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1	1	1.1 A bill for an act
2	2	1.2 relating to local government; modifying orderly annexation and detachment
3	3	1.3 provisions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 414.031, by adding a
4	4	1.4 subdivision; 414.0325, subdivisions 1, 1b, 6; 414.033, subdivision 2, by adding a
5	5	1.5 subdivision; 414.036; 414.038; 414.06, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 7; 572A.03, subdivision
6	6	1.6 4; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 414; repealing
7	7	1.7 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.033, subdivision 3.
8	8	1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
9	9	1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.031, is amended by adding a subdivision
10	10	1.10to read:
11	11	1.11 Subd. 1b.Annexation election.If the annexation is denied or if it is defeated in the
12	12	1.12referendum under section 414.0322, no proceeding for the annexation of substantially the
13	13	1.13same area may be initiated within two years from the date of the chief administrative law
14	14	1.14judge's order, unless the new proceeding is initiated by a majority of the area's property
15	15	1.15owners and the petition is supported by any abutting townships and municipalities.
16	16	1.16 Sec. 2. [414.0322] ANNEXATION ELECTION.
17	17	1.17 Subdivision 1.Proceedings triggering an election.Where proceedings for annexation
18	18	1.18are initiated under section 414.031 or 414.033, subdivision 2, clause (3), or subdivision 5,
19	19	1.19the chief administrative law judge must order an election on the question of annexation.
20	20	1.20The chief administrative law judge must:
21	21	1.21 (1) fix a day when an election must be held that is not less than 30 days nor more than
22	22	1.2290 days after the entry of the order when an election must be held;
23	23	1Sec. 2.
24	24	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI
25	25	SENATE
26	26	STATE OF MINNESOTA
27	27	S.F. No. 1421NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
28	28	(SENATE AUTHORS: FATEH)
29	29	OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
30	30	Introduction and first reading02/17/2025
31	31	Referred to State and Local Government 2.1 (2) designate a polling place within the area that is primarily and substantially interested
32	32	2.2in the proposed annexation, giving preference to the polling place or places usually used in
33	33	2.3the area;
34	34	2.4 (3) post a copy of the order affirming the petition, including the notice of election, in
35	35	2.5three public places in the area at least 20 days before the election;
36	36	2.6 (4) publish notice of the election for at least two successive weeks in a newspaper
37	37	2.7qualified under chapter 331A as a legal publication in general circulation in the area; and
38	38	2.8 (5) appoint necessary election judges from voters in the area and supervise them in their
39	39	2.9duties.
40	40	2.10 Subd. 2.Eligible voters.Only voters residing within the area of the proposed annexation
41	41	2.11are entitled to vote.
42	42	2.12 Subd. 3.Election.The election judges must conduct the election so far as practicable
43	43	2.13in accordance with the laws regulating special elections. The ballot must bear the words
44	44	2.14"For Annexation" and "Against Annexation." The petitioners or annexing municipality must
45	45	2.15pay for the ballots and election supplies and the wages of election judges. Immediately upon
46	46	2.16completion of the counting of the ballots, the election judges must make a signed and verified
47	47	2.17certificate declaring the time and place of holding the election, that they have canvassed
48	48	2.18the ballots cast and the number cast both for and against the proposition, and they must file
49	49	2.19the certificate with the chief administrative law judge. If the certificate shows the majority
50	50	2.20of the votes cast were "For Annexation," the chief administrative law judge may issue an
51	51	2.21order for annexation. If a majority of votes were cast against the annexation, or if there are
52	52	2.22an equal number of votes for and against annexation, the chief administrative law judge
53	53	2.23must not issue an order for annexation. If the annexation is denied, or if it is defeated in the
54	54	2.24referendum, no proceeding for the annexation of substantially the same area may be initiated
55	55	2.25within two years from the date of the chief administrative law judge's order, unless the new
56	56	2.26proceeding is initiated by a majority of the area's property owners and the petition is
57	57	2.27supported by any abutting townships and municipalities. The chief administrative law judge
58	58	2.28must notify all parties of record of the election results.
