| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to local government; creating the Ramsey County Economic Development |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 Authority; expanding the powers of the Ramsey County Housing and |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Redevelopment Authority; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 chapter 383A. |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Section 1. [383A.151] RAMSEY COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8AUTHORITY. |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subdivision 1.Creation.(a) There is created in the county of Ramsey a public body, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10corporate and politic, known as the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority, |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11that has the powers contained in sections 469.090 to 469.108, except for sections 469.101, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12subdivision 19, 469.102, and 469.107; the powers of a housing and redevelopment authority |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13under sections 469.001 to 469.047; and the powers of a city under sections 469.124 to |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14469.133. For the purposes of applying chapter 469 to the county of Ramsey, the county has |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15all the powers and duties of a city; the county board has all the powers and duties of a |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16governing body; the chair of the county board has all the powers and duties of a mayor; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17and, with respect to the exercise of the powers under section 469.008, the area of operation |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18includes the area within the territorial boundaries of the county. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (b) Section 469.1082 does not apply to the county of Ramsey, except for section |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20469.1082, subdivision 5. |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 Subd. 2.Commissioners.Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 469 or other law |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1.22to the contrary, the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority consists of seven |
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| 23 | 23 | | 1.23commissioners. The county board must appoint the commissioners and fill vacancies in the |
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| 24 | 24 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 25 | 25 | | 25-04090 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR MS/AD |
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| 26 | 26 | | SENATE |
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| 27 | 27 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 28 | 28 | | S.F. No. 2521NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 29 | 29 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: HAWJ, Xiong, Gustafson and Kunesh) |
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| 30 | 30 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 31 | 31 | | Introduction and first reading03/13/2025 |
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| 32 | 32 | | Referred to State and Local Government 2.1office of any commissioner. Pursuant to Ramsey County Resolution No. 94-357, dated July |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.226, 1994, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners also constitutes the Ramsey County |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.3Housing and Redevelopment Authority. The board may, by resolution, appoint the sitting |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.4commissioners of the Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority as |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.5commissioners of the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority, the terms of each |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.6commissioner corresponding accordingly. |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.7 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.8Ramsey County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.9645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.10 Sec. 2. [383A.152] RAMSEY COUNTY HOUSING AND REDEVELOPMENT |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.11AUTHORITY; ADDITIONAL POWERS. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.12 The Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority, established pursuant to |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.13Ramsey County Resolution No. 93-155, dated March 9, 1993, shall have the powers and |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.14duties of the Ramsey County Economic Development Authority under section 383A.151 |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.15and shall retain all the powers of a housing and redevelopment authority under sections |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.16469.001 to 469.047. For the purposes of applying chapter 469 to the county of Ramsey, the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.17county has all the powers and duties of a city; the county board has all the powers and duties |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.18of a governing body; the chair of the county has all the powers and duties of a mayor; and, |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.19with respect to the exercise of the powers under section 469.008, the area of operation |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.20includes the area within the territorial boundaries of the county. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.21 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after the governing body of |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.22Ramsey County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.23645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2Sec. 2. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 25-04090 as introduced03/03/25 REVISOR MS/AD |
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