transit facilities, public hospitals, libraries, schools, and other public buildings.
(b) For the purposes of this section, "climate mitigation and adaptation" includes mitigation goals and strategies that meet or exceed the greenhouse gas emissions-reduction goals established by the state under section 216H.02, subdivision 1, and transportation targets established by the commissioner of transportation, including vehicle miles traveled reduction targets established in the statewide multimodal transportation plan under section 174.03, subdivision 1a, as well as plans and policies to address climate adaptation in the region. The commissioner of transportation must consult with the Metropolitan Council on transportation targets prior to establishing the targets.
History:
1975 c 13 s 8; 1989 c 306 s 1; 2023 c 68 art 4 s 88
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.1466 — Transportation System Performance Evaluation.

473.1466 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION.
(a) Prior to each major revision of the transportation policy plan, the council must carry out a performance evaluation of the metropolitan area's transportation system as a whole. The performance evaluation must:
(1) evaluate the area's ability to meet the need for effective and efficient transportation of goods and people;
(2) evaluate trends and their impacts on the area's transportation system;
(3) assess the region's success in meeting the currently adopted regional transportation benchmarks; and
(4) include an evaluation of the regional transit system, including a comparison with peer metropolitan regions with regard to key operating and investment measurements.
(b) The council must update the evaluation of the regional transit system every two years.
(c) The council shall use the results of the performance evaluation to make recommendations for improving the system in each revision of the transportation policy plan.
(d) The council must conduct a peer review of the performance evaluation using at least two nationally recognized transportation and transit consultants.
(e) The council must submit the performance evaluation to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over transportation finance and policy.
History:
1996 c 464 art 2 s 2; 1999 c 230 s 37; 2008 c 287 art 1 s 94
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.151 — Disclosure.

473.151 DISCLOSURE.
For the purpose of the rules, plans, and reports required or authorized by sections 473.149, 473.516, 473.801 to 473.823 and this section, each generator of hazardous waste and each owner or operator of a collection service or waste facility annually shall make the following information available to the agency, council, Pollution Control Agency, and metropolitan counties: a schedule of rates and charges in effect or proposed for a collection service or the processing of waste delivered to a waste facility and a description, in aggregate amounts indicating the general character of the solid and hazardous waste collection and processing system, of the types and the quantity, by types, of waste generated, collected, or processed. The county, council, office, and agency shall act in accordance with the provisions of section 116.075, subdivision 2, with respect to information for which confidentiality is claimed.
History:
1976 c 179 s 18; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1995 c 247 art 2 s 25; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 2 s 161
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.157 — Water Resources Plan.

473.157 WATER RESOURCES PLAN.
To help achieve federal and state water quality standards, provide effective water pollution control, and help reduce unnecessary investments in advanced wastewater treatment, the council shall adopt a water resources plan that includes management objectives for watersheds in the metropolitan area. The council shall recommend to the Board of Water and Soil Resources performance standards for watershed plans in the metropolitan area, including standards relating to the timing of plan revisions and proper water quality management.
History:
1990 c 601 s 5; 2013 c 101 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 473 - 473J — Metropolitan Area › Chapter 473 — Metropolitan Government › Section 473.1631 — Legislative Review.

473.1631 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW.
All metropolitan agencies shall file their budgets with the secretary of the senate and the clerk of the house of representatives on January 15 of the first year of each biennium for review by the committees of each body that have jurisdiction over the metropolitan agencies.
History:
1991 c 183 s 2