as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to municipalities; authorizing city purchases 1.3 on credit cards; providing for personal liability for 1.4 city officers and employees for unauthorized credit 1.5 card purchases; proposing coding for new law in 1.6 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471. 1.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.8 Section 1. [471.381] [CREDIT CARDS.] 1.9 A city council may authorize the use of a credit card by 1.10 any city officer or employee otherwise authorized to make a 1.11 purchase on behalf of the city. If a city officer or employee 1.12 makes a purchase by credit card that is not approved by the city 1.13 council, the officer or employee is personally liable for the 1.14 amount of the purchase. A purchase by credit card must 1.15 otherwise comply with all statutes, rules, or city policy 1.16 applicable to city purchases. 1.17 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 1.18 Section 1 is effective the day following its final 1.19 enactment.