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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 402 — County Human Services Boards › Section 402.062 — Plans.

402.062 PLANS.
Subdivision 1.
Biennial plan; budget.
The human services board, with the assistance of the advisory committee established in section 402.03, shall prepare a biennial plan and budget for the development, implementation, coordination, and operation of services delivered or funded by the human services board. Each affected state agency shall accept the plan of the human services board in lieu of separate plan requirements for individual programs.
Subd. 2.
Participation.
Prior to adoption of the plan by the human services board, the board shall show evidence of participation by the public and private service providers in the development of the plan and shall encourage their comments regarding the use of governmental and nongovernmental service providers.
Subd. 3.
Agency review; action.
Each affected state agency shall review the plan and shall approve or reject it based on the rules in effect for the programs under its jurisdiction. Notice of approval or rejection shall be delivered to the board in writing within 60 days of plan submission.
History:
1979 c 118 s 8; 1981 c 356 s 219; 1983 c 289 s 115 subd 1; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1987 c 139 s 3,4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 402 — County Human Services Boards › Section 402.065 — Budget, Levy; Audit.

402.065 BUDGET, LEVY; AUDIT.
In conjunction with the county budget-setting process, the human services board shall submit to each county board of commissioners participating in the human services board an estimate of the amount needed by it to perform its duties, including expenses of administration, and, if approved, each county shall levy a tax as provided by law for these purposes. In the event the estimate is not approved, each county board of commissioners participating in the human services board shall confer with the human services board, develop a budget, and levy a tax for the amount required. The state auditor shall audit the books and accounts of the human services board once each year. The human services board shall pay to the state the total cost and expenses of the examination, including the salaries paid to auditors while actually engaged in making the examination. The general fund shall be credited with all collections made for any examination.
History:
1977 c 411 s 10; 1979 c 118 s 9; 1989 c 335 art 4 s 84
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 402 — County Human Services Boards › Section 402.07 — Termination.

402.07 TERMINATION.
The county boards party to an agreement to designate a human services board may terminate the agreement and no longer manage the public resources devoted to human services in their counties but only on notice of an intention to terminate delivered to the commissioners of human services, health, and corrections not less than 90 days before the effective date of the termination. On the termination all public resources devoted to human services shall be managed in accordance with the provisions of law then in effect.
History:
1973 c 716 s 7; 1976 c 149 s 62 subd 7; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1977 c 411 s 9; 1979 c 118 s 10; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 402A — Essential Human Services; County Delivery › Section 402A.01 — Citation.

402A.01 CITATION.
Sections 402A.01 to 402A.50 may be cited as the "State-County Results, Accountability, and Service Delivery Redesign Act."
History:
2009 c 79 art 9 s 1; 2010 c 396 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 402A — Essential Human Services; County Delivery › Section 402A.12 — Establishment Of A Performance Management System For Human Services.

402A.12 ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR HUMAN SERVICES.
By January 1, 2014, the commissioner shall implement a performance management system for essential human services as described in sections 402A.16 and 402A.18 that includes initial performance measures and thresholds consistent with the recommendations of the Steering Committee on Performance and Outcome Reforms in the December 2012 report to the legislature.
History:
2013 c 108 art 5 s 14; 2014 c 286 art 7 s 14; art 8 s 39; 2015 c 78 art 4 s 54
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 402A — Essential Human Services; County Delivery › Section 402A.50 — Private Sector Funding.

402A.50 PRIVATE SECTOR FUNDING.
The council may support stakeholder agencies, if not otherwise prohibited by law, to separately or jointly seek and receive funds to provide expert technical assistance to the council, the council's work group, and any subwork groups for executing the provisions of the redesign.
History:
2009 c 79 art 9 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.025 — 911 Emergency Telecommunications System Required.

