2nd Engrossment - 83rd Legislature (2003 - 2004) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to state government; the Office of the 1.3 Secretary of State; simplifying filing procedures; 1.4 eliminating certain filing requirements; requiring 1.5 electronic registration after December 31, 2004; 1.6 regulating notary appointments and commissions; 1.7 appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2002, 1.8 sections 184.30; 302A.821, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 1.9 308A.995, subdivision 5; 317A.823, subdivision 1, by 1.10 adding a subdivision; 322B.960, subdivisions 1, 2, 5; 1.11 325A.06, subdivision 1; 326.40, subdivision 2; 326.48, 1.12 subdivision 3; 330.01, subdivision 1; 330.08; 330.09; 1.13 336.9-525; 340A.416, subdivision 4; 359.01; 359.071; 1.14 398.10; Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 1.15 308B.121, subdivision 5. 1.16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.17 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 184.30, is 1.18 amended to read: 1.19 184.30 [BONDS.] 1.20 Subdivision 1. Every application for an employment 1.21 agency's license must be accompanied by a surety bond approved 1.22 by the department in the amount of $10,000 for each location. 1.23 The bond must be filed in theOffice of the Secretary of State1.24 department and conditioned that the employment agency and each 1.25 member, shareholder, director, or officer of a firm, 1.26 partnership, corporation, or association operating as an 1.27 employment agency will comply with the provisions of sections 1.28 184.21 to 184.40 and any contract made by the employment agent 1.29 in the conduct of the business. A person damaged by a breach of 1.30 any condition of the bond may bring an action on the bond, and 2.1 successive actions may be maintained on it. 2.2Subd. 2. The secretary of state shall be paid a filing fee2.3of $10.2.4 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 302A.821, 2.5 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 2.6 Subdivision 1. [ANNUAL REGISTRATIONFORM.] Each calendar 2.7 year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year 2.8 in which a corporation incorporates, the corporation must file 2.9 with the secretary of statemust mail by first class mail an2.10annual registration form to the registered office of each2.11corporation as shown on the records of the secretary of state.2.12The form must include the following notice:2.13"NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this2.14year will result in this corporation losing its good standing2.15without further notice from the secretary of state."by December 2.16 31 of each calendar year a registration containing the 2.17 information listed in subdivision 2. 2.18 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 302A.821, 2.19 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 2.20 Subd. 2. [INFORMATION REQUIRED; MANNER OF FILING.] (a)A2.21domestic corporation shall file with the secretary of state a2.22registration by December 31 each calendar year containingThe 2.23 registration must include: 2.24(a)(1) the name of the corporation; 2.25(b)(2) the address of its principal executive office, if 2.26 different from the registered office address; 2.27(c)(3) the address of its registered office and the name 2.28 of the registered agent, if any; 2.29(d)(4) the state of incorporation; and 2.30(e)(5) the name and business address of the officer or 2.31 other person exercising the principal functions of the chief 2.32 executive officer of the corporation. 2.33 (b) After December 31, 2004, filing an annual registration 2.34 may only be done on-line. 2.35 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 302A.821, 2.36 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 3.1 Subd. 4. [PENALTY; REINSTATEMENT.] (a) A corporation that 3.2 has failed to file a registration pursuant to the requirements 3.3 of subdivision 2 must be dissolved by the secretary of state as 3.4 described in paragraph (b). 3.5 (b) If the corporation has not filed the registrationfor3.6three consecutivein a calendaryearsyear, the secretary of 3.7 state must issue a certificate of administrative dissolution and 3.8 the certificate must be filed in the Office of the Secretary of 3.9 State. The secretary of state shall sendby forwardable United3.10States mailnotice to theregistered office of thecorporationa3.11postcard notifying the corporationthat the corporationwill be3.12 has been dissolvedif no registration is filed withand that the 3.13 corporation may be reinstated by filing a registration and a $25 3.14 feepursuant to this section by the beginning of the following3.15calendar year. The secretary of state shall annually inform the 3.16 attorney general and the commissioner of revenue of the methods 3.17 by which the names of corporations dissolved under this section 3.18 during the preceding year may be determined. The secretary of 3.19 state must also make available in an electronic format the names 3.20 of the dissolved corporations. A corporation dissolved in this 3.21 manner is not entitled to the benefits of section 302A.781. The 3.22 liability, if any, of the shareholders of a corporation 3.23 dissolved in this manner shall be determined and limited in 3.24 accordance with section 302A.557, except that the shareholders 3.25 shall have no liability to any director of the corporation under 3.26 section 302A.559, subdivision 2. 