1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; increasing the allowable number of statutory city 
1.3 	public utility commission members;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 
1.4 	412.341, subdivision 1.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 412.341, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.7 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The commission shall consist of three, five, or seven
1.8 	members appointed by the council. No more than one member may be chosen from the 
1.9 	council membership. Except for the terms of members appointed to the initial commission 
1.10 	as provided in paragraph (b), each member shall serve for a term of three years and until a 
1.11 	successor is appointed and qualified except that of the members initially appointed in any 
1.12 	city, one shall serve for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term 
1.13 	of three years. Residence shall not be a qualification for membership on the commission 
1.14 	unless the council so provides. A vacancy shall be filled by the council for the unexpired 
1.15 	term.
1.16 	(b) The members appointed to the initial commission after its establishment under section 
1.17 	412.331 shall serve the following terms:
1.18 	(1) if the initial commission consists of three members, one member shall serve for a 
1.19 	term of one year, one for a term of two years, and one for a term of three years;
1.20 	(2) if the initial commission consists of five members, one member shall serve a term 
1.21 	of one year, two for a term for two years, and two for a term of three years; or
2.1 	(3) if the initial commission consists of seven members, two members shall serve a term 
2.2 	of one year, two for a term of two years, and three for a term of three years.
2.3 	(c) The number of commission members may be increased or decreased by ordinance 
2.4 	within the permitted number of commission members as provided in paragraph (a). The 
2.5 	ordinance changing the number of commission members must include a provision for 
2.6 	maintaining staggered terms for commission members, provided that if the number of 
2.7 	members is reduced, the reduction must be effected in such a manner that all incumbent 
2.8 	members are permitted to serve their full terms.

2.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.