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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.311 — Development Plan.

469.311 DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
(a) An applicant for designation of a job opportunity building zone must adopt a written development plan for the zone before submitting the application to the commissioner.
(b) The development plan must contain, at least, the following:
(1) a map of the proposed zone that indicates the geographic boundaries of the zone, the total area, and present use and conditions generally of the land and structures within those boundaries;
(2) evidence of community support and commitment from local government, local workforce investment boards, school districts, and other education institutions, business groups, and the public;
(3) a description of the methods proposed to increase economic opportunity and expansion, facilitate infrastructure improvement, reduce the local regulatory burden, and identify job-training opportunities;
(4) current social, economic, and demographic characteristics of the proposed zone and anticipated improvements in education, health, human services, and employment if the zone is created;
(5) a description of anticipated activity in the zone and each subzone, including, but not limited to, industrial use, industrial site reuse, commercial or retail use, and residential use; and
(6) any other information required by the commissioner.
History:
1Sp2003 c 21 art 1 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.313 — Application For Designation.

469.313 APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION.
Subdivision 1.
Who may apply.
One or more local government units, or a joint powers board under section 471.59, acting on behalf of two or more units, may apply for designation of an area as a job opportunity building zone. All or part of the area proposed for designation as a zone must be located within the boundaries of each of the governmental units. A local government unit may not submit or have submitted on its behalf more than one application for designation of a job opportunity building zone.
Subd. 2.
Application content.
The application must include:
(1) a development plan meeting the requirements of section 469.311;
(2) the proposed duration of the zone, not to exceed 12 years;
(3) a resolution or ordinance adopted by each of the cities or towns and the counties in which the zone is located, agreeing to provide all of the local tax exemptions provided under section 469.315;
(4) if the proposed zone includes area in a border city development zone, written consent to removal of the property from the border city development zone to the extent required by section 469.312, subdivision 4;
(5) an agreement by the applicant to treat incentives provided under the zone designation as business subsidies under sections 116J.993 to 116J.995 and to comply with the requirements of that law; and
(6) supporting evidence to allow the commissioner to evaluate the application under the criteria in section 469.314.
History:
1Sp2003 c 21 art 1 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.315 — Tax Incentives Available In Zones.

469.315 TAX INCENTIVES AVAILABLE IN ZONES.
Qualified businesses that operate in a job opportunity building zone, individuals who invest in a qualified business that operates in a job opportunity building zone, and property located in a job opportunity building zone qualify for:
(1) exemption from individual income taxes as provided under section 469.316;
(2) exemption from corporate franchise taxes as provided under section 469.317;
(3) exemption from the state sales and use tax and any local sales and use taxes on qualifying purchases as provided in section 297A.68, subdivision 37;
(4) exemption from the state sales tax on motor vehicles and any local sales tax on motor vehicles as provided under section 297B.03;
(5) exemption from the property tax as provided in section 272.02, subdivision 64;
(6) exemption from the wind energy production tax under section 272.029, subdivision 7; and
(7) the jobs credit allowed under section 469.318, except that a qualified business located in a create automotive recovery zone is not eligible for the credit under section 469.318 but is eligible for the credit under section 469.3181.
History:
1Sp2003 c 21 art 1 s 20; 2010 c 216 s 42
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.317 — Corporate Franchise Tax Exemption.

469.317 CORPORATE FRANCHISE TAX EXEMPTION.
(a) A qualified business is exempt from taxation under section 290.02, the alternative minimum tax under section 290.0921, and the minimum fee under section 290.0922, on the portion of its income attributable to operations within the zone. This exemption is determined as follows:
(1) for purposes of the tax imposed under section 290.02, by multiplying its taxable net income by its zone percentage and by its relocation payroll percentage and subtracting the result in determining taxable income;
(2) for purposes of the alternative minimum tax under section 290.0921, by multiplying its alternative minimum taxable income by its zone percentage and by its relocation payroll percentage and reducing alternative minimum taxable income by this amount; and
(3) for purposes of the minimum fee under section 290.0922, by excluding property and payroll in the zone from the computations of the fee or by exempting the entity under section 290.0922, subdivision 2, clause (7).
(b) No subtraction is allowed under this section in excess of 20 percent of the sum of the corporation's job opportunity building zone payroll and the adjusted basis of the property at the time that the property is first used in the job opportunity building zone by the corporation.
(c) This section applies only to taxable years beginning during the duration of the job opportunity building zone.
History:
1Sp2003 c 21 art 1 s 22; 1Sp2005 c 3 art 7 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.318 — Jobs Credit.