3.27 (c) After administrative dissolution, filing a registration 3.28 and the $25 fee with the secretary of state: 3.29 (1) returns the corporation to good standing as of the date 3.30 of the dissolution; 3.31 (2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority 3.32 of the articles, and the corporation is liable for those 3.33 contracts or acts; and 3.34 (3) restores to the corporation all assets and rights of 3.35 the corporation to the extent they were held by the corporation 3.36 before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent that 4.1 assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the 4.2 dissolution or sold or otherwise distributed after that time. 4.3 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 308A.995, 4.4 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 4.5 Subd. 5. [REINSTATEMENT.] A cooperative may, within one4.6year of the date of dissolution under this section,4.7 retroactively reinstate its existence by filing a single annual 4.8 registration and paying a $25 fee. Filing the annual 4.9 registration with the secretary of state: 4.10 (1) returns the cooperative to active status as of the date 4.11 of the dissolution; 4.12 (2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority 4.13 of the articles, and the cooperative is liable for those 4.14 contracts or acts; and 4.15 (3) restores to the cooperative all assets and rights of 4.16 the cooperative and its shareholders or members to the extent 4.17 they were held by the cooperative and its shareholders or 4.18 members before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent 4.19 that assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the 4.20 dissolution or sold or otherwise distributed after that time. 4.21 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2003 Supplement, section 4.22 308B.121, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 4.23 Subd. 5. [REINSTATEMENT.] A cooperative may, within one4.24year of the date of dissolution under this section,4.25 retroactively reinstate its existence by filing a single annual 4.26 registration and paying a $25 fee. Filing the annual 4.27 registration with the secretary of state: 4.28 (1) returns the cooperative to active status as of the date 4.29 of the dissolution; 4.30 (2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority 4.31 of the articles and the cooperative is liable for those 4.32 contracts or acts; and 4.33 (3) restores to the cooperative all assets and rights of 4.34 the cooperative and its shareholders or members to the extent 4.35 they were held by the cooperative and its shareholders or 4.36 members before the dissolution occurred, except to the extent 5.1 that assets or rights were affected by acts occurring after the 5.2 dissolution or sold or otherwise distributed after that time. 5.3 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 317A.823, 5.4 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 5.5 Subdivision 1. [ANNUAL REGISTRATION.] (a) Except for 5.6 corporations to which paragraph (c) applies, each calendar year 5.7 beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year in 5.8 which a corporation incorporates, a corporation must file with 5.9 the secretary of statemust mail by first class mail an annual5.10registration form to the registered office of each corporation5.11as shown on the records of the secretary of state. The form5.12must include the following notice:5.13"NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this5.14year will result in the dissolution of this corporation without5.15further notice from the secretary of state, pursuant to5.16Minnesota Statutes, section 317A.823, subdivision 2, paragraph5.17(b)."by December 31 of each calendar year a registration 5.18 containing the information listed in paragraph (b). 5.19 (b)A nonprofit corporation must file with the secretary of5.20state aThe registrationby December 31 of each calendar year5.21containingmust include: 5.22 (1) the name of the corporation; 5.23 (2) the address of its registered office; 5.24 (3) the name of its registered agent, if any; and 5.25 (4) the name and business address of the officer or other 5.26 person exercising the principal functions of president of the 5.27 corporation. 