1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing four-year terms for Grand Rapids 
1.3 	Public Utilities Commission;amending Laws 1999, chapter 195, section 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Laws 1999, chapter 195, section 2, is amended to read:
1.6 	Sec. 2. CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION; 
1.7 	MEMBERSHIP.
 1.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 412.341, the city of Grand Rapids 
1.9 	may by ordinance increase the Grand Rapids Public Utilities Commission membership 
1.10 	to five members. The ordinance increasing the commission membership must provide 
1.11 	for the initial terms of the additional members so that no more than two positions on the 
1.12 	commission are open for appointment in any year.
1.13 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 412.341, subdivision 1, the city 
1.14 	of Grand Rapids may by ordinance provide for four-year terms for members of the 
1.15 	Grand Rapids Public Utilities Commission. The ordinance must provide for a transition 
1.16 	to four-year terms so that no more than two positions on the commission are open for 
1.17 	appointment in any year.