469.318 JOBS CREDIT.
Subdivision 1.
Credit allowed.
A qualified business is allowed a credit against the taxes imposed under chapter 290. The credit equals seven percent of the:
(1) lesser of:
(i) zone payroll for the taxable year, less the zone payroll for the base year; or
(ii) total Minnesota payroll for the taxable year, less total Minnesota payroll for the base year; minus
(2) $30,000 multiplied by (the number of full-time equivalent employees that the qualified business employs in the job opportunity building zone for the taxable year, minus the number of full-time equivalent employees the business employed in the zone in the base year, but not less than zero).
Subd. 2.
Definitions.
(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given.
(b) "Base year" means the taxable year beginning during the calendar year prior to the calendar year in which the zone designation took effect.
(c) "Full-time equivalent employees" means the equivalent of annualized expected hours of work equal to 2,080 hours.
(d) "Minnesota payroll" means the wages or salaries attributed to Minnesota under section 290.191, subdivision 12, for the qualified business or the unitary business of which the qualified business is a part, whichever is greater.
(e) "Zone payroll" means wages or salaries used to determine the zone payroll factor for the qualified business, less the amount of compensation attributable to any employee that exceeds $100,000.
Subd. 3.
Inflation adjustment.
For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2004, the dollar amounts in subdivision 1, clause (2), and subdivision 2, paragraph (e), are annually adjusted for inflation. The commissioner of revenue shall adjust the amounts by the percentage determined under section 290.06, subdivision 2d, for the taxable year.
Subd. 4.
Refundable.
If the amount of the credit exceeds the liability for tax under chapter 290, the commissioner of revenue shall refund the excess to the qualified business.
Subd. 5.
Appropriation.
An amount sufficient to pay the refunds authorized by this section is appropriated to the commissioner of revenue from the general fund.
History:
1Sp2003 c 21 art 1 s 23
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.3181 — Create Automotive Recovery Jobs Credit.

469.3181 CREATE AUTOMOTIVE RECOVERY JOBS CREDIT.
Subdivision 1.
Credit allowed.
(a) A qualified business located in a create automotive recovery zone is allowed a credit against the tax imposed under chapter 290 equal to $2,500 times the number of full-time equivalent employees receiving wages from the qualified business for working at the facility during the taxable year. The qualified business is allowed an additional credit equal to $1,000 times the number of full-time equivalent employees receiving wages from the qualified business for working at the facility during the taxable year in excess of 750 employees.
(b) For purposes of this section, "employee" and "wages" have the meanings given them in section 290.92, subdivisions 1 and 3.
(c) For purposes of this section, "full-time equivalent employees" means the equivalent of annualized expected hours of work equal to 2,080 hours.
Subd. 2.
Refundable.
If the amount of the credit exceeds the liability for tax under chapter 290, the commissioner of revenue shall refund the excess to the qualified business.
Subd. 3.
Appropriation.
An amount sufficient to pay the refunds authorized by this section is appropriated to the commissioner of revenue from the general fund.
Subd. 4.
Manner of claiming credit.
The commissioner shall prescribe the manner in which the credit may be issued or claimed. This may include allowing the credit only as a separately processed claim for refund.
History:
2010 c 216 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.3192 — Prohibition Against Amendments To Business Subsidy Agreement.

469.3192 PROHIBITION AGAINST AMENDMENTS TO BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENT.
Except as authorized under section 469.3191, under no circumstance shall terms of any agreement required as a condition for eligibility for benefits listed under section 469.315 be amended to change job creation, job retention, or wage goals included in the agreement.
History:
2008 c 366 art 5 s 15
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.3193 — Certification Of Continuing Eligibility For Jobz Benefits.

469.3193 CERTIFICATION OF CONTINUING ELIGIBILITY FOR JOBZ BENEFITS.
(a) By October 15 of each year, every qualified business must certify to the commissioner of revenue, on a form prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, whether it is in compliance with any agreement required as a condition for eligibility for benefits listed under section 469.315. A business that fails to submit the certification, or any business, including those still operating in the zone, that submits a certification that the commissioner of revenue later determines materially misrepresents the business's compliance with the agreement, is subject to the repayment provisions under section 469.319 from January 1 of the year in which the report is due or the date that the business became subject to section 469.319, whichever is earlier. Any such business is permanently barred from obtaining benefits under section 469.315. For purposes of this section, the bar applies to an entity and also applies to any individuals or entities that have an ownership interest of at least 20 percent of the entity.
(b) Before the sanctions under paragraph (a) apply to a business that fails to submit the certification, the commissioner of revenue shall send notice to the business, demanding that the certification be submitted within 30 days and advising the business of the consequences for failing to do so. The commissioner of revenue shall notify the commissioner of employment and economic development and the appropriate job opportunity subzone administrator whenever notice is sent to a business under this paragraph.
(c) The certification required under this section is public.
(d) The commissioner of revenue shall promptly notify the commissioner of employment and economic development of all businesses that certify that they are not in compliance with the terms of their business subsidy agreement and all businesses that fail to file the certification.
History:
2008 c 366 art 5 s 16; 2010 c 389 art 7 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.320 — Zone Performance; Remedies.