59	59	2.29 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.0325, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60	60	2.30 Subdivision 1.Initiating the proceeding.(a) One or more townships and one or more
61	61	2.31municipalities, by joint resolution, may designate an unincorporated area as in need of
62	62	2.32orderly annexation. One or more municipalities, by joint resolution with the county, may
63	63	2Sec. 3.
64	64	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 3.1designate an unincorporated area in which there is no organized township government as
65	65	3.2in need of orderly annexation.
66	66	3.3 (b) A designated area is any area which the signatories to a joint resolution for orderly
67	67	3.4annexation have identified as being appropriate for annexation, either currently or at some
68	68	3.5point in the future, pursuant to the negotiated terms and conditions set forth in the joint
69	69	3.6resolution. Land described as a designated area is not, by virtue of being so described,
70	70	3.7considered also to be annexed for purposes of this chapter.
71	71	3.8 (c) The joint resolution will confer jurisdiction on the chief administrative law judge
72	72	3.9over annexations in the designated area and over the various provisions in said agreement
73	73	3.10by submission of said joint resolution to the chief administrative law judge.
74	74	3.11 (d) The resolution shall must include a description of the designated area and the reasons
75	75	3.12for designation.
76	76	3.13 (e) Thereafter, an annexation of any part of the designated area may must only be initiated
77	77	3.14by:
78	78	3.15 (1) submitting to the chief administrative law judge a resolution of any signatory to the
79	79	3.16joint resolution; or
80	80	3.17 (2) the chief administrative law judge.
81	81	3.18 (f) Whenever a state agency, other than the Pollution Control Agency, orders a
82	82	3.19municipality to extend a municipal service to an area, the order confers jurisdiction on the
83	83	3.20chief administrative law judge to consider designation of the area for orderly annexation.
84	84	3.21 (g) If a joint resolution designates an area as in need of orderly annexation and states
85	85	3.22that no alteration of its stated boundaries is appropriate, the chief administrative law judge
86	86	3.23may review and comment, but may not alter the boundaries.
87	87	3.24 (h) If a joint resolution designates an area as in need of orderly annexation, provides for
88	88	3.25the conditions for its annexation, and states that no consideration by the chief administrative
89	89	3.26law judge is necessary, the chief administrative law judge may review and comment, but
90	90	3.27shall must, within 30 days, order the annexation in accordance with the terms of the
91	91	3.28resolution.
92	92	3.29 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.0325, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
93	93	3.30 Subd. 1b.Notice of intent to designate an area.(a) At least 30 days before the
94	94	3.31municipality or township adopts an orderly annexation agreement, a notice of the intent to
95	95	3Sec. 4.
96	96	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 4.1include property in an orderly annexation area must be provided to municipalities adjacent
97	97	4.2to the designated area.
98	98	4.3 (b) At least ten days before the municipality or township adopts an orderly annexation
99	99	4.4agreement, a notice of the intent to include property in an orderly annexation area must be
100	100	4.5published in a newspaper of general circulation in both the township and municipality.
101	101	4.6 (c) The notice notices under paragraphs (a) and (b) must clearly identify the boundaries
102	102	4.7of the area proposed to be included in the orderly annexation agreement. The cost of
103	103	4.8providing notice must be equally divided between the municipality and the township, unless
104	104	4.9otherwise agreed upon by the municipality and the township. This subdivision applies only
105	105	4.10to the initial designation to include property in an orderly annexation area subject to the
106	106	4.11orderly annexation agreement, or any expansion of the orderly annexation area subject to
107	107	4.12the agreement, and not to any subsequent annexation of any property from within the
108	108	4.13designated area. This subdivision also does not apply when the orderly annexation agreement
109	109	4.14only designates for immediate annexation property for which all of the property owners
110	110	4.15have petitioned to be annexed.