403.025 911 EMERGENCY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM REQUIRED.
Subdivision 1.
General requirement.
Each county shall operate and maintain a 911 emergency telecommunications system.
Subd. 1a.
Emergency telephone number 911.
The digits 911, so designated by the Federal Communications Commission, must be the primary emergency telephone number within the system. A public safety agency may maintain a separate secondary backup number for emergency calls and shall maintain a separate number for nonemergency telephone calls.
Subd. 2.
Multijurisdictional system.
The 911 systems may be multijurisdictional and regional in character provided that design and implementation are preceded by cooperative planning on a county-by-county basis with local public safety agencies.
Subd. 3.
Connected telecommunications service provider requirements.
Every owner and operator of a wire-line or wireless circuit switched or packet-based telecommunications system connected to the public switched telephone network shall design and maintain the system to dial the 911 number without charge to the caller.
Subd. 4.
Wireless requirements.
Every owner and operator of a wireless telecommunications system shall design and maintain the system to dial the 911 number without charge to the caller.
Subd. 5.
Pay phone requirements.
Every pay phone owner and operator shall permit dialing of the 911 number without coin and without charge to the caller.
Subd. 6.
Multistation or PBX system.
Every owner and operator of a multistation or private branch exchange (PBX) multiline telephone system shall design and maintain the system to dial the 911 number without charge to the caller.
Subd. 7.
Contractual requirements.
(a) The state shall contract with the county or other governmental agencies operating public safety answering points and with the appropriate wire-line telecommunications service providers or other entities determined by the commissioner to be capable of providing effective and efficient components of the 911 system for the operation, maintenance, enhancement, and expansion of the 911 system.
(b) The contract language or subsequent amendments to the contract must include a description of the services to be furnished to the county or other governmental agencies operating public safety answering points. The contract language or subsequent amendments must include the terms of compensation based on the effective tariff or price list filed with the Public Utilities Commission or the prices agreed to by the parties.
(c) The contract language or subsequent amendments to contracts between the parties must contain a provision for resolving disputes.
History:
1977 c 311 s 1; 2002 c 372 s 1; 2004 c 282 s 2; 2005 c 136 art 10 s 7,8; 2006 c 260 art 6 s 3; 2014 c 212 art 2 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.05 — 911 System Operation And Maintenance.

403.05 911 SYSTEM OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.
Subdivision 1.
Operate and maintain.
Each county or any other governmental agency shall operate and maintain its 911 system to meet the requirements of governmental agencies whose services are available through the 911 system and to permit future expansion or enhancement of the system.
Subd. 2.
Rule requirements for 911 system plans.
Each county or any other governmental agency shall maintain and update its 911 system plans as required under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7580.
Subd. 3.
Agreements for service.
Each county or any other governmental agency shall contract with the state for the recurring and nonrecurring costs associated with operating and maintaining 911 emergency communications systems. If requested by the county or other governmental agency, the county or agency is entitled to be a party to any contract between the state and any wire-line telecommunications service provider or 911 emergency telecommunications service provider providing components of the 911 system within the county.
History:
1977 c 311 s 5; 2002 c 372 s 7; 2005 c 136 art 10 s 9; 2006 c 260 art 6 s 4; 2014 c 212 art 2 s 2; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 176
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.06 — Commissioner's Duties.

403.06 COMMISSIONER'S DUTIES.
Subdivision 1.
System coordination, improvements, variations, and agreements.
The commissioner shall coordinate the maintenance of 911 systems. The commissioner shall aid counties in the formulation of concepts, methods, and procedures which will improve the operation and maintenance of 911 systems. The commissioner shall establish procedures for determining and evaluating requests for variations from the established design standards. The commissioner shall respond to requests by wireless or wire-line telecommunications service providers or by counties or other governmental agencies for system agreements, contracts, and tariff language promptly and no later than within 45 days of the request unless otherwise mutually agreed to by the parties.
Subd. 1a.
Biennial budget; annual financial report.
The commissioner shall prepare a biennial budget for maintaining the 911 system. By December 15 of each year, the commissioner shall submit a report to the legislature detailing the expenditures for maintaining the 911 system, the 911 fees collected, the balance of the 911 fund, the 911-related administrative expenses of the commissioner, and the most recent forecast of revenues and expenditures for the 911 emergency telecommunications service account, including a separate projection of E911 fees from prepaid wireless customers and projections of year-end fund balances. The commissioner is authorized to expend money that has been appropriated to pay for the maintenance, enhancements, and expansion of the 911 system.
Subd. 2.
Waiver.
Any county, other governmental agency, wireless telecommunications service provider, or wire-line telecommunications service provider may petition the commissioner for a waiver of all or portions of the requirements. A waiver may be granted upon a demonstration by the petitioner that the requirement is economically infeasible.
History:
1977 c 311 s 6; 2002 c 372 s 8; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 103; 2013 c 143 art 13 s 13
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.08 — Wireless Telecommunications Service Provider.