469.320 ZONE PERFORMANCE; REMEDIES.
Subdivision 1.
Reporting requirement.
An applicant receiving designation of a job opportunity building zone under section 469.314 must annually report to the commissioner on its progress in meeting the zone performance goals under the development plan for the zone and the applicant's compliance with the business subsidy law under sections 116J.993 to 116J.995.
Subd. 2.
Procedures.
For reports required by subdivision 1, the commissioner may prescribe:
(1) the required time or times by which the reports must be filed;
(2) the form of the report; and
(3) the information required to be included in the report.
Subd. 3.
Remedies.
If the commissioner determines, based on a report filed under subdivision 1 or other available information, that a zone or subzone is failing to meet its performance goals, the commissioner may take any actions the commissioner determines appropriate, including modification of the boundaries of the zone or a subzone or termination of the zone or a subzone. Before taking any action, the commissioner shall consult with the applicant and the affected local government units, including notifying them of the proposed actions to be taken. The applicant may appeal the commissioner's order under the contested case procedures of chapter 14.
Subd. 4.
Existing businesses.
(a) An action to remove area from a zone or to terminate a zone under this section does not apply to:
(1) the property tax on improvements constructed before the first January 2 following publication of the commissioner's order;
(2) sales tax on purchases made before the first day of the next calendar month beginning at least 30 days after publication of the commissioner's order; and
(3) individual income tax or corporate franchise tax attributable to a facility that was in operation before the publication of the commissioner's order.
(b) The tax exemptions specified in paragraph (a) terminate on the date on which the zone expires under the original designation.
History:
1Sp2003 c 21 art 1 s 25; 1Sp2005 c 1 art 4 s 110
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.3201 — Legislative Auditor; Audits Of Job Opportunity Building Zones And Business Subsidy Agreements.

469.3201 LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR; AUDITS OF JOB OPPORTUNITY BUILDING ZONES AND BUSINESS SUBSIDY AGREEMENTS.
As resources allow, the legislative auditor must audit the creation and operation of all job opportunity building zones and business subsidy agreements entered into under sections 469.310 to 469.320. All public officials and parties to the agreements shall provide the legislative auditor with all documents and data the legislative auditor deems necessary and in all other respects comply with the requirements of section 3.978, subdivision 2.
History:
1Sp2005 c 3 art 7 s 19 subd 2; 2008 c 366 art 5 s 17; 2013 c 142 art 3 s 32
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.35 — Transit Improvement Area Accounts.

469.35 TRANSIT IMPROVEMENT AREA ACCOUNTS.
Two transit improvement area accounts are created, one in the general fund and one in the bond proceeds fund. Money in the accounts may be used to make grants or loans as provided in section 469.351 and for the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making loans or grants. Money in the accounts must not be used to pay for the operation of transit lines or the construction or operating costs of transit stations.
History:
2008 c 300 s 43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.42 — Officers; Duties; Organizational Matters.

469.42 OFFICERS; DUTIES; ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS.
Subdivision 1.
Bylaws, rules, seal.
The corporation may adopt bylaws and rules of procedure and may adopt an official seal.
Subd. 2.
Officers.
The corporation must annually elect a treasurer. The chair must appoint a secretary and assistant treasurer. The secretary and assistant treasurer need not, but may, be members of the board.
Subd. 3.
Duties and powers.
The officers have the usual duties and powers of their offices. They may be given other duties and powers by the corporation. The corporation must establish and maintain a website.
Subd. 4.
Treasurer's duties.
The treasurer:
(1) must receive and is responsible for corporation money;
(2) is responsible for the acts of the assistant treasurer;
(3) must disburse corporation money by check or electronic procedures;
(4) must keep an account of the source of all receipts, and of the nature, purpose, and authority of all disbursements; and
(5) must file the corporation's detailed financial statement with its secretary at least once a year at times set by the authority.
Subd. 5.
Secretary.
The secretary must perform duties as required by the board.
Subd. 6.
Assistant treasurer.
The assistant treasurer has the powers and duties of the treasurer if the treasurer is absent or disabled.
History:
2013 c 143 art 10 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.46 — County Tax Authority.

