1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to local government; increasing the allowable number of statutory city
1.3 public utility commission members; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section
1.4 412.341, subdivision 1.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 412.341, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 Subdivision 1.Membership.(a) The commission shall consist of three, five, or seven
1.8members appointed by the council. No more than one member may be chosen from the
1.9council membership. Except for the terms of members appointed to the initial commission
1.10as provided in paragraph (b), each member shall serve for a term of three years and until a
1.11successor is appointed and qualified except that of the members initially appointed in any
1.12city, one shall serve for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term
1.13of three years. Residence shall not be a qualification for membership on the commission
1.14unless the council so provides. A vacancy shall be filled by the council for the unexpired
1.15term.
1.16 (b) The members appointed to the initial commission after its establishment under section
1.17412.331 shall serve the following terms:
1.18 (1) if the initial commission consists of three members, one member shall serve for a
1.19term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years;
1.20 (2) if the initial commission consists of five members, one member shall serve a term
1.21of one year, two for a term for two years, and two for a term of three years; or
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 2411NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: ANDERSON)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading03/13/2025
Referred to State and Local Government 2.1 (3) if the initial commission consists of seven members, two members shall serve a term
2.2of one year, two for a term of two years, and three for a term of three years.
2.3 (c) The number of commission members may be increased or decreased by ordinance
2.4within the permitted number of commission members as provided in paragraph (a). The
2.5ordinance changing the number of commission members must include a provision for
2.6maintaining staggered terms for commission members, provided that if the number of
2.7members is reduced, the reduction must be effected in such a manner that all incumbent
2.8members are permitted to serve their full terms.
2.9 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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