5.28 (c) The timely filing of an annual financial report and 5.29 audit or an annual financial statement under section 69.051, 5.30 subdivision 1 or 1a, by a volunteer firefighter relief 5.31 association, as reflected in the notification by the state 5.32 auditor under section 69.051, subdivision 1c, constitutes 5.33 presentation of the corporate registration. The secretary of 5.34 state may reject the registration by the volunteer firefighter 5.35 relief association. Rejection must occur if the information 5.36 provided to the state auditor does not match the information in 6.1 the records of the secretary of state. The volunteer 6.2 firefighter relief association may amend the articles of 6.3 incorporation as provided in sections 317A.131 to 317A.151 so 6.4 that the information from the state auditor may be accepted for 6.5 filing. The timely filing of an annual financial report and 6.6 audit or an annual financial statement under section 69.051, 6.7 subdivision 1 or 1a, does not relieve the volunteer firefighter 6.8 relief association of the requirement to file amendments to the 6.9 articles of incorporation directly with the secretary of state. 6.10 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 317A.823, is 6.11 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 6.12 Subd. 4. [FILING METHOD.] After December 31, 2004, filing 6.13 an annual registration may only be done on-line. 6.14 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 322B.960, 6.15 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 6.16 Subdivision 1. [ANNUAL REGISTRATION FORM.] Each calendar 6.17 year beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year 6.18 in which a limited liability company files articles of 6.19 organization, a limited liability company must file with the 6.20 secretary of statemust mail by first class mail an annual6.21registration form to the registered office of each limited6.22liability company as shown on the records of the secretary of6.23state. The form must include the following notice:6.24"NOTICE: Failure to file this form by December 31 of this6.25year will result in the termination or revocation of this6.26limited liability company without further notice from the6.27secretary of state, pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section6.28322B.960."by December 31 of each calendar year a registration 6.29 containing the information listed in subdivision 2. 6.30 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 322B.960, 6.31 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 6.32 Subd. 2. [INFORMATION REQUIRED; FEES.] (a)A domestic or6.33foreign limited liability company must file with the secretary6.34of state a registration by December 31 each calendar year6.35beginning in the calendar year following the calendar year in6.36which the limited liability company formed containingThe 7.1 registration must include: 7.2 (1) the name of the limited liability company or the name 7.3 under which a foreign limited liability company has registered 7.4 in this state; 7.5 (2) the address of its principal executive office, if 7.6 different from the registered address; 7.7 (3) the address of its registered office; 7.8 (4) the name of its registered agent, if any; 7.9 (5) the state or jurisdiction of organization; and 7.10 (6) the name and business address of the manager or other 7.11 person exercising the principal functions of the chief manager 7.12 of the limited liability company. 7.13 (b) After December 31, 2004, filing an annual registration 7.14 may only be done on-line. 7.15 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 322B.960, 7.16 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 7.17 Subd. 5. [REINSTATEMENT.] If a limited liability company 7.18 is administratively terminated or has its authority to do 7.19 business in Minnesota revoked, it may retroactively reinstate 7.20 its existence or authority to do business by filing a single 7.21 annual registration and paying a $25 feebut only within one7.22year of the date of the termination or revocation. 7.23 (a) For a domestic limited liability company, filing the 7.24 annual registration with the secretary of state: 7.25 (1) returns the limited liability company to active status 7.26 as of the date of the administrative termination; 7.27 (2) validates contracts or other acts within the authority 7.28 of the articles, and the limited liability company is liable for 7.29 those contracts or acts; and 7.30 (3) restores to the limited liability company all assets 7.31 and rights of the limited liability company and its members to 7.32 the extent they were held by the limited liability company and 7.33 its members before the administrative termination occurred, 7.34 except to the extent that assets or rights were affected by acts 7.35 occurring after the termination, sold, or otherwise distributed 7.36 after that time. 8.1 (b) For a non-Minnesota limited liability company, filing 8.2 the annual registration restores the limited liability company's 8.3 ability to do business in Minnesota and the rights and 8.4 privileges which accompany that authority. 