469.46 COUNTY TAX AUTHORITY.
(a) Notwithstanding sections 297A.99, 297A.993, and 477A.016, or any other contrary provision of law, ordinance, or charter, and in addition to any taxes the county may impose under another law or statute, the Board of Commissioners of Olmsted County may, by resolution, impose a transit tax of up to one quarter of one percent on retail sales and uses taxable under chapter 297A. The provisions of section 297A.99, subdivisions 4 to 13, govern the imposition, administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this paragraph.
(b) The Board of Commissioners of Olmsted County may, by resolution, levy an annual wheelage tax of up to $10 on each motor vehicle kept in the county when not in operation which is subject to annual registration and taxation under chapter 168, for transportation projects within the county. The wheelage tax must not be imposed on the vehicles exempt from wheelage tax under section 163.051, subdivision 1. The board, by resolution, may provide for collection of the wheelage tax by county officials, or it may request that the tax be collected by the state registrar on behalf of the county. The provisions of section 163.051, subdivisions 2, 2a, 3, and 7, must govern the administration, collection, and enforcement of the tax authorized under this paragraph. The tax authorized under this section is in addition to any tax the county may be authorized to impose under section 163.051, but until January 1, 2018, the county tax imposed under this paragraph, in combination with any tax imposed under section 163.051, must equal the specified rate under section 163.051.
(c) The proceeds of any taxes imposed under paragraph (a), less refunds and costs of collection, must be first used by the county to meet its local matching contributions under section 469.47, subdivision 6, for financing transit infrastructure related to the public infrastructure projects contained in the development plan and approved by the corporation, including any financing costs. Revenues collected in any calendar year in excess of the county obligation to pay for projects contained in the development plan may be retained by the county and used for funding other transportation projects, including roads and bridges, airports, and transportation improvements.
(d) Any taxes imposed under paragraph (a) expire December 31, 2049, or at an earlier time if approved by resolution of the county board of commissioners. The taxes must not terminate before the county board of commissioners determines that revenues from these taxes and any other revenue source the county dedicates are sufficient to pay the county share of transit project costs and financing costs under the development plan.
History:
2013 c 143 art 10 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.50 — Definitions.

469.50 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
For the purposes of sections 469.50 to 469.54, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
City.
"City" means the city of Duluth.
Subd. 3.
Commissioner.
"Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and economic development.
Subd. 4.
County.
"County" means St. Louis County.
Subd. 5.
District.
"District" means the regional exchange district established under section 469.51.
Subd. 6.
Medical business entity west.
"Medical business entity west" means a nonprofit integrated health system with two hospitals located within the district.
Subd. 7.
Medical business entity east.
"Medical business entity east" means a nonprofit health system operating one hospital within the district.
Subd. 8.
Public infrastructure project.
(a) "Public infrastructure project" means a project identified in section 469.53.
(b) A public infrastructure project is not a business subsidy under section 116J.993.
History:
1Sp2019 c 6 art 10 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.51 — Regional Exchange District.

469.51 REGIONAL EXCHANGE DISTRICT.
Subdivision 1.
Establishment.
There is established in the city a regional exchange district. The regional exchange district is bounded by: East 6th Street from North 3rd Avenue East to North 7th Avenue East; North 7th Avenue East from East 6th Street to East 3rd Street; East 3rd Street from North 7th Avenue East to North 12th Avenue East; North 12th Avenue East from East 3rd Street straight through the Duluth Rose Garden to the Lake Superior waterfront; the Lake Superior waterfront from the Duluth Rose Garden at North 12th Avenue East to Lake Place Park at North 3rd Avenue East; North 3rd Avenue East from Lake Place Park at the Lake Superior waterfront to East 6th Street, excluding any property operated as a hotel on the corner of Superior Street and North 3rd Avenue East.
Subd. 2.
Purpose; findings.
The public purposes of the district are to facilitate:
(1) repurposing vacant or underutilized private land, or unutilized property interests such as air rights, for development or redevelopment and to incent significant private investment;
(2) redeveloping vacant or underutilized private land to increase its tax-generating and job-creating potential or to provide housing or meet community needs; and
(3) development by the anchoring institutions in the community, such as health care organizations and institutions of higher education, to create opportunities to improve the economy of the city and greater Minnesota regions and attract and retain workforce.
History:
1Sp2019 c 6 art 10 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 466A - 470 — Local Economic Development › Chapter 469 — Economic Development › Section 469.52 — City Powers; Duties.

