Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

471.57 PUBLIC WORKS RESERVE FUND. § Subdivision 1.Tax levy. The council of any city, however organized, may establish by ordinance a public works reserve fund and may annually levy taxes within existing charter limits for the support of such fund. It may, by the ordinance establi…

471.571 PERMANENT IMPROVEMENT FUND, CERTAIN CITIES. § Subdivision 1.Application. This section applies to each city in which the net tax capacity of real and personal property consists in part of iron ore or lands containing taconite or semitaconite and in which the total estimate…

471.572 INFRASTRUCTURE REPLACEMENT RESERVE FUND. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given: "Reserve fund" means the infrastructure replacement reserve fund. "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city. § Subd. 2…

471.58 RANGE ASSOCIATION OF MUNICIPALITIES AND SCHOOLS; DUES. For the purpose of providing an areawide approach to problems which demand coordinated and cooperative actions and which are common to those areas of northeast Minnesota affected by operations involved in mining iron o…

471.585 MUNICIPAL HOTEL LICENSING. (a) A statutory or home rule charter city or a town may adopt an ordinance requiring hotels as defined in section 327.70, subdivision 3, operating within the boundaries of the city or town to have a valid license issued by the city or town. An a…

471.59 JOINT EXERCISE OF POWERS. § Subdivision 1.Agreement. (a) Two or more governmental units, by agreement entered into through action of their governing bodies, may jointly or cooperatively exercise any power common to the contracting parties or any similar powers, including t…

471.591 EXTENSION OF MUNICIPAL SERVICES. § Subdivision 1.Early joint meeting. In the beginning stage of the planning process, and before preparation of any detailed technical plans for the extension of municipal services into an unincorporated area, a city shall meet at least onc…

471.61 GROUP BENEFITS FOR OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, RETIREES. § Subdivision 1.Officers, employees. A county, municipal corporation, town, school district, county extension committee, other political subdivision or other body corporate and politic of this state, other than the state or…

471.611 RETIREES' HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.Accounting. A unit of local government that agrees to make payments for health insurance benefits for retired employees shall identify the amount required to pay the cost of those benefits during the period in which the…

471.615 INDIVIDUAL ANNUITY FOR PUBLIC OFFICER, EMPLOYEE. At the request of an officer or employee and as part of a compensation arrangement, the governing body of any city, town, county, school district, public corporation, public authority, special district or other political su…

471.6151 CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LAWFUL GAMBLING ORGANIZATIONS. Contributions of receipts derived from lawful gambling to a statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town made by an organization licensed to conduct lawful gambling under chapter 349 may not be used for the benefi…

471.6161 GROUP INSURANCE; GOVERNMENTAL UNITS. § Subdivision 1.Group insurance coverage. For purposes of this section, "group insurance coverage" means benefit coverage provided to a group through an entity authorized under section 43A.316 or 123A.21, subdivision 7; or chapter 61A…

471.617 SELF-INSURANCE OF EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.If more than 100 employees; conditions. A statutory or home rule charter city, county, school district, or instrumentality thereof which has more than 100 employees, may by ordinance or resolution self-insure for…

471.6175 TRUST FOR POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS. § Subdivision 1.Authorization; establishment. A political subdivision or other public entity that creates or has created an actuarial liability to pay postemployment benefits to employees or officers after their termination of service m…

471.62 STATUTES OR RULES MAY BE ADOPTED BY REFERENCE. Any city or town, however organized, may incorporate in an ordinance by reference any statute of Minnesota, any administrative rule of any department of the state of Minnesota affecting the municipality, or any code. Any such …

471.63 PROMOTION OF SAFETY AND PRESERVATION OF HUMAN LIFE. § Subdivision 1.Authorization. In each county in this state not containing a city of the first class, and in any county having an excess of 5,000 square miles and a population in excess of 150,000 containing a city of the…

471.631 REWARDS FOR INFORMATION ABOUT FELONS. A home rule charter or statutory city may offer and pay a reward or fund the payment of a reward offered by a nonprofit organization in an amount it deems appropriate for information leading to the apprehension and charging or convict…

471.633 FIREARMS. The legislature preempts all authority of a home rule charter or statutory city including a city of the first class, county, town, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision, or any of their instrumentalities, to regulate firearms, ammunition, or t…

471.634 DEFINITION. For purposes of section 471.633, the terms "municipal corporation" and "governmental subdivision," or instrumentality thereof, do not include school districts and other entities composed exclusively of school districts when school boards or school administrato…

471.635 ZONING ORDINANCES. Notwithstanding section 471.633, a governmental subdivision may regulate by reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and nonarbitrary zoning ordinances, the location of businesses where firearms are sold by a firearms dealer. For the purposes of this section, a f…

471.64 MAY GET, DISPOSE OF PROPERTY TO, FROM U.S., STATE AGENCIES. § Subdivision 1.Ignore statutes, charter. Any county, city, town, school district, or other political subdivision of the state may enter into any contract with the United States of America or with any agency there…

471.65 GRANT, ADVANCE, OR LOAN FROM U.S. OR STATE GOVERNMENT. § Subdivision 1.Acceptance. Notwithstanding inconsistent provisions of any other statute or home rule charter, any county, statutory or home rule charter city, town, school district or other political subdivision of th…

471.653 DISTRIBUTION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL PAYMENTS. Federal payment in lieu of taxes on entitlement lands made pursuant to United States Code, title 31, sections 6901 to 6906 must be transferred by a county to the home rule or statutory city or town where the entitlement land is lo…

