| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to local government; requiring counties and cities to have written |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 procedures that are available to the public; proposing coding for new law in |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [471.199] POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subdivision 1.Requirement to maintain policies and operations manuals.(a) A |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8county, home rule charter city, or statutory city must have clear operating policies, |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9procedures, forms, deadlines, due dates, or payment requirements relating to each duty or |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10operation of the county or city on file in the applicable county or city office. The information |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11must be contained in one or more policies and operations manuals, and these manuals must |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12be available for employee training and reference and for inspection by the public at the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13applicable office. A county or city may also publish the manuals on a county or city website. |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14If the manuals are published on a website, the website must include the physical location |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15where the hard copies of the manuals are available. If the manuals are not published on a |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16website, the manuals must be available at the city clerk's office or a county office designated |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17by the county board. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (b) If the information in the manuals described in paragraph (a) relates to the payment |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19of a fee or assessment, the manuals provided by the county or city must include any required |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20forms and all other payment information, including any information or instructions required |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21to complete a form, the due dates of payments, any other requirements, and the consequences |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22of a late payment or nonpayment of the fee or assessment. |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 40 | | - | 2.8information that is classified as not public data, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision |
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| 41 | | - | 2.98a. |
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| 42 | | - | 2.10 (e) This section does not apply to a home rule charter or statutory city with a population |
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| 43 | | - | 2.11of 10,000 or less, or a county with a population of less than 40,000. |
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| 44 | | - | 2.12 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the |
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| 45 | | - | 2.13meanings given. |
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| 46 | | - | 2.14 (b) "Each duty or operation of the county or city" means: (1) the implementation of laws, |
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| 47 | | - | 2.15ordinances, resolutions, and regulations; (2) the provision of services; (3) licensing |
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| 48 | | - | 2.16requirements; (4) fees or assessments; (5) administrative and financial operating procedures, |
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| 49 | | - | 2.17including budget and personnel procedures; and (6) any other similar duties or operations. |
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| 50 | | - | 2.18 (c) "Fee or assessment" means any money, including penalties and interest, charged by |
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| 51 | | - | 2.19the county or city for a service, license, permit, use, record, or privilege that is to be paid |
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| 52 | | - | 2.20directly to the county or city. Fee or assessment includes child support obligations, recording |
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| 53 | | - | 2.21taxes and fees, and similar charges for which the county acts as an agent of the state. Fee |
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| 54 | | - | 2.22or assessment also includes special assessments and any money charged for services that |
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| 55 | | - | 2.23may become a lien or tax assessed on real property by the county or city. Fee or assessment |
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| 56 | | - | 2.24does not include property taxes under chapters 272 to 287, except as stated in this paragraph. |
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| 39 | + | 2.8information that is not available to the public under the Administrative Procedure Act. |
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| 40 | + | 2.9 Subd. 2.Definitions.(a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the |
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| 41 | + | 2.10meanings given. |
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| 42 | + | 2.11 (b) "Each duty or operation of the county or city" means: (1) the implementation of laws, |
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| 43 | + | 2.12ordinances, resolutions, and regulations; (2) the provision of services; (3) licensing |
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| 44 | + | 2.13requirements; (4) fees or assessments; (5) administrative and financial operating procedures, |
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| 45 | + | 2.14including budget and personnel procedures; and (6) any other similar duties or operations. |
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| 46 | + | 2.15 (c) "Fee or assessment" means any money, including penalties and interest, charged by |
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| 47 | + | 2.16the county or city for a service, license, permit, use, record, or privilege that is to be paid |
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| 48 | + | 2.17directly to the county or city. Fee or assessment includes child support obligations, recording |
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| 49 | + | 2.18taxes and fees, and similar charges for which the county acts as an agent of the state. Fee |
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| 50 | + | 2.19or assessment also includes special assessments and any money charged for services that |
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| 51 | + | 2.20may become a lien or tax assessed on real property by the county or city. Fee or assessment |
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| 52 | + | 2.21does not include property taxes under chapters 272 to 287, except as stated in this paragraph. |
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