469.52 CITY POWERS; DUTIES.
Subdivision 1.
Port authority powers.
The city may exercise the powers of a port authority under sections 469.048 to 469.068 for purposes of implementing sections 469.50 to 469.54.
Subd. 2.
Steel products.
The city must require that a public infrastructure project use steel products made from iron ore mined from the taconite assistance area as defined in section 273.1341 to the extent practicable. In determining whether it is practicable, the city may consider the exceptions to the requirement by Public Law 111-5, section 1605.
Subd. 3.
City contracts; construction requirements.
For all public infrastructure projects, the city must make reasonable efforts to hire and cause the construction manager and any subcontractors to employ women and members of minority communities. Goals for construction contracts must be established in the manner required under the city's disadvantaged business enterprises plan.
Subd. 4.
Public bidding exemption.
Notwithstanding section 469.068 or any other law to the contrary, the city need not require competitive bidding with respect to a parking facility or other public improvements constructed in conjunction with, and directly above or below, or adjacent and integrally related to, a private development within a district.
Subd. 5.
Parking structure revenue.
Parking facilities or structures constructed must charge market rate parking fees, except for use separately negotiated between the city and a church whose parking facility is removed to accommodate construction of a parking ramp.
Subd. 6.
City utility fund contribution.
The city must use the city utility fund to finance improvements made within the district for sanitary sewer, storm sewer, and water systems and other related utility improvements. The improvements must be approved by the city. The total expenditures required under this subdivision and under Laws 1980, chapter 511, section 1, subdivision 1, paragraph (d), as added by Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 6, article 10, section 7, must equal at least $10,000,000.
History:
1Sp2019 c 6 art 10 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.15 — Recreational Facilities By Municipality; Bonds.

471.15 RECREATIONAL FACILITIES BY MUNICIPALITY; BONDS.
(a) Any home rule charter or statutory city or any town, county, school district, or any board thereof may expend funds available to it for the purchase of awards and trophies and may operate a program of public recreation and playgrounds; acquire, equip, and maintain land, buildings, or other recreational facilities, including an outdoor or indoor swimming pool; and expend funds for the operation of such program pursuant to the provisions of sections 471.15 to 471.19. The city, town, county, or school district may issue bonds pursuant to chapter 475 for the purpose of carrying out the powers granted by this section. The city, town, county or school district may operate the program and facilities directly or establish one or more recreation boards to operate all or various parts of them.
(b) A home rule charter or statutory city, a county, or a town may expend funds for the purpose of supporting student academic or extracurricular activities sponsored by the local school district.
History:
(1933-9a) 1937 c 233 s 1; 1945 c 396 s 1; 1957 c 117 s 1; 1957 c 372 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1981 c 47 s 1; 2000 c 489 art 6 s 38; 2017 c 29 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.16 — Operation Of Program; Levy.

471.16 OPERATION OF PROGRAM; LEVY.
Subdivision 1.
Includes nonprofits; delegation.
Any city, however organized, or any town, county, school district, or any board thereof may operate such a program independently, or they may cooperate among themselves or with any nonprofit organization in its conduct and in any manner in which they may mutually agree; or they may delegate the operation of the program to a recreation board created by one or more of them, and appropriate money voted for this purpose to such board which may in turn support or cooperate with a nonprofit organization.
Subd. 2.
Levy for senior recreation.
Notwithstanding the provisions of section 471.15, any county may levy a tax to provide funds for the establishment or operation of recreational facilities or programs for senior citizens either by such county or by any municipality, governmental subdivision, school district or other organization or entity referred to in subdivision 1.
History:
(1933-9b) 1937 c 233 s 2; 1945 c 396 s 2; 1957 c 17 s 1; 1957 c 499; 1967 c 496 s 1; 1971 c 808 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973 c 583 s 33; 1978 c 764 s 125; 1995 c 256 s 16; 2018 c 182 art 1 s 96
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.17 — Location Of Activities.

471.17 LOCATION OF ACTIVITIES.
Any corporation, board, or body hereinbefore designated given charge of the recreation program is authorized to conduct its activities on:
(1) property under its custody and management;
(2) other public property under the custody of any other public corporation, body, or board, with the consent of such corporations, bodies, or boards;
(3) private property, with the consent of its owners; and
(4) shall have authority to accept gifts and bequests for the benefit of the recreational service and employ directors and instructors of recreational work.
History:
(1933-9c) 1937 c 233 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.18 — Education Commissioner To Establish Qualifications.