403.08 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE PROVIDER.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed by amendment, 2002 c 372 s 10]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed by amendment, 2002 c 372 s 10]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed by amendment, 2002 c 372 s 10]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed by amendment, 2002 c 372 s 10]
Subd. 5.
[Repealed by amendment, 2002 c 372 s 10]
Subd. 6.
[Repealed by amendment, 2002 c 372 s 10]
Subd. 7.
Duties.
Each wireless telecommunications service provider shall cooperate in planning and implementing integration with enhanced 911 systems operating in their service territories to meet Federal Communications Commission-enhanced 911 standards. Each wireless telecommunications service provider shall annually develop and provide to the commissioner good-faith estimates of installation and recurring expenses to integrate wireless 911 service into the enhanced 911 networks to meet Federal Communications Commission phase one wireless enhanced 911 standards. The commissioner shall coordinate with counties and affected public safety agency representatives in developing a statewide design and plan for implementation.
Subd. 8.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21]
Subd. 9.
Scope.
Planning considerations must include cost, degree of integration into existing 911 systems, the retention of existing 911 infrastructure, and the potential implications of phase 2 of the Federal Communications Commission wireless enhanced 911 standards.
Subd. 10.
Plan integration.
Counties shall incorporate the statewide design when modifying county 911 plans to provide for integrating wireless 911 service into existing county 911 systems.
Subd. 11.
Liability.
(a) No wireless enhanced 911 emergency telecommunications service provider, its employees, or its agents are liable to any person for civil damages resulting from or caused by any act or omission in the development, design, installation, operation, maintenance, performance, or provision of enhanced 911 wireless service, except for willful or wanton misconduct.
(b) No wireless carrier, its employees, or its agents are liable to any person who uses enhanced 911 wireless service for release of subscriber information required under this chapter to any public safety answering point.
Subd. 12.
Notification of subscriber.
A provider of wireless telecommunications services shall notify its subscribers at the time of initial subscription and four times per year thereafter that a 911 emergency call made from a wireless telephone is not always answered by a local public safety answering point but may be routed to a State Patrol dispatcher and that, accordingly, the caller must provide specific information regarding the caller's location.
History:
1977 c 311 s 8; 1980 c 614 s 123; 1997 c 202 art 3 s 20; 2002 c 372 s 10; 2005 c 136 art 10 s 11; 2006 c 260 art 6 s 5; 2014 c 212 art 2 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.09 — Enforcement.

403.09 ENFORCEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Commissioner's authority.
At the request of the commissioner of public safety, the attorney general may commence proceedings in the district court against any person or public or private body to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Commission authority.
At the request of the public utilities commission, the attorney general may commence proceedings before the district court pursuant to section 237.27, against any wire-line telecommunications service provider that refuses to comply with this chapter.
Subd. 3.
Dispute resolution.
Disputes between parties must be resolved pursuant to section 403.025, subdivision 7, paragraph (c).
History:
1977 c 311 s 9; 1980 c 614 s 123; 1995 c 149 s 3; 2002 c 372 s 11; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 107; 2015 c 21 art 1 s 74
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.10 — Cooperative Agreement.

403.10 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.
Subdivision 1.
Authority.
All public agencies and counties that are part of different 911 systems but share common boundary lines may enter into cooperative agreements to provide that once an emergency unit is dispatched in response to a request through the system, the unit shall render its services to the requesting party without regard to jurisdictional boundaries.
Subd. 2.
Notice to public safety agency.
Public safety agencies with jurisdictional responsibilities shall in all cases be notified by the public safety answering point of a request for service in their jurisdiction.
Subd. 3.
Allocating costs.
Counties, public agencies, operating public safety answering points, and other local governmental units may enter into cooperative agreements under section 471.59 for the allocation of operational and capital costs attributable to the 911 system.
History:
1977 c 311 s 10; 2002 c 372 s 12
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.16 — Definitions.

403.16 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1.
Scope.
For the purposes of sections 403.16 to 403.164, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2.
Consumer.
"Consumer" means a person who purchases prepaid wireless telecommunications service in a retail transaction.
Subd. 3.
Department.
"Department" means the Department of Revenue.
Subd. 4.
Prepaid wireless E911 fee.
"Prepaid wireless E911 fee" means the fee that is required to be collected by a seller from a consumer as established in section 403.161, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
Subd. 5.
Prepaid wireless telecommunications access Minnesota fee.
"Prepaid wireless telecommunications access Minnesota fee" means the fee that is required to be collected by a seller from a consumer as established in section 403.161, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
Subd. 6.
Provider.
"Provider" means a person that provides prepaid wireless telecommunications service under a license issued by the Federal Communications Commission.
Subd. 7.
Retail transaction.
"Retail transaction" means the purchase of prepaid wireless telecommunications service from a seller for any purpose other than resale.
Subd. 8.
Seller.
"Seller" means a person who sells prepaid wireless telecommunications service to another person.
History:
2013 c 143 art 13 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.162 — Administration Of Prepaid Wireless E911 Fees.

