1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to local government; permitting the city of 
  1.3             Grand Rapids to increase the membership of its public 
  1.4             utilities commission to five members. 
  1.5   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.6      Section 1.  [CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC UTILITIES 
  1.7   COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP.] 
  1.8      Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 412.341, the 
  1.9   city of Grand Rapids may by ordinance increase the Grand Rapids 
  1.10  public utilities commission membership to five members.  The 
  1.11  ordinance increasing the commission membership must provide for 
  1.12  the initial terms of the additional members so that no more than 
  1.13  two positions on the commission are open for appointment in any 
  1.14  year. 
  1.15     Sec. 2.  [LOCAL APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.] 
  1.16     This act is effective without local approval as provided in 
  1.17  Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023.