471.18 EDUCATION COMMISSIONER TO ESTABLISH QUALIFICATIONS.
In all cases where school funds or property are utilized, the commissioner of education shall:
(1) establish minimum qualifications of local recreational directors and instructors;
(2) prepare or cause to be prepared, published, and distributed adequate and appropriate manuals and other materials as it may deem necessary or suitable to carry out the provisions of sections 471.15 to 471.19.
History:
(1933-9d) 1937 c 233 s 4; 1998 c 398 art 5 s 55; 2003 c 130 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.19 — Recreation Program To Be For Education Purposes.

471.19 RECREATION PROGRAM TO BE FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES.
The facilities of any school district, operating a recreation program pursuant to the provisions of sections 471.15 to 471.19 shall be used primarily for the purpose of conducting the regular school curriculum and related activities and the use of school facilities for recreational purposes authorized by those sections shall be secondary.
History:
(1933-9e) 1937 c 233 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.1911 — Validation Of School District Agreements.

471.1911 VALIDATION OF SCHOOL DISTRICT AGREEMENTS.
Agreements entered into by school districts pursuant to the provisions of sections 471.15 to 471.191 or Laws 1967, chapter 33, prior to May 15, 1978, without a referendum, are not void and are hereby validated.
History:
1978 c 764 s 126
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.1912 — Public Beaches; Lifeguards.

471.1912 PUBLIC BEACHES; LIFEGUARDS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section:
(1) "political subdivision" means a statutory or home rule charter city, county, town, or other political subdivision; and
(2) "public swimming beach" means an area abutting a body of water, other than a swimming pool governed by section 144.1222, owned or operated by the political subdivision, whether directly or under agreement with another public or private entity, intended to be open to the public for swimming.
Subd. 2.
Lifeguards.
If a political subdivision provides for lifeguards to be present at a public swimming beach, each lifeguard must be certified in first aid and adult, child, and infant cardiopulmonary resuscitation, have American Red Cross lifeguard certification or the equivalent, and be responsible for the supervision and safety of persons at the public swimming beach while on duty.
Subd. 3.
Citation.
This section may be cited as "Tony Caine's Law."
History:
2014 c 179 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.195 — Unclaimed Property; Disposal.

471.195 UNCLAIMED PROPERTY; DISPOSAL.
(1) Any city may by ordinance provide for the custody and disposal of property lawfully coming into its possession in the course of municipal operations and remaining unclaimed by the owner. Such ordinance may provide for the sale of such property to the highest bidder at public auction or sale or by a private sale through a nonprofit organization that has a significant mission of community service, after the property has been in the possession of the municipality for a period of at least 60 days. If the sale is to be by public auction, the city shall give ten days' published notice describing the property found or recovered and to be sold, and specifying the time and place of the sale. The notice must be published at least once in a legal newspaper published in the city or, if there is none in the city, published in the county. Consistent with other applicable statutory or charter provision, the ordinance shall designate the fund into which the proceeds of any such sale shall be placed, subject to the right of the former owner to payment of the sale price from the fund upon application and satisfactory proof of ownership within six months of the sale or such longer period as provided by ordinance.
(2) This section does not limit the power of any municipality under any other statutory or charter authority.
History:
1957 c 382 s 1,2; 1967 c 295 s 2; 1971 c 923 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1995 c 79 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.198 — Expenditures; National Night Out; Law Enforcement Community Events.

471.198 EXPENDITURES; NATIONAL NIGHT OUT; LAW ENFORCEMENT COMMUNITY EVENTS.
(a) Any home rule charter or statutory city or any town, county, or school district may spend money for National Night Out events held in the jurisdiction of the local government spending the money.
(b) Any home rule charter or statutory city or any town, county, or school district may spend money for any event or purpose that the governing body determines will foster positive relationships between law enforcement and the community.
(c) Notwithstanding any law or ordinance to the contrary, any home rule charter or statutory city, or any town, county, or school district may, by resolution, authorize officials and staff to solicit contributions for the purposes authorized in paragraphs (a) and (b).
History:
2017 c 26 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.24 — Towns, Statutory Cities; Joint Maintenance Of Cemetery.

471.24 TOWNS, STATUTORY CITIES; JOINT MAINTENANCE OF CEMETERY.
Where a statutory city or town owns and maintains an established cemetery or burial ground, either within or without the municipal limits, the statutory city or town may, by mutual agreement with contiguous statutory cities and towns, each having an estimated market value of not less than $2,000,000, join together in the maintenance of such public cemetery or burial ground for the use of the inhabitants of each of such municipalities; and each such municipality is hereby authorized, by action of its council or governing body, to levy a tax or make an appropriation for the annual support and maintenance of such cemetery or burial ground; provided, the amount thus appropriated by each municipality shall not exceed a total of $10,000 in any one year.
History:
(1933-64) 1931 c 262 s 1; 1945 c 213 s 1; 1957 c 75 s 1; 1963 c 609 s 1; 1969 c 506 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1980 c 356 s 1; 1985 c 52 s 1; 1988 c 719 art 5 s 84; 1989 c 329 art 13 s 20; 1990 c 480 art 9 s 20; 1994 c 505 art 4 s 6; 2013 c 143 art 14 s 84
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.342 — Inflow And Infiltration Program.