403.162 ADMINISTRATION OF PREPAID WIRELESS E911 FEES.
Subdivision 1.
Remittance.
Prepaid wireless E911, telecommunications access Minnesota, and 988 fees collected by sellers must be remitted to the commissioner of revenue at the times and in the manner provided by chapter 297A with respect to the general sales and use tax. The commissioner of revenue shall establish registration and payment procedures that substantially coincide with the registration and payment procedures that apply in chapter 297A.
Subd. 2.
Seller's fee retention.
A seller may deduct and retain three percent of prepaid wireless E911, telecommunications access Minnesota, and 988 fees collected by the seller from consumers.
Subd. 3.
Department of Revenue provisions.
The audit, assessment, appeal, collection, refund, penalty, interest, enforcement, and administrative provisions of chapters 270C and 289A that are applicable to the taxes imposed by chapter 297A apply to any fee imposed under section 403.161.
Subd. 4.
Procedures for resale transactions.
The commissioner of revenue shall establish procedures by which a seller of prepaid wireless telecommunications service may document that a sale is not a retail transaction. These procedures must substantially coincide with the procedures for documenting sale for resale transactions as provided in chapter 297A.
Subd. 5.
Fees deposited.
(a) The commissioner of revenue shall, based on the relative proportion of the prepaid wireless E911 fee, the prepaid wireless telecommunications access Minnesota fee, and the prepaid wireless 988 fee imposed per retail transaction, divide the fees collected in corresponding proportions. Within 30 days of receipt of the collected fees, the commissioner shall:
(1) deposit the proportion of the collected fees attributable to the prepaid wireless E911 fee in the 911 emergency telecommunications service account in the special revenue fund;
(2) deposit the proportion of collected fees attributable to the prepaid wireless telecommunications access Minnesota fee in the telecommunications access fund established in section 237.52, subdivision 1; and
(3) deposit the proportion of the collected fees attributable to the prepaid wireless 988 fee in the 988 special revenue account established in section 145.561, subdivision 3.
(b) The commissioner of revenue may deduct and deposit in a special revenue account an amount not to exceed two percent of collected fees. Money in the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner of revenue to reimburse its direct costs of administering the collection and remittance of prepaid wireless E911 fees, prepaid wireless telecommunications access Minnesota fees, and prepaid wireless 988 fees.
History:
2013 c 143 art 13 s 19; 2014 c 308 art 11 s 6; 2023 c 70 art 4 s 89-91
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.163 — Liability Protection For Sellers And Providers.

403.163 LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR SELLERS AND PROVIDERS.
(a) A provider or seller of prepaid wireless telecommunications service is not liable for damages to any person resulting from or incurred in connection with providing any lawful assistance in good faith to any investigative or law enforcement officer of the United States, this or any other state, or any political subdivision of this or any other state.
(b) In addition to the protection from liability provided by paragraph (a), section 403.08, subdivision 11, applies to sellers and providers.
History:
2013 c 143 art 13 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.164 — Exclusivity Of Prepaid Wireless E911 Fee.

403.164 EXCLUSIVITY OF PREPAID WIRELESS E911 FEE.
The prepaid wireless E911 fee imposed by section 403.161 is the only E911 funding obligation imposed with respect to prepaid wireless telecommunications service in this state, and no tax, fee, surcharge, or other charge may be imposed by this state, any political subdivision of this state, or any intergovernmental agency, for E911 funding purposes, upon any provider, seller, or consumer with respect to the sale, purchase, use, or provision of prepaid wireless telecommunications service.
History:
2013 c 143 art 13 s 21
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.20 — System Name.

403.20 SYSTEM NAME.
The statewide, shared, trunked radio and communication system established under section 403.36 may be referred to as "Allied Radio Matrix for Emergency Response" or "ARMER."
History:
2004 c 201 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.29 — Use Of Bond Proceeds.