111	111	4.16 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.0325, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
112	112	4.17 Subd. 6.Validity, effect of orderly annexation agreement.An orderly annexation
113	113	4.18agreement is a binding contract upon all parties to the agreement and is enforceable in the
114	114	4.19district court in the county in which the unincorporated property in question is located. For
115	115	4.20agreements entered into on or after August 1, 2021, the parties must mutually agree to the
116	116	4.21terms of the orderly annexation agreement, but the agreement must not run for more than
117	117	4.22ten years. The provisions of an orderly annexation agreement are not preempted by any
118	118	4.23provision of this chapter unless the agreement specifically provides so. If an orderly
119	119	4.24annexation agreement provides the exclusive procedures by which the unincorporated
120	120	4.25property identified in the agreement may be annexed to the municipality, the municipality
121	121	4.26shall not annex that property by any other procedure. Annexation of the designated area by
122	122	4.27means other than those identified in the orderly annexation agreement or by a nonparty to
123	123	4.28the orderly annexation agreement is prohibited. A petition or other filing by a nonparty to
124	124	4.29the orderly annexation agreement must be denied as soon as the parcel to be annexed is
125	125	4.30identified as being subject to an orderly annexation agreement. An ordinance adopted by a
126	126	4.31nonparty municipality seeking to annex property subject to an orderly annexation agreement
127	127	4.32is void and unenforceable.
128	128	4Sec. 5.
129	129	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 5.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.033, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
130	130	5.2 Subd. 2.Conditions.A municipal council may by ordinance declare land annexed to
131	131	5.3the municipality and any such land is deemed to be urban or suburban in character or about
132	132	5.4to become so if:
133	133	5.5 (1) the land is owned by the municipality;
134	134	5.6 (2) the land is completely surrounded by land within the municipal limits;
135	135	5.7 (3) (2) the land abuts the municipality and the area to be annexed is 120 acres or less,
136	136	5.8and the area to be annexed is not presently served by public wastewater facilities or public
137	137	5.9wastewater facilities are not otherwise available, and the municipality receives a petition
138	138	5.10for annexation from all the property owners of the land. Except as provided for by an orderly
139	139	5.11annexation agreement, this clause may not be used to annex any property contiguous to any
140	140	5.12property either simultaneously proposed to be or previously annexed under this clause within
141	141	5.13the preceding 12 months if the property is or has been owned at any point during that period
142	142	5.14by the same owners and annexation would cumulatively exceed 120 acres; or
143	143	5.15 (4) (3) the land has been approved after August 1, 1995, by a preliminary plat or final
144	144	5.16plat for subdivision to provide residential lots that average 21,780 square feet or less in area
145	145	5.17and the land is located within two miles of the municipal limits.
146	146	5.18 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.033, is amended by adding a subdivision to
147	147	5.19read:
148	148	5.20 Subd. 2c.Annexation election.If the annexation is denied or if it is defeated in the
149	149	5.21referendum under section 414.0322, no proceeding for the annexation of substantially the
150	150	5.22same area may be initiated within two years from the date of the chief administrative law
151	151	5.23judge's order unless the new proceeding is initiated by a majority of the area's property
152	152	5.24owners and the petition is supported by any abutting townships and municipalities.
153	153	5.25 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.036, is amended to read:
154	154	5.26 414.036 CITY REIMBURSEMENT TO TOWN TO ANNEX TAXABLE
155	155	5.27PROPERTY; CEASING REIMBURSEMENT IF PROPERTY DETACHED.
156	156	5.28 (a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the annexing municipality and the affected town, when
157	157	5.29an order or other approval under this chapter annexes part of a town to a municipality, the
158	158	5.30order or other approval must provide a reimbursement from the municipality to the town
159	159	5.31for all or part of the taxable property annexed as part of the order. The reimbursement shall
160	160	5.32be completed in substantially equal payments over not less than two nor more than eight
161	161	5Sec. 8.
162	162	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 6.1years from the time of annexation. The municipality must reimburse the township for all
163	163	6.2special assessments assigned by the township to the annexed property, and any portion of
164	164	6.3debt incurred by the town prior to the annexation and attributable to the property to be
165	165	6.4annexed but for which no special assessments are outstanding, in substantially equal payments
166	166	6.5over a period of not less than two or no more than eight years.
