as introduced - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 05/13/2010 08:48am
A bill for an act
relating to local government; authorizing counties to designate business days for
public business subject to certain limitations; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 373.052, subdivisions 1, 2, by adding a subdivision.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 373.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
County offices shall be open for public business on
deleted text begin alldeleted text end business days deleted text begin except (a)deleted text end new text begin designated by the county board. County offices shall not
be open for public business onnew text end legal holidays, deleted text begin (b)deleted text end holidays established by the county
board pursuant to contract with certified employee bargaining units, and deleted text begin (c)deleted text end emergency
situations. For purposes of this section "business day" means Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday deleted text begin anddeleted text end new text begin ,new text end Fridaynew text begin , or Saturdaynew text end .
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 373.052, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:
new text begin
The county board may not modify an existing
collective bargaining agreement when designating business days as permitted by
subdivision 1.
new text end
Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 373.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Any act authorized, required, or permitted by law or
contract to be performed at or in county buildings, or their offices, which are closed as
provided in this section, may be performed on the next succeeding regular business daynew text begin
in the countynew text end and no liability or loss of rights on the part of any person shall result from
the closing.