403.29 USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Subdivision 1.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21]
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21]
Subd. 4.
Use of bond proceeds.
The use of proceeds of all bonds issued by the Metropolitan Council for the purposes enumerated in section 403.27, subdivision 1, other than investment of all money on hand in any sinking fund or funds of the council, shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 475, the provisions of resolutions authorizing the issuance of the bonds, and by the trust indenture.
History:
1995 c 195 art 1 s 10; 1996 c 399 art 2 s 10; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 135
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.30 — Appropriation; Transfers.

403.30 APPROPRIATION; TRANSFERS.
Subdivision 1.
Standing appropriation; costs covered.
The amount necessary to pay debt service costs and reserves for bonds issued by the Metropolitan Council under section 403.27 or by the commissioner of management and budget under section 403.275 is appropriated from the 911 emergency telecommunications service account established under section 403.11 to the commissioner of management and budget. The commissioner of management and budget shall transmit the necessary amounts to the Metropolitan Council as requested by the council.
This appropriation shall be used to pay annual debt service costs and reserves for bonds issued pursuant to section 403.27 or 403.275 prior to use of fee money to pay other costs or to support other appropriations.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21]
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2005 c 136 art 10 s 21]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2006 c 260 art 6 s 21]
History:
1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 117,135; 2005 c 136 art 10 s 20; 2009 c 101 art 2 s 109
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.31 — Operating Costs.

403.31 OPERATING COSTS.
Subdivision 1.
Allocation of operating costs.
(a) The ongoing costs of the commissioner not otherwise appropriated in operating the statewide public safety radio communication system shall be allocated among and paid by the following users, all in accordance with the statewide public safety radio communication system plan under section 403.36:
(1) the state of Minnesota for its operations using the system;
(2) all local government units using the system; and
(3) other eligible users of the system.
(b) Each local government and other eligible users of the system shall pay to the commissioner all sums charged under this section, at the times and in the manner determined by the commissioner. The governing body of each local government shall take all action necessary to provide the money required for these payments and to make the payments when due.
Subd. 2.
Payments; amounts due board when payable.
Charges payable to the board by users of the system may be made payable at those times during each year as the board determines, but those dates shall be fixed with reference to the dates on which tax, assessment, and revenue collections become available to the government units required to pay such charges.
Subd. 3.
Component municipalities obligations to board.
Each local government and other eligible users of the first or second phase system shall pay to the board all sums charged to it under this section, at the times and in the manner determined by the board. The governing body of each local government shall take all action that may be necessary to provide the funds required for these payments and to make them when due.
Subd. 4.
Powers of government units.
To accomplish any duty imposed on it by the council or radio board, the governing body of every local government in the metropolitan area may exercise the powers granted any municipality by chapters 117, 412, 429, and 475 and by sections 115.46, 444.075, and 471.59.
Subd. 5.
Deficiency tax levies.
If the governing body of any local government using the first or second phase system fails to meet any payment to the board under subdivision 1 when due, the Metropolitan Council may certify to the auditor of the county in which the government unit is located the amount required for payment of the amount due with interest at six percent per year. The auditor shall levy and extend the amount due, with interest, as a tax upon all taxable property in the government unit for the next calendar year, free from any existing limitations imposed by law or charter. This tax shall be collected in the same manner as the general taxes of the government unit, and the proceeds of the tax, when collected, shall be paid by the county treasurer to the board and credited to the government unit for which the tax was levied.
Subd. 6.
[Repealed, 2007 c 54 art 8 s 7]
History:
1995 c 195 art 1 s 12; 2002 c 401 art 1 s 9-11; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 118,135; 1Sp2003 c 21 art 4 s 11; 2007 c 54 art 8 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.32 — Sale Of General Obligation Bonds.