8.5 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 325A.06, 8.6 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 8.7 Subdivision 1. Every invention developer rendering, 8.8 offering to render, or advertising invention development 8.9 services in this state shall maintain a continuous corporate 8.10 surety bond issued by a surety admitted to do business in this 8.11 state, and equal to either ten percent of the invention 8.12 developer's gross income from the invention development business 8.13 in this state during the invention developer's preceding fiscal 8.14 year, or $50,000, whichever is larger. A copy of the bond shall 8.15 be approved by and filed with the attorney generaland filed8.16with the secretary of statebefore the invention developer 8.17 renders, offers to render, or advertises invention development 8.18 services in this state. Thesecretary of stateattorney general 8.19 shall maintain a list of all outstanding bonds filed under this 8.20 subdivision. The invention developer shall have 90 days after 8.21 the end of each fiscal year within which to change the bond as 8.22 may be necessary to conform to the requirements of this 8.23 subdivision. 8.24 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 326.40, 8.25 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 8.26 Subd. 2. [BOND; INSURANCE.] Any person contracting to do 8.27 plumbing work must give bond to the state in the amount of 8.28 $25,000 for all work entered into within the state. The bond 8.29 shall be for the benefit of persons injured or suffering 8.30 financial loss by reason of failure to comply with the 8.31 requirements of the Plumbing Code. A bond given to the state 8.32 shall be filed with thesecretary of statecommissioner of 8.33 health and shall be in lieu of all other bonds to any political 8.34 subdivision required for plumbing work. The bond shall be 8.35 written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the 8.36 state. 9.1 In addition, each applicant for a master plumber license or 9.2 renewal thereof, may provide evidence of public liability 9.3 insurance, including products liability insurance with limits of 9.4 at least $50,000 per person and $100,000 per occurrence and 9.5 property damage insurance with limits of at least $10,000. The 9.6 insurance shall be written by an insurer licensed to do business 9.7 in the state of Minnesota and each licensed master plumber shall 9.8 maintain on file with the state commissioner of health a 9.9 certificate evidencing the insurance providing that the 9.10 insurance shall not be canceled without the insurer first giving 9.11 15 days written notice to the commissioner. The term of the 9.12 insurance shall be concurrent with the term of the license. The 9.13 certificate shall be in lieu of all other certificates required 9.14 by any political subdivision for licensing purposes. 9.15 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 326.48, 9.16 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 9.17 Subd. 3. [BOND.] The applicant for a high pressure piping 9.18 business license or renewal shall give bond to the state in the 9.19 total penal sum of $15,000 conditioned upon the faithful and 9.20 lawful performance of all work entered upon within the state. 9.21 The bond shall run to and be for the benefit of persons injured 9.22 or suffering financial loss by reason of failure of payment or 9.23 performance. Claims and actions on the bond may be brought 9.24 according to sections 574.26 to 574.38. 9.25 The term of the bond must be concurrent with the term of 9.26 the high pressure pipefitting business license and run without 9.27 interruption from the date of the issuance of the license to the 9.28 end of the calendar year. All high pressure pipefitting 9.29 business licenses must be annually renewed on a calendar year 9.30 basis. 9.31 The bond must be filed with thesecretary of state9.32 Department of Labor and Industry and shall be in lieu of any 9.33 other business license bonds required by any political 9.34 subdivision for high pressure pipefitting. The bond must be 9.35 written by a corporate surety licensed to do business in the 9.36 state. 10.1 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 330.01, 10.2 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 10.3 Subdivision 1. (a) The county auditor may license any 10.4 person having the qualifications specified in clause (b) of this 10.5 subdivision as an auctioneer. The license shall be issued by 10.6 the auditor and shall authorize the licensee to conduct the 10.7 business of an auctioneer in the state of Minnesota for the 10.8 period of one year. It shall be recorded by the auditor in a 10.9 book kept for that purpose. Before the license is issued the 10.10 applicant shall pay into the county treasury a fee of $20.The10.11auditor shall, not later than the 15th day of the following10.12month, transmit a copy of the license to the secretary of state10.13together with $10 of the fee, which shall be deposited in the10.14general fund.10.15 (b) A natural person is qualified to be licensed as an 10.16 auctioneer if 18 years of age or over and a resident of the 10.17 county of application for at least six months immediately 10.18 preceding the date of application. No copartnership, 10.19 association or corporation may be licensed as an auctioneer. 