1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to local government; authorizing an increase in Hibbing's Public Utility 
1.3 	Commission membership;amending Laws 1949, chapter 422, section 2