Minnesota AG Opinions, 2023

445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1400, St. Paul, MN 55101-2131 Office: (651) 296-3353 • Toll Free: (800) 657-3787 • Minnesota Relay: (800) 627-3529 An Equal Opportunity Employer Who Values Diversity EDUCATION-SCHOOL PROPERTY-LEASES: Where education district will use ninety percent of property for educational programs and leases for remaining ten percent are for commercial uses that do not interfere with educational programs, existing leases do not disqualify the purchase of the property by the district. Under these facts, purchasing the property subject to existing leases is a purchase for a val

445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1400, St. Paul, MN 55101-2131 Office: (651) 296-3353 • Toll Free: (800) 657-3787 • Minnesota Relay: (800) 627-3529 An Equal Opportunity Employer Who Values Diversity INCOMPATIBLE OFFICES; COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND CITY ADMINISTRATOR; City administrator position description did not reflect independent and final decision-making authority and therefore did not meet criteria for a public office subject to inherent incompatibility with another public office; local government units are best positioned to assess actual and potential conflicts under their personnel