10.20 However, nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as 10.21 preventing auctioneers who are duly licensed in accordance with 10.22 the provisions of this chapter, from combining in associations, 10.23 copartnerships, or corporations, provided that each and every 10.24 member of these associations or copartnerships and each and 10.25 every person or agent conducting auction sales on behalf of 10.26 these corporations is a duly licensed auctioneer as provided in 10.27 this chapter. Nothing herein shall be construed to apply to the 10.28 owner of property for at least six months selling it at an 10.29 auction. 10.30 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 330.08, is 10.31 amended to read: 10.32 330.08 [ADVERTISEMENTS.] 10.33 All advertisements of auction sales shall carry the name or 10.34 names, address or addresses, and the license number or numbers 10.35 of the auctioneer or auctioneers conducting said sales.The10.36secretary of state shall prescribe a numbering system for such11.1licenses, which shall be applied to all current licenses on or11.2before September 1, 1969, and which shall provide a number for11.3each license different from all others in the state, which shall11.4be retained from year to year by each such licensee who shall11.5reapply. The secretary of state shall notify each county11.6auditor as to numbers assigned, the county auditor shall record11.7the same and notify each licensee, and shall assign a number to11.8each new licensee as directed by the secretary of state.The 11.9 license number must be assigned by the county auditor and must 11.10 be a seven-digit number, the first two digits of which must be 11.11 the county number, the next two digits of which must be the last 11.12 two digits of the calendar year in which the license was issued 11.13 and the last three digits of which must start at 001 at the 11.14 beginning of each calendar year and indicate the order in which 11.15 the license was filed. 11.16 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 330.09, is 11.17 amended to read: 11.18 330.09 [NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.] 11.19 Notice in writing shall be given to the auditor of the 11.20 county where licensed by each licensee of any change of address, 11.21 whereupon the auditor shall issue a duplicate license showing 11.22 the licensee's new address for which a fee of $3 shall be paid 11.23 into the county treasury.The auditor shall notify the11.24secretary of state of a change in address.A change of address, 11.25 without notification to the auditor, shall result in the 11.26 automatic cancellation of any license theretofore issued after 11.27 the expiration of 30 days from the date of such change of 11.28 address. 11.29 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 336.9-525, is 11.30 amended to read: 11.31 336.9-525 [FEES.] 11.32 (a) [INITIAL FINANCING STATEMENT OR OTHER RECORD: GENERAL 11.33 RULE.] Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), the fee 11.34 for filing and indexing a record under this part delivered on 11.35 paper is $20 and for a record delivered by any electronic means 11.36 is $15. 12.1 (b) [NUMBER OF NAMES.] The number of names required to be 12.2 indexed does not affect the amount of the fee in subsection (a). 12.3 (c) [RESPONSE TO INFORMATION REQUEST.] The fee for 12.4 responding to a request for information from the filing office, 12.5 including for issuing a certificate showing whether there is on 12.6 file any financing statement naming a particular 12.7 debtor, delivered on paper is $20 and for a record delivered by 12.8 any electronic means is $15. 12.9 (d) [RECORD OF MORTGAGE.] This section does not require a 12.10 fee with respect to a record of a mortgage which is effective as 12.11 a financing statement filed as a fixture filing or as a 12.12 financing statement covering as-extracted collateral or timber 12.13 to be cut under section 336.9-502(c). However, the recording 12.14 and satisfaction fees that otherwise would be applicable to the 12.15 record of the mortgage apply. 12.16 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 340A.416, 12.17 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 12.18 Subd. 4. [CERTIFICATIONTO SECRETARY OF STATE.] The clerk 12.19 or recorder must certify results of a referendum held under this 12.20 sectionto the secretary of statewithin ten days of the 12.21 election. 12.22 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 359.01, is 12.23 amended to read: 12.24 359.01 [COMMISSION.] 