471.655 MUNICIPALITY'S ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM POWERS. With respect to programs funded in whole or in part under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Public Law 88-452, as amended, any city, county, town, or other municipality, any school district, any special purpose distr…

471.656 LIMITS ON BOND ISSUANCE FOR EXTRATERRITORIAL PROJECTS. § Subdivision 1.General rule. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, neither a municipality nor an authority may issue obligations to finance the acquisition or improvement of real property located outside of the co…

471.66 VACATIONS. § Subdivision 1.With or without pay. The governing body of each city and town in the state of Minnesota, however organized, may by resolution or ordinance provide for the granting of vacations, with or without pay, to all its regularly employed employees or offi…

471.661 OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL. The governing body of each statutory or home rule charter city, county, school district, regional agency, or other political subdivision, except a town, must have on record a policy that controls travel outside the state of Minnesota for the applicabl…

471.665 MILEAGE ALLOWANCES. § Subdivision 1.Governing body sets. The maximum amount which shall be paid by any county, home rule charter or statutory city, town, or school district, to any officer or employee as compensation or reimbursement for the use by the officer or employee…

471.666 PERSONAL USE OF PUBLICLY OWNED AUTOMOBILES PROHIBITED. § Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (a) "Local government vehicle" means a vehicle owned or leased by a political subdivision of the state of Minnesota or …

471.67 AGREEMENT BETWEEN COMMISSIONER OF DNR AND MUNICIPALITY. § Subdivision 1.Terms and conditions. The commissioner of natural resources and any city, however organized, by its governing body or duly authorized park board or park commission, may make an agreement under such ter…

471.68 DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLICATIONS BY ANY COUNTY OR CITY. § Subdivision 1.Annual or biennial reports. When any county or city, or any department, agency, or official thereof issues for public distribution an annual or biennial report, copies thereof shall upon request be deliver…

471.685 LIMIT ON POSTSECONDARY INSTITUTION FEES. A statutory or home rule charter city, county, or town may not impose a fee, assessment, or similar charge: (1) on a person, based on the person's status as a student enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution; or (2) on a…

471.69 LIMITATION OF TAX LEVIES; STATEMENT. No school district, county, statutory city, or town shall contract any debt or issue any warrant or order in any calendar year in anticipation of the collection of taxes levied or to be levied for that year in excess of the average amou…

471.695 CITY DEFINED FOR SECTIONS 471.695 TO 471.699. For the purposes of sections 471.695 to 471.699, "city" means a statutory city or home rule charter city. History: 1978 c 787 s 1

471.696 FISCAL YEAR; DESIGNATION. Beginning in 1979, the fiscal year of a city and all of its funds shall be the calendar year, except that a city may, by resolution, provide that the fiscal year for city-owned nursing homes be the reporting year designated by the commissioner of…

471.6965 PUBLICATION OF SUMMARY BUDGET STATEMENT. Annually, upon adoption of the city budget, the city council shall publish a summary budget statement in either of the following: (1) the official newspaper of the city, or if there is none, in a qualified newspaper of general cir…

471.697 FINANCIAL REPORTS; FILING; CITIES, TOWNS OF 2,500. § Subdivision 1.All operations except some hospitals, nursing homes. In any city with a population of more than 2,500 according to the latest federal census, or town with a population of more than 2,500 according to the l…

471.698 FINANCE REPORT, FILE, PUBLISH OR POST; CITIES UNDER 2,500. § Subdivision 1.All operations except some hospitals, nursing homes. In any city with a population of less than 2,500 according to the latest federal census, the city clerk or chief financial officer shall: (a) pr…

471.6985 MUNICIPAL LIQUOR STORE. § Subdivision 1.Publish balance sheet, operations. Any city operating a municipal liquor store shall publish a balance sheet using generally accepted accounting procedures and a statement of operations of the liquor store within 90 days after the …

471.699 ENFORCEMENT OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. Failure of a city to timely file a statement or report under section 471.697 or 471.698 shall, in addition to any other penalties provided by law, authorize the state auditor to send full-time personnel to the city or to contract wit…

471.6995 EXTENDED TIME TO FILE FINANCIAL REPORT; DISASTER AREAS. The time limit by which financial reports are required to be filed under section 471.697 or 471.698, is extended by 90 days for any city or town located in whole or in part within a presidentially declared disaster …

471.70 ANNUAL REPORT OF OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS. For the purposes of this section "municipality" means a city, however organized; a school district, however organized; a town; or any other body corporate and politic created under Minnesota law. An "obligation" as used in this sec…

471.701 SALARY DATA. A city or county with a population of more than 15,000 must annually notify its residents of the positions and base salaries of its three highest-paid employees. This notice may be provided on the home page of the primary website maintained by the political s…

471.707 VENDING MACHINE LICENSE FEES; NOTICE. A home rule charter or statutory city or a town may increase the fee for a license to own or operate a vending machine or to dispense goods or services therefrom only after notice and hearing on the matter. Mailed notice of the propos…

471.709 MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSE; PERMIT. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a municipality shall not require a massage therapist to obtain a license or permit when the therapist is hired or employed by, and exclusively provides treatment on the premises of, a medical prof…

471.71 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purposes of sections 471.71 to 471.83 the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings ascribed to them unless the context otherwise requires. § Subd. 2.Municipality. "Municipality" includes cities, towns, and school dis…