403.32 SALE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Subdivision 1.
Amount; purposes.
The Metropolitan Council may by resolution authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds of the council, in an amount outstanding and undischarged at any time not more than $3,000,000, for which its full faith and credit and taxing powers shall be pledged for the council's share of the first phase. The Metropolitan Council may also issue general obligation bonds to refund outstanding obligations issued under this section. The amount of refunding bonds that may be issued from time to time shall not be subject to the dollar limitation contained in this subdivision nor the refunding bonds be included in computing the amount of bonds that may be issued within that dollar limitation.
Subd. 2.
Sale, terms, security.
The Metropolitan Council shall sell and issue the bonds in the manner provided in chapter 475 and shall have the same powers and duties as a municipality issuing bonds under that chapter, except that the approval of a majority of the electors shall not be required and the net debt limitations shall not apply. The bonds shall be secured in accordance with section 475.61, subdivision 1, and any taxes required for their payment shall be levied by the council, shall not affect the amount or rate of taxes which may be levied by the council for other purposes, and shall be levied without limitation of rate or amount upon all taxable property in the transit taxing district and transit area as provided in section 473.446, subdivision 1.
Subd. 3.
Temporary loans.
The Metropolitan Council may, after the authorization of bonds under this section, provide funds immediately required for the purposes of subdivision 1 by effecting temporary loans upon terms as it shall by resolution determine, evidenced by notes due in not exceeding 24 months from their date, payable to the order of the lender or to the bearer, to be repaid with interest from the proceeds of the bonds when issued and delivered to the purchaser. The temporary loans may be made without public advertisement.
History:
1995 c 195 art 1 s 13; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 135; 2022 c 55 art 1 s 178
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.34 — Optional Local Use Of Statewide System.

403.34 OPTIONAL LOCAL USE OF STATEWIDE SYSTEM.
Subdivision 1.
Options.
Use of the statewide public safety radio system by local governments, quasi-public service organizations, and private entities eligible to use the system shall be optional and no local government or other eligible user of the system shall be required to abandon or modify current public safety radio communication systems or purchase new equipment until the local government or other eligible user elects to join the system. Public safety radio communication service to local governments and other eligible users who do not initially join the system shall not be interrupted. No local government or other eligible users who do not join the system shall be charged a user fee for the use of the system.
Subd. 2.
Requirements to join.
Local governments and other entities eligible to join the statewide public safety radio system which elect to join the system must do so in accordance with and meet the requirements of the provisions of the plan adopted by the board as provided in section 403.36.
History:
1995 c 195 art 1 s 15; 1Sp2003 c 1 art 2 s 135; 2006 c 260 art 6 s 18
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.37 — Powers Of Statewide Radio Board.

403.37 POWERS OF STATEWIDE RADIO BOARD.
Subdivision 1.
General.
In addition to any other powers specifically provided by law, the Statewide Radio Board has the powers necessary to oversee the planning, implementation, and maintenance of the ARMER system given in this section.
Subd. 2.
Planning.
The board shall coordinate the statewide, shared radio and communication system project plan with local and regional plans and modify the plan as necessary to facilitate the implementation of the backbone of the statewide, shared radio and communication system.
Subd. 3.
System architecture.
The board shall define the backbone of the system, the timing and regions of system backbone development, the geographic scope of each region, and the standards for system backbone performance necessary to assure systemwide development that maximizes interoperability throughout the system.
Subd. 4.
Implementation.
The board shall oversee the implementation of the plan and ensure that the system is built, owned, operated, and maintained in accordance with the plan.
Subd. 5.
Assignment of frequencies.
The board shall oversee the assignment of frequencies to local users and to subsystems.
Subd. 6.
Cost apportionment.
The board shall determine how capital and operating costs of the system backbone are apportioned to users, including the cost of additional participants.
Subd. 7.
Excess capacity allocation.
The board shall determine how excess capacity provided in the system backbone design will be allocated.
Subd. 8.
System enhancements.
The board shall coordinate the extent to which local governments, quasi-public service corporations, and private entities eligible to use the system may provide system enhancements at their own expense.
Subd. 9.
Technical standards.
The board shall establish and enforce performance and technical standards for the operation of the system backbone.
Subd. 10.
Protocols.
The board shall establish and enforce priorities or protocols for the system that facilitate statewide uniformity.
Subd. 11.
Integration.
The board shall coordinate the integration of the statewide, shared radio and communication system among regions, adjoining states, federal entities, and to the extent permitted by law, with Canadian public safety entities.
Subd. 12.
Allocation of money.
The board shall allocate money available to the Statewide Radio Board among regional radio boards or to local entities within a region to encourage local and regional participation in the system. This does not limit the authority of regional radio boards and local entities to individually or collectively seek funding of local and regional enhancements and subsystems to the system backbone.
History:
2004 c 201 s 17; 2013 c 32 s 4
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.38 — Statewide Armer Integration.

