1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to counties; modifying publication requirements for financial statements;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375.17, subdivision 3.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 375.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 3.Publication; Internet posting; filing. In addition to the publication in 
1.7 	the newspaper designated by the board as the official newspaper for publication of the 
1.8 	financial statement, the statement shall be published in one other newspaper, if one of 
1.9 	general circulation is located in a different municipality in the county than the official 
1.10 	newspaper. The county board shall call for separate bids for each publication. The county 
1.11 	must also post the financial statement on the county's Web site, and must maintain it 
1.12 	there continuously until a more recent financial statement is published and posted on the 
1.13 	Web site if it exists. If a provision of this section is inconsistent with section  393.07, 
1.14 	the provisions of that section shall prevail. The financial statement must be filed with 
1.15 	the county auditor for public inspection.