12.25 Subdivision 1. [RESIDENT NOTARIES.] The governor may 12.26 appoint and commission as notaries public, by and with the 12.27 advice and consent of the senate, as many citizens of this state 12.28 or resident aliens, over the age of 18 years, as the governor 12.29 considers necessary. Thecommissioner of commerce shall perform12.30all duties necessary to appoint and commission notaries public12.31under this section on the governor's behalfgovernor will 12.32 appoint and commission notaries public and the secretary of 12.33 state shall receive applications for appointments and 12.34 commissions, shall keep a register of those persons appointed 12.35 and commissioned as notaries public by the governor with the 12.36 advice and consent of the senate, shall update that register 13.1 when informed of a change in name and address by a notary 13.2 public, shall process applications by a notary public for 13.3 reappointment, shall receive fees for the performance of these 13.4 functions to be deposited into the general fund, and shall 13.5 perform those clerical and administrative duties associated with 13.6 these functions. The governor may also receive such 13.7 applications directly. 13.8 Subd. 2. [NONRESIDENT NOTARIES.] (a) The governoror the13.9commissioner of commerce, acting on the governor's behalf, by 13.10 and with the advice and consent of the senate, may appoint as 13.11 notary public a person who is not a resident of this state if: 13.12 (1) the person is a resident of Wisconsin, Iowa, North 13.13 Dakota, or South Dakota, and of a county that shares a boundary 13.14 with this state; 13.15 (2) the person designates thecommissionersecretary of 13.16 state as agent for the service of process for all purposes 13.17 relating to notarial acts and for receipt of all correspondence 13.18 relating to notarial acts. 13.19 (b) The secretary of state shall receive applications for 13.20 nonresident notary appointments and commissions, shall keep a 13.21 register of those persons appointed and commissioned as notaries 13.22 public by the governor with the advice and consent of the 13.23 senate, shall update that register when informed of a change in 13.24 name and address by a notary public, shall process applications 13.25 by a notary public for reappointment, shall receive fees for the 13.26 performance of these functions to be deposited into the general 13.27 fund, and shall perform those clerical and administrative duties 13.28 associated with these functions. The governor may also receive 13.29 such applications directly. 13.30 Subd. 3. [FEES.] (a) When making application for a 13.31 commission the applicant must submit, along with the information 13.32 required by thecommissionersecretary of state, a nonrefundable 13.33 fee of $40. 13.34 (b) All fees shall be retained by thecommissioner13.35 secretary of state and are nonreturnable, except that an 13.36 overpayment of a fee is the subject of a refund upon proper 14.1 application. 14.2 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 359.071, is 14.3 amended to read: 14.4 359.071 [CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS.] 14.5 A notary shall notify thecommissionersecretary of state 14.6 of any name or address change within 30 days of the change. 14.7 Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 398.10, is 14.8 amended to read: 14.9 398.10 [PARK SUPERINTENDENT; EMPLOYEES.] 14.10 The board shall, by secret ballot, elect a park 14.11 superintendent to serve as the chief administrative officer of 14.12 the park district. Such election shall be for terms of not to 14.13 exceed two years and the superintendent shall serve at the 14.14 pleasure of the board. No person shall be elected 14.15 superintendent unless the person has had at least ten years 14.16 experience in business or in public administration, at least 14.17 five years of which shall have been in a responsible 14.18 administrative capacity and at least three years in the 14.19 administration of parks or recreation. The salary of the 14.20 superintendent shall be set by the board. The superintendent or 14.21 a designee shall serve as secretary to the board. The secretary 14.22 shall, promptly after selection, file with thesecretary of14.23state of Minnesotaboard a bond in the penal sum of $10,000, 14.24 with good and sufficient sureties acceptable to the board of 14.25 park district commissioners. 14.26 The board shall have power to appoint such officers, agents 14.27 and employees as it deems necessary for the proper 14.28 administration of the district. The officers, agents and 14.29 employees shall perform such duties and receive such 14.30 compensation as the board may determine and shall be removable 14.31 at the pleasure of the board. 14.32 Sec. 23. [BASE BUDGET.] 14.33 The Department of Finance is instructed to include the 14.34 costs of assuming and operating the notary function, other than 14.35 enforcement costs which will remain with the commissioner of 14.36 commerce in the budget to be presented for fiscal year 15.1 2005-2006, as part of the base budget of the Office of the 15.2 Secretary of State. 15.3 Sec. 24. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 15.4 Sections 2 to 4, and 7 to 10 are effective January 1, 2004. 15.5 Sections 5 and 6 are effective the day following final 15.6 enactment. Sections 20 and 21 are effective July 1, 2005.