Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

398.05 QUALIFICATIONS OF COMMISSIONERS. No commissioner shall hold other public office other than notary public. Commissioners must be citizens of the United States and they must reside within the park district at the time they are appointed or file for office and while serving a…

398.06 BOARD; OFFICERS, POWERS, MEETINGS. At the first meeting of the board and at the first meeting each calendar year, each board shall elect from its membership a chair and a vice-chair who shall serve in such capacity for the calendar year, and until their successors are elec…

398.07 PRIMARY DUTIES. Park district boards shall have as their primary duty not the establishment of parks and playgrounds of a local or neighborhood type but rather the acquisition, development and maintenance of large parks, wild life sanctuaries, forest and other reservations…

398.08 GENERAL POWERS. Park districts shall have all the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of a municipal corporation at common law and they shall be subject to the duties of a municipal corporation at common law. Except as otherwise limited in this chapter they shall ha…

398.09 SPECIFIC POWERS. Park district boards in addition to the foregoing general powers shall have these specific powers: (a) The power to regulate by ordinance the use of the waters of any lake lying wholly within a park established under this chapter and the use of any lake sh…

398.10 PARK SUPERINTENDENT; EMPLOYEES. The board shall, by secret ballot, elect a park superintendent to serve as the chief administrative officer of the park district. Such election shall be for terms of not to exceed five years and the superintendent shall serve at the pleasure…

398.11 INSTRUMENTS, EXECUTION. Every contract, conveyance, license, or other written instrument shall be executed on behalf of the board by the chair and secretary with the corporate seal affixed if the district has one, and only pursuant to authority from the board. History: 195…

398.12 ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS; ENACTMENT. The board may, after public hearing held upon two weeks' published notice, enact such ordinances as it may deem necessary or convenient to carry out the general and special powers herein granted. It may also, without notice of hearing, a…

398.13 ORDINANCES, ENFORCEMENT. The board shall have authority to enforce its ordinances and to employ police officers and attorneys for such purposes. Any police officer, sheriff, or other public enforcement official having jurisdiction in the county, in which all or a part of a…

398.14 RECORDS, REPORTS. The board shall keep accurate and permanent records of all its proceedings and shall compile and publish reports and information relating to the park district and to the board's functions and proceedings. History: 1955 c 806 s 14

398.15 PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IN PARK DISTRICTS. When a public highway extends into or through a park area, or when a public highway forms all or part of a suitable connection between two or more park areas, and it is advisable to make alterations in the route or width of the highway or…

398.16 TAX LEVY, BUDGET. The park district board, as soon after organization as practicable and on or before the first day of July of each year thereafter, shall prepare a detailed budget of its proposed expenditures during the next fiscal year, other than those to be met by bond…

398.17 BONDS. The park district board may by resolution provide for the issuance of negotiable general obligation bonds of the district in the manner specified in chapter 475, except as otherwise provided in this section, but only for the purpose of financing the acquisition and …

398.18 DEPOSITORIES. All funds under the control of the park district board are to be kept in depositories selected in the manner provided for the deposit of county funds insofar as those proceedings are applicable. Deposits are to be secured as provided in the case of county fun…

398.19 PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT OF PARKS; RECORDING. Within 18 months of the activation of a park district, the board for such park district shall develop and approve a written plan for development of parks within the district. Certified copies of such plan shall be recorded by the s…

398.20 PARK DISTRICTS. § Subdivision 1.Activation; boundaries. Boundaries of park districts as created by this chapter shall be determined and park districts activated as follows: Application for the creation of a park district shall be made to the county board or boards of the c…

398.21 ENLARGEMENT OF DISTRICTS. When conducive to the general welfare any territory adjacent and contiguous to an existing park district, whether located within any county in which the district was created or not, may be annexed to the district under the following procedure: A p…

398.31 APPLICATION; EXERCISE OF POWERS. Except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by the context, sections 398.31 to 398.36 apply to all counties other than Hennepin and Ramsey, in which no park districts have been activated as provided by this chapter, as amended, and …

398.32 COUNTY PARKS. § Subdivision 1.Acquisition, establishment, and maintenance. Any county may acquire by purchase, lease, or gift or by condemnation as provided by law any land or water areas or interests therein within or outside of the county which the county board deems sui…

398.33 FUNDS. § Subdivision 1.Tax levy. For the purposes of sections 398.31 to 398.36, the county board of any county may levy taxes on all the taxable property in the county. § Subd. 2.Fees. For the purposes of sections 398.31 to 398.36, the county board of any county may prescr…

398.34 ORDINANCES. § Subdivision 1.Enactment. The county board of any county may enact ordinances relating to the county park system or to any county park or other unit subject to the provisions of sections 398.31 to 398.36 as hereinafter provided. Before acting on any such ordin…

398.35 PERSONNEL. § Subdivision 1.Appointment. The county board of any county having or proposing to establish a county park or parks may appoint a superintendent thereof and such other personnel as may be necessary for the care, maintenance, and operation thereof or for other pu…

398.36 COUNTY PARK COMMISSION. § Subdivision 1.Creation; delegation of authority. The county board of any county having or proposing to establish a county park or parks may by ordinance enacted as provided by section 398.34 create a county park commission, with such provisions fo…

398.37 PROVISIONS ARE SUPPLEMENTARY. The provisions of sections 398.31 to 398.36 shall not repeal or supersede any existing law except so far as in direct conflict therewith, but shall be supplementary thereto. History: 1961 c 512 s 7