167	167	6.6 (b) Unless otherwise agreed to by the annexing town and affected city, when an order
168	168	6.7or other approval under this chapter detaches property that is subject to reimbursement
169	169	6.8under paragraph (a), the reimbursement from the municipality to the town ceases on the
170	170	6.9date of the order or approval of the detachment.
171	171	6.10 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.038, is amended to read:
172	172	6.11 414.038 EFFECT OF ANNEXATION AND DETACHMENT ON TOWNSHIP
173	173	6.12ROADS.
174	174	6.13 (a) Whenever a municipality annexes property abutting one side of a township road, the
175	175	6.14segment of road abutting the annexed property must be treated as a line road and is subject
176	176	6.15to section 164.14. Whenever a municipality annexes the property on both sides of a township
177	177	6.16road, that portion of road abutting the annexed property ceases to be a town road and becomes
178	178	6.17the obligation of the annexing municipality. This section does not prohibit the annexing
179	179	6.18municipality from contracting with the township for continued maintenance of the road.
180	180	6.19Any portion of a township road that ceases to be a township road pursuant to this section
181	181	6.20may still be counted as a township road for the road-and-bridge account revenues for the
182	182	6.21year in which the annexation occurs.
183	183	6.22 (b) Whenever a town detaches property abutting one side of a township road, the segment
184	184	6.23of road abutting the detached property must be treated as a line road and is subject to section
185	185	6.24164.14. Whenever a town detaches the property on both sides of a township road, that
186	186	6.25portion of road abutting the detached property ceases to be the obligation of the municipality
187	187	6.26and becomes the obligation of the detaching town. This section does not prohibit the
188	188	6.27detaching town from contracting with the municipality for continued maintenance of the
189	189	6.28road.
190	190	6.29 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.06, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
191	191	6.30 Subdivision 1.Initiating the proceeding.(a) Property which is situated within a
192	192	6.31municipality and abutting the municipal boundary, rural in character and not developed for
193	193	6.32urban residential, commercial, or industrial purposes may be detached from the municipality
194	194	6.33according to the following procedure.
195	195	6Sec. 10.
196	196	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 7.1 (b) The proceeding may be initiated: (1) by submitting to the chief administrative law
197	197	7.2judge a resolution of the municipality to which the land is attached or; (2) by submitting to
198	198	7.3the chief administrative law judge a petition of all of the property owners of the land to be
199	199	7.4detached if the area is less than 40 acres or of 75 percent of the property owners if over 40
200	200	7.5acres; or (3) by submitting to the chief administrative law judge a resolution of the township
201	201	7.6or a petition of all property owners of the land to be detached, if: (i) the land was annexed
202	202	7.7by ordinance under section 414.033; (ii) over five years have lapsed since the annexation;
203	203	7.8and (iii) the land remains rural in character and not developed for urban residential,
204	204	7.9commercial, or industrial purposes.
205	205	7.10 (c) The petition or resolution shall must set forth the boundaries and the area of the land
206	206	7.11to be detached, the number and character of the buildings, the resident population, and the
207	207	7.12municipal improvements, if any, in the area, and a statement of the reasons the petitioners,
208	208	7.13the township, or the municipality is seeking the detachment. In addition, the petitioners
209	209	7.14shall must summarize what, if any, efforts were undertaken prior to filing the resolution or
210	210	7.15petition to resolve the issues forming the basis for the resolution or petition.
211	211	7.16 (d) If a petition is submitted without a resolution from the city, the petitioners shall must
212	212	7.17also provide a copy of the petition to the city from which the land may be detached, and if
213	213	7.18the petition includes land for which a property owner has not signed the petition, to each
214	214	7.19property owner subject to the petition who has not signed the petition. A copy must also be
215	215	7.20mailed or otherwise delivered to the following parties: (1) the clerk of the town to which
216	216	7.21the property would be attached if the detachment is granted; (2) the clerk of any other
217	217	7.22abutting town or city; and (3) the county recorder in the county in which the land is located.