471.342 INFLOW AND INFILTRATION PROGRAM.
Subdivision 1.
City.
In this section, "city" means a home rule charter or statutory city, township, or any political subdivision of the state with statutory sewer ownership or operational responsibilities.
Subd. 2.
Inflow and infiltration.
In this section, "inflow and infiltration" means water other than wastewater that enters a sanitary sewer system, including sewer service connections, from the ground through defective pipes, pipe joints, connections, or manholes, or from sources such as, but not limited to, roof borders, cellar drains, yard drains, area drains, drains from springs and swampy areas, manhole covers, cross connections between storm sewers, catch basins, cooling towers, stormwater, surface runoff, street wastewaters, or drainage.
Subd. 3.
Program authority.
A city may establish an inflow and infiltration prevention program and provide loans and grants to property owners to assist the owners in financing the cost of abating inflow and infiltration on their property.
Subd. 4.
Program guidelines.
The city shall establish guidelines to govern the program. The guidelines shall establish criteria for program eligibility and standards for compliance with the program. Prior to adoption of the program guidelines, the city must conduct a public hearing on the proposed guidelines after giving at least ten days' published notice of the hearing.
Subd. 5.
Program financing.
The city may finance the program with federal, state, private, or city funds. City funds include, but are not limited to, general fund appropriations, sanitary or storm sewer utility funds, and fees or charges.
History:
1996 c 317 s 1; 2022 c 35 s 1,2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.3455 — Public Safety Equipment Purchase Or Lease.

471.3455 PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT PURCHASE OR LEASE.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) "Local government" means a statutory or home rule charter city, county, town, special taxing district, or any other political subdivision that acquires public safety equipment.
(b) "Public safety equipment" means vehicles and specialized equipment used by a fire department, as defined in section 299N.01, subdivision 2, in firefighting, ambulance and emergency medical treatment services, rescue, and hazardous materials response.
Subd. 2.
Single source acquisition.
Notwithstanding section 465.71 or 471.345, a local government may acquire by purchase or lease used public safety equipment without competitive bidding or proposals if the equipment is clearly and legitimately limited to a single source of supply, and the contract price may be best established by direct negotiation.
Subd. 3.
Long-term leases authorized.
Notwithstanding section 366.095, 410.32, 412.301, or 465.71, a local government may issue certificates of indebtedness or capital notes to acquire new or used public safety equipment by lease for a term of up to 15 years. The obligation created by a long-term lease agreement for public safety equipment must not be included in the calculation of net debt for purposes of section 475.53, and does not constitute debt under any other statutory provision. No election is required in connection with the execution of a lease agreement authorized by this section.
History:
2011 c 33 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.3457 — Veteran-owned Small Business Contracts.

471.3457 VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONTRACTS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For the purposes of this section:
(1) "local government" means a town or home rule charter or statutory city; and
(2) "governing body" means the town board of supervisors or city council.
Subd. 2.
Authority.
The governing body of a local government may implement a program within its jurisdiction to provide a bid preference in awarding contracts as defined in section 471.345, and in awarding contracts for services, to designated veteran-owned small businesses, as provided in section 375.771.
History:
2013 c 142 art 4 s 10
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.3459 — Donation Of Surplus Equipment.

471.3459 DONATION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them.
(b) "Local government" means a county, home rule or statutory city, town, or joint powers entity formed by any of these local governmental units.
(c) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization formed under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(d) "Surplus equipment" means equipment used by a local government public works department, and cellular phones and emergency medical and firefighting equipment that is no longer needed by the local government because it does not meet industry standards for emergency medical services, police, or fire departments or has minimal or no resale value.
Subd. 2.
Donation.
A local government may donate surplus equipment to one or more nonprofit organizations. Before the local government makes any donations, it must adopt a policy on how it will determine what equipment is surplus eligible for donation and how it will determine which nonprofit organizations may receive donations. The policy must address the obligations of the local government to disclose to the nonprofit that the surplus equipment may be defective and cannot be relied upon for safety purposes.
History:
2016 c 87 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.346 — Publicly Owned And Leased Vehicles Identified.

