1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; modifying the local 
  1.3             approval requirements for the Nashwauk area ambulance 
  1.4             district law; providing an alternative appointment 
  1.5             method for the St. Paul charter commission; providing 
  1.6             an alternative question for the Itasca medical center 
  1.7             referendum; amending Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 
  1.8             9, section 10, subdivision 6. 
  1.9   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.10     Section 1.  Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 9, section 10, 
  1.11  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  1.12     Subd. 6.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section (a) Laws 1994, 
  1.13  chapter 587, article 9, section 10, is effective in any of the 
  1.14  following cities or towns the day after compliance by the 
  1.15  governing body of a city or town with Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.16  section 645.021, subdivision 3:  the cities of Nashwauk, 
  1.17  Keewatin, Marble, Taconite, and Calumet, and the towns of Feely, 
  1.18  Goodland, Iron Range, Greenway, Lone Pine, Lawrence, Nashwauk, 
  1.19  Balsam, and Bearville the day after compliance with Minnesota 
  1.20  Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, by the governing body 
  1.21  of each.  This section.  Laws 1994, chapter 587, article 9, 
  1.22  section 10, is effective for unorganized territories described 
  1.23  in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clauses (12) to (18), the day 
  1.24  after compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
  1.25  subdivision 3, by the Itasca county board. 
  1.26     (b) Notwithstanding the time limitations for filing local 
  1.27  approval under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 
  2.1   3, the certificate of approval of any of the cities, towns, or 
  2.2   counties named in this subdivision may be filed with the 
  2.3   secretary of state at any time after May 6, 1994, and the law 
  2.4   approved by the certificate is then effective as to the 
  2.5   certifying city, town, or unorganized territory. 
  2.6      Sec. 2.  [ITASCA MEDICAL CENTER.] 
  2.7      Subdivision 1.  [ALTERNATIVE REFERENDUM.] As an alternative 
  2.8   to the question authorized to be submitted to the people by Laws 
  2.9   1994, chapter 428, the Itasca county board may submit to the 
  2.10  people of the county the following question of what form of 
  2.11  governance is appropriate for the Itasca medical center.  The 
  2.12  people may vote on the question at a general or special 
  2.13  election.  A majority of those voting on the question shall be 
  2.14  approval of the course of action for which the majority votes.  
  2.15  The question submitted shall be: 
  2.16     "Vote for one of the following options: 
  2.17     Which form of governance do you approve for the Itasca 
  2.18  medical center? 
  2.19     ....... Sale or lease of the hospital 
  2.20     ....... A county hospital" 
  2.21     The alternatives shall be rotated on the ballot so that 
  2.22  each appears in the first place approximately an equal number of 
  2.23  times.  The vote on the question shall be advisory only. 
  2.24     Subd. 2.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] Subdivision 1 takes effect the 
  2.25  day after the Itasca county board complies with Minnesota 
  2.26  Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3. 
  2.27     Sec. 3.  [ST. PAUL CHARTER COMMISSION; ALTERNATIVE 
  2.28  APPOINTMENT METHOD.] 
  2.29     In St. Paul, and as an alternative to Minnesota Statutes, 
  2.30  section 410.05, subdivision 1, the St. Paul city council may 
  2.31  provide by resolution for the appointment of a charter 
  2.32  commission, in accordance with this subdivision, to frame or 
  2.33  amend the charter.  The commission shall be composed of not more 
  2.34  than 15 members, each of whom shall be qualified voters of the 
  2.35  city.  Members shall be appointed as follows: 
  2.36     (1) the chief judge of the district court shall appoint one 
  3.1   member from each district from which members of the city council 
  3.2   are elected; 
  3.3      (2) the elected representative in each city council 
  3.4   district shall appoint one member from the qualified voters in 
  3.5   the district; and 
  3.6      (3) the mayor of the city shall appoint one member, who 
  3.7   shall be the chair of the commission. 
  3.8      Charter commission members hold office for a term of four 
  3.9   years, and until their successors are appointed and qualify.  
  3.10  Vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority.  Letters 
  3.11  of appointment shall be filed with the city clerk.  Oaths of 
  3.12  office and other matters relating to commission members and the 
  3.13  commission that are not provided for in this subdivision are as 
  3.14  otherwise provided by law. 
  3.15     Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  3.16     Under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, 
  3.17  clause (a), section 3 takes effect without local approval the 
  3.18  day following final enactment.