218	218	7.23 (e) If a resolution is submitted by the township, the township must also provide a copy
219	219	7.24of the resolution to the city from which the land may be detached and each property owner
220	220	7.25subject to the resolution. A copy must also be mailed or otherwise delivered to the following
221	221	7.26parties: (1) the clerk of the city from which the property would be detached if the detachment
222	222	7.27is granted; (2) the clerk of any other abutting town or city; and (3) the county recorder in
223	223	7.28the county in which the land is located.
224	224	7.29 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
225	225	7.30 Subd. 2.Hearing, if needed.(a) If both a resolution of support from the municipality
226	226	7.31and a petition by all the property owners are submitted, and no resolution of opposition has
227	227	7.32been received from a town as provided in subdivision 1a, no hearing is necessary and the
228	228	7.33chief administrative law judge shall must grant the petition.
229	229	7Sec. 11.
230	230	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 8.1 (b) If a resolution from a town is submitted, and both a resolution of support from the
231	231	8.2municipality and a petition by all property owners are submitted, no hearing is necessary
232	232	8.3and the administrative law judge must grant the resolution.
233	233	8.4 (c) If both the municipality and town submit a resolution opposing the petition, a hearing
234	234	8.5must not be held and the chief administrative law judge shall must deny the petition.
235	235	8.6 (d) If both the municipality and all property owners subject to the detachment submit a
236	236	8.7petition or resolution opposing the town resolution, a hearing must not be held and the chief
237	237	8.8administrative law judge must deny the resolution.
238	238	8.9 (e) In any other case, upon receipt of a petition or resolution, the chief administrative
239	239	8.10law judge shall must designate a time and place for a hearing in accordance with section
240	240	8.11414.09, except that instead of the meetings otherwise required under section 414.01,
241	241	8.12subdivision 16, the chief administrative law judge shall must order the parties to participate
242	242	8.13in a mediation session. The mediator must be on a list of mediators approved by the Office
243	243	8.14of Administrative Hearings, unless the parties stipulate to a mediator not on the list. The
244	244	8.15cost of the mediation must be apportioned as provided for in subdivision 7.
245	245	8.16 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.06, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
246	246	8.17 Subd. 3.Order.(a) Upon completion of the hearing, the chief administrative law judge
247	247	8.18may order the detachment initiated by property owners or a township resolution, on finding
248	248	8.19that: (1) the requisite number of property owners have signed the petition if initiated by the
249	249	8.20property owners, that or the resolution meets the requirements of subdivision 1, paragraph
250	250	8.21(b), clause (3), if initiated by a township; (2) the property is rural in character and not
251	251	8.22developed for urban residential, commercial or industrial purposes, that; (3) the property is
252	252	8.23within the boundaries of the municipality and abuts a boundary, that; (4) the detachment
253	253	8.24would not unreasonably affect the symmetry of the detaching municipality, and that; and
254	254	8.25(5) the land is not needed for reasonably anticipated future development.
255	255	8.26 (b) In making the findings under paragraph (a), the chief administrative law judge shall
256	256	8.27must consider all applicable comprehensive plans, land use regulations, and land use maps
257	257	8.28of the affected municipality, town, and county that have been adopted at the time the petition
258	258	8.29was submitted.
259	259	8.30 (c) The chief administrative law judge may deny the detachment on finding that the
260	260	8.31remainder of the municipality cannot continue to carry on the functions of government
261	261	8.32without undue hardship. The chief administrative law judge may decrease the area of property
262	262	8.33to be detached and may include only a part of the proposed area to be detached. If the tract
263	263	8Sec. 12.
264	264	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 9.1abuts more than one town, it shall must become a part of each town, being divided by
265	265	9.2projecting through it the boundary line between the towns.