403.38 STATEWIDE ARMER INTEGRATION.
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in sections 403.21 to 403.40, the Statewide Radio Board has the final authority over technical and operational standards necessary to provide for the development and implementation of the ARMER system that maximizes the integration of the public safety radio communication system throughout the state, including the backbone previously established by the Metropolitan Radio Board. Technical and operational standards that do not interfere with the integration of the system may be established locally or regionally.
History:
2004 c 201 s 18; 2013 c 32 s 5
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.382 — Statewide Emergency Communication Board.

403.382 STATEWIDE EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION BOARD.
Subdivision 1.
Statewide Emergency Communication Board.
(a) By an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the Statewide Radio Board, the board may elect to become a Statewide Emergency Communication Board.
(b) As a Statewide Emergency Communication Board, the board shall be responsible for the statewide coordination of 911 service in addition to existing responsibilities for the ARMER system provided for in sections 403.21 to 403.37.
Subd. 2.
911 service.
In addition to any other powers specifically provided by law, the Statewide Emergency Communication Board has the powers given in this section for the coordination of 911 services.
Subd. 3.
Planning.
The board shall coordinate the plan for the implementation of Minnesota's next generation 911 service with local and regional plans and modify the plan as necessary to facilitate the implementation of 911 services throughout the state in accordance with federal law.
Subd. 4.
911 service architecture.
The board shall define the standards for system performance of 911 service necessary to assure development that maximizes compatibility and interoperability of 911 service throughout the state.
Subd. 5.
Implementation.
The board shall oversee the implementation of the plan under subdivision 3 for 911 service and ensure that the 911 services are implemented, operated, and maintained in accordance with the 911 service plan.
Subd. 6.
System enhancements.
The board shall coordinate system enhancements to maintain interoperability and minimum design standards to the extent to which local governments and nongovernmental public safety entities eligible for direct connection to Minnesota's 911 network may provide for system enhancements at their own expense.
Subd. 7.
System standards.
The board shall establish and enforce rules establishing performance, operational, and system standards for the operation of 911 services.
Subd. 8.
Other emergency communication system planning and coordination.
In addition to powers provided for in this section for the coordination of 911 service, the board shall be responsible for planning and coordination of the following public safety emergency communication networks:
(1) developing and maintaining a plan for the implementation of a statewide public safety broadband network, including the definition of technical and operational standards for that network; and
(2) other wireless communication technologies or wireless communication networks for public safety communications, where the board finds that coordination and planning on a regional or statewide basis is appropriate or where regional or statewide coordination has been requested by the Federal Communications Commission or the Department of Homeland Security which is coordinating the technology or network on a national level.
History:
2013 c 32 s 6
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.392 — Regional Emergency Communication Boards.

403.392 REGIONAL EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION BOARDS.
Subdivision 1.
Regional emergency communication board election.
A regional radio board may elect to become a regional emergency communication board by amending the joint powers agreement establishing the regional radio board to include responsibility for coordinating 911 service within the region.
Subd. 2.
Powers of regional emergency communication board.
Where a regional radio board has elected to become a regional emergency communication board, the board shall have the powers provided for in sections 403.39 and 471.59. The board must provide for the following powers in its joint power agreement:
(1) the development and maintenance of a regional plan for the implementation of Next Generation 911 (NG911) service within the region or within subregions of the region consistent with standards established under section 403.382; and
(2) the establishment of regional technical and operational standards for the implementation of NG911 service within the region or within subregions of the region that are consistent with technical and operational standards for 911 service adopted pursuant to section 403.382.
History:
2013 c 32 s 8
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 370 - 403 — Counties, County Officers, Regional Authorities › Chapter 403 — 911 Emergency And Public Safety Communications › Section 403.40 — Advisory Committees.

