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471.96 MEMBERS OF CIVIC EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS.
Subdivision 1. Dues, expenses. The governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns are
hereby authorized to appropriate necessary funds to provide membership of their respective
municipal corporations or political subdivisions respectively in county, regional, state, and
national associations of a civic, educational, or governmental nature which have as their purpose
the betterment and improvement of municipal governmental operations. Cities, counties, and
towns are also authorized to participate through duly designated representatives in the meetings
and activities of such associations, and the governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns
respectively are authorized to appropriate necessary funds to defray the actual and necessary
expenses of such representatives in connection therewith. For purposes of this section, the
governing body of a town is the town board.
Subd. 2. Common law unaffected. This section does not affect any statutory, charter or
common law power of cities to provide for membership in and to participate through duly
designated representatives in the meetings and activities of state and national associations, nor the
power to appropriate money therefor.
History: 1961 c 714 s 1; 1963 c 529 s 1,2; 1967 c 329 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1975
c 288 s 1; 1987 c 90 s 10
Subdivision 1. Dues, expenses. The governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns are
hereby authorized to appropriate necessary funds to provide membership of their respective
municipal corporations or political subdivisions respectively in county, regional, state, and
national associations of a civic, educational, or governmental nature which have as their purpose
the betterment and improvement of municipal governmental operations. Cities, counties, and
towns are also authorized to participate through duly designated representatives in the meetings
and activities of such associations, and the governing bodies of cities, counties, and towns
respectively are authorized to appropriate necessary funds to defray the actual and necessary
expenses of such representatives in connection therewith. For purposes of this section, the
governing body of a town is the town board.
Subd. 2. Common law unaffected. This section does not affect any statutory, charter or
common law power of cities to provide for membership in and to participate through duly
designated representatives in the meetings and activities of state and national associations, nor the
power to appropriate money therefor.
History: 1961 c 714 s 1; 1963 c 529 s 1,2; 1967 c 329 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1975
c 288 s 1; 1987 c 90 s 10
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