HF 1665

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:53am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; allowing creation of a clearinghouse for
procurement and shared services examples; amending Minnesota Statutes 2008,
section 6.74.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 6.74, is amended to read:

6.74 INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Information generally. new text end

The state auditor, or a designated agent, shall
collect annually from all city, county, and other local units of government, information as
to the assessment of property, collection of taxes, receipts from licenses and other sources,
the expenditure of public funds for all purposes, borrowing, debts, principal and interest
payments on debts, and such other information as may be needful. The data shall be
supplied upon forms prescribed by the state auditor, and all public officials so called upon
shall fill out properly and return promptly all forms so transmitted. The state auditor or
assistants, may examine local records in order to complete or verify the information.

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new text begin Examples of good government in procurement and shared services;
clearinghouse. new text end

new text begin The state auditor may seek funds from nongovernmental sources to
establish an online clearinghouse of examples of good government in procurement and
shared services among political subdivisions. If established, the clearinghouse shall be
designed to allow political subdivisions to submit examples of good government in
procurement and shared services in a form prescribed by the state auditor.
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