471.346 PUBLICLY OWNED AND LEASED VEHICLES IDENTIFIED.
All motor vehicles owned or leased by a statutory or home rule charter city, county, town, school district, metropolitan or regional agency, or other political subdivision, except for unmarked vehicles used in general police and fire work, arson investigations, Department of Human Services investigations conducted by central office staff, and county fraud prevention investigations conducted by county or contract fraud prevention investigators, shall have the name of the political subdivision plainly displayed on both sides of the vehicle in letters not less than 2-1/2 inches high and one-half inch wide. The identification must be in a color that contrasts with the color of the part of the vehicle on which it is placed and must remain on and be clean and visible throughout the period of which the vehicle is owned or leased by the political subdivision. The identification must not be on a removable plate or placard except on leased vehicles but the plate or placard must not be removed from a leased vehicle at any time during the term of the lease.
History:
1994 c 635 art 1 s 29; 2014 c 228 art 3 s 4; 2015 c 78 art 4 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.35 — Specifications Of Supplies Or Equipment.

471.35 SPECIFICATIONS OF SUPPLIES OR EQUIPMENT.
When any county, city, town, or school district calls for bids for the purchase of supplies or equipment, specifications shall not be so prepared as to exclude all but one type or kind but shall include competitive supplies and equipment.
History:
(1933-77) 1937 c 416 s 2; 1959 c 261 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1975 c 157 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.36 — Noncompetitive Supplies And Equipment.

471.36 NONCOMPETITIVE SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT.
The provisions of sections 471.35 to 471.37 shall not apply to noncompetitive types and kinds of supplies and equipment.
History:
(1933-78) 1937 c 416 s 3; 1959 c 261 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.37 — Violations.

471.37 VIOLATIONS.
The violation of any of the provisions of sections 471.35 to 471.36 shall be a gross misdemeanor.
History:
(1933-79) 1937 c 416 s 4; 1959 c 261 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.381 — City, Town, And County Obligations And Payments.

471.381 CITY, TOWN, AND COUNTY OBLIGATIONS AND PAYMENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Payment methods.
Payments of claims and obligations of a statutory or home rule charter city, town, or county may be made by warrant, check, or all forms of electronic or wire funds transfer. If the city, town, or county may make investments, it may make electronic or wire transfers of funds notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.
Subd. 2.
Authority to accept payment by credit card or other methods.
A statutory or home rule charter city, town, or a county may accept payment by use of a credit card, debit card, or all forms of electronic or wire funds transfer. Subject to any other law to the contrary, the city, town, or county may add to the amount due a service charge for the acceptance of a payment method authorized in this subdivision. The city, town, or county shall adopt policies and procedures regarding the payments. The payment of property taxes by credit card is subject to section 276.02.
Subd. 3.
Electronic approval.
"Electronic approval" means any electronic identifier intended by the person making, executing, or adopting it to authenticate and validate a city, town, or county administrative action. Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, a statutory or home rule charter city, a town, or a county may use electronic approvals, which have the same validity and consequences as an actual signature. The city, town, or county must establish policies and procedures to ensure the validity of electronic approvals.
History:
2001 c 13 s 2; 2004 c 152 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.382 — Credit Cards.

471.382 CREDIT CARDS.
A city council or town board may authorize the use of a credit card by any city or town officer or employee otherwise authorized to make a purchase on behalf of the city or town. If a city or town officer or employee makes or directs a purchase by credit card that is not approved by the city council or town board, the officer or employee is personally liable for the amount of the purchase. A purchase by credit card must otherwise comply with all statutes, rules, or city or town policy applicable to city or town purchases.
History:
2001 c 13 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.391 — Declaration Form.

471.391 DECLARATION FORM.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2017 c 52 s 2]
Subd. 2.
Above check endorsement.
The check or order-check by which the claim is paid may have printed on its reverse side, above the space for endorsement thereof by the payee, the following statement: "The undersigned payee, in endorsing this check (or order-check) declares that the same is received in payment of a just and correct claim against the county (county board of education for unorganized territory, school district, town or city), and that no part of it has heretofore been paid." When endorsed by the payee named in the check or order-check, such statement shall operate and shall be deemed sufficient as the required declaration of the claim.
History:
1949 c 416 s 2; 1951 c 350 s 2; 1959 c 56 s 2
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 471 - 472B — Municipalities › Chapter 471 — Municipal Rights, Powers, Duties › Section 471.40 — Auditing Claims.

471.40 AUDITING CLAIMS.
When any account, claim, or demand against any municipality shall have been verified in the manner prescribed in this chapter, the board or officer to whom it shall be presented may receive and consider it, and allow or disallow the same, in whole or in part, as shall appear just or lawful, saving to the claimant the right of appeal.
History:
(768) RL s 440