1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing nine-member
1.3 	county economic development authority boards; amending
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.1082, by adding a
1.5 	subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 469.1082, is
1.8 	amended by adding a subdivision to read:
1.9 		Subd. 8.Nine-member boards authorized. In addition to
1.10 	the board options under section 469.095, a county economic
1.11 	development authority may have a nine-member board.  If the
1.12 	authority has a nine-member board, at least two members must be
1.13 	county commissioners appointed by the county board.  Of the
1.14 	county economic development authority board members initially
1.15 	appointed, two each shall be appointed for terms of one, two, or
1.16 	three years, respectively, and one each for terms of four, five,
1.17 	or six years, respectively.  Thereafter, all authority members
1.18 	shall be appointed for six-year terms.