266	266	9.3 (d) The detached area may be relieved of the primary responsibility for existing
267	267	9.4indebtedness of the municipality and be required to assume the indebtedness of the town
268	268	9.5of which it becomes a part, in such proportion as the chief administrative law judge shall
269	269	9.6deem deems just and equitable having in view the amount of taxes due and delinquent and
270	270	9.7the indebtedness of each town and the municipality affected, if any, and for what purpose
271	271	9.8the same was incurred, all in relation to the benefit inuring to the detached area as a result
272	272	9.9of the indebtedness and the last net tax capacity of the taxable property in each town and
273	273	9.10municipality.
274	274	9.11 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.06, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
275	275	9.12 Subd. 7.Costs.Notwithstanding the provisions of section 414.067, the chief
276	276	9.13administrative law judge shall must apportion the costs of the mediation and hearing in an
277	277	9.14equitable manner, but unless the chief administrative law judge makes specific findings as
278	278	9.15to why a party shall must be responsible for a greater share, the petitioning landowners are
279	279	9.16party initiating the proceeding is responsible for at least 50 percent of the total costs.
280	280	9.17 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 572A.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
281	281	9.18 Subd. 4.Annexations of unincorporated property.For annexations of unincorporated
282	282	9.19property under section 414.031 or 414.033, subdivisions 3 and subdivision 5, the arbitration
283	283	9.20panel may order the annexation: (1) if it finds that the subject area is now, or is about to
284	284	9.21become, urban or suburban in character; (2) if it finds that municipal government in the
285	285	9.22area proposed for annexation is required to protect the public health, safety, and welfare;
286	286	9.23or (3) if it finds that the annexation would be in the best interest of the subject area. If only
287	287	9.24a part of a township is to be annexed, the panel shall must consider whether the remainder
288	288	9.25of the township can continue to carry on the functions of government without undue hardship.
289	289	9.26The panel shall must deny the annexation if it finds that the increase in revenues for the
290	290	9.27annexing municipality bears no reasonable relation to the monetary value of benefits
291	291	9.28conferred upon the annexed area. The panel may deny the annexation: (1) if it appears that
292	292	9.29annexation of all or a part of the property to an adjacent municipality would better serve
293	293	9.30the interests of the residents of the property; or (2) if the remainder of the township would
294	294	9.31suffer undue hardship.
295	295	9.32 The panel may alter the boundaries of the area to be annexed by increasing or decreasing
296	296	9.33the area so as to include only that property which is now or is about to become urban or
297	297	9Sec. 14.
298	298	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 10.1suburban in character or to add property of that character abutting the area proposed for
299	299	10.2annexation in order to preserve or improve the symmetry of the area, or to exclude property
300	300	10.3that may better be served by another unit of government. The panel may also alter the
301	301	10.4boundaries of the proposed annexation so as to follow visible, clearly recognizable physical
302	302	10.5features. If the panel determines that part of the area would be better served by another
303	303	10.6municipality or township, the panel may initiate and approve annexation on its own motion
304	304	10.7by conducting further hearings. In all cases, the arbitration panel shall must set forth the
305	305	10.8factors that are the basis for the decision.
306	306	10.9 Sec. 15. REPEALER.
307	307	10.10 Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 414.033, subdivision 3, is repealed.
308	308	10Sec. 15.
309	309	25-02802 as introduced02/10/25 REVISOR MS/MI 414.033 ANNEXATION BY ORDINANCE.
310	310	Subd. 3.60 percent bordered and 40 acres or less.If the perimeter of the area to be annexed
311	311	by a municipality is 60 percent or more bordered by the municipality and if the area to be annexed
312	312	is 40 acres or less, the municipality shall serve notice of intent to annex upon the town board and
313	313	the chief administrative law judge, unless the area is appropriate for annexation by ordinance under
314	314	subdivision 2, clause (3). The town board shall have 90 days from the date of service to serve
315	315	objections with the chief administrative law judge. If no objections are forthcoming within the said
316	316	90-day period, such land may be annexed by ordinance. If objections are filed with the chief
317	317	administrative law judge, the chief administrative law judge shall conduct hearings and issue an
318	318	order as in the case of annexations under section 414.031, subdivisions 3 and 4.
319	319	1R
320	320	APPENDIX
321	321	Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 25-02802