403.40 ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Subdivision 1.
Regional advisory committees.
The Statewide Radio Board shall facilitate the formation of a regional advisory committee in each region of development. A regional advisory committee may create a regional radio board under section 403.39 and conduct its affairs in accordance with the joint powers agreement. During the initial phase of development within a region, the Statewide Radio Board shall act cooperatively with the regional advisory committee or the regional radio board to complete development of the basic communication infrastructure and interoperability infrastructure. Upon the completion of the initial phase of development within a region, the Statewide Radio Board shall cooperate with and assist the regional advisory committee or the regional radio board in implementing its regional plan and with subsequent development within the region.
Subd. 2.
Topical advisory committees.
The Statewide Radio Board may establish one or more advisory groups for the purpose of advising on the plan, design, implementation, and administration of statewide interoperable public safety communications with representatives from each region of implementation to advise on, at least, the following topical areas specified for each committee:
(1) a committee of users representing all regions where the system backbone has been implemented to make recommendations on how capital and operating costs of the system should be apportioned among users, including the cost of additional participants;
(2) a committee to make recommendations on performance and operational standards for the system to the extent that performance and operational standards impact the operation of the system backbone and interoperability infrastructure;
(3) an operations and technical committee to make recommendations on the plan and operational issues related to the technical aspects of the system backbone and interoperability infrastructure; and
(4) in cases where the board has made an election under section 403.382, a 911 operations and technical committee to make recommendations on the 911 service plan and operational issues related to the technical aspects of the implementation of Next Generation 911 service throughout the state.
History:
2004 c 201 s 20; 2013 c 32 s 9
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 410 - 414 — Cities, Organization › Chapter 410 — Classification; Charters › Section 410.01 — Cities, Classes.

410.01 CITIES, CLASSES.
Cities are hereby divided, for legislative purposes, into classes as follows:
First class -- Those having more than 100,000 inhabitants provided that once a city is defined to be of the first class, it shall not be reclassified unless its population decreases by 25 percent from the census figures which last qualified the city for inclusion in the class;
Second class -- Those having more than 20,000 and not more than 100,000 inhabitants;
Third class -- Those having more than 10,000 and not more than 20,000 inhabitants, and
Fourth class -- Those having not more than 10,000 inhabitants.
Changes in classification resulting from any future national census shall take effect upon the filing of certified copies of the census in the office of the secretary of state as provided in section 600.18. Meanwhile the council or other governing body shall take measures for the election of proper officials and for dividing the city into wards, if necessary, and otherwise prepare for the coming change.
History:
(1265) RL s 746; 1951 c 348 s 1; 1959 c 510 s 1; 1978 c 489 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 410 - 414 — Cities, Organization › Chapter 410 — Classification; Charters › Section 410.015 — Definitions Relating To Cities.

410.015 DEFINITIONS RELATING TO CITIES.
The term "statutory city" means any city which has not adopted a home rule charter pursuant to the constitution and laws; the words "home rule charter city" mean any city which has adopted such a charter. In any law adopted after July 1, 1976, the word "city" when used without further description extending the application of the term to home rule charter cities means statutory cities only.
History:
1976 c 44 s 19; 1976 c 155 s 3
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 410 - 414 — Cities, Organization › Chapter 410 — Classification; Charters › Section 410.03 — Existing Charters Preserved.

410.03 EXISTING CHARTERS PRESERVED.
Until otherwise provided in accordance with this chapter, all cities existing at the time of the taking effect of the Revised Laws 1905 shall continue to be governed by the laws then applicable thereto.
History:
(1267) RL s 747
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 410 - 414 — Cities, Organization › Chapter 410 — Classification; Charters › Section 410.04 — Home Rule Charters; Patrol Limits.

410.04 HOME RULE CHARTERS; PATROL LIMITS.
Any city in the state may frame a city charter for its own government in the manner hereinafter prescribed; provided, that in such cities having patrol limits established by charter, such limits shall not be altered unless the charter proposing such alteration be adopted by a three-fourths majority.
History:
(1268) RL s 748; 1907 c 375 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 410 - 414 — Cities, Organization › Chapter 410 — Classification; Charters › Section 410.06 — Compensation; Expenses.

410.06 COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
The members of the commission shall receive no compensation, but the commission may employ an attorney and other personnel to assist in framing the charter, and any amendment or revision of it. When so directed by the commission, the reasonable compensation of personnel, the cost of printing the charter or any amendment or revision of it, and the cost of informing the citizens of a suggested charter or suggested charter amendments or revisions, shall be paid by the city. The amount of reasonable and necessary charter commission expenses that shall be paid by the city is the greater of .07 percent of the city's current certified general property tax levy or $1,500, not to exceed $20,000 in any one year, but the council may authorize such additional charter commission expenses the commission considers necessary. Other statutory and charter provisions requiring budgeting of or limiting expenditures do not apply to charter commission expenses. The council may levy a tax in excess of charter tax limitations to pay the expenses.
History:
(1270) RL s 750; 1907 c 216 s 1; 1947 c 406 s 1; 1959 c 305 s 5; 1961 c 608 s 2; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1994 c 505 art 3 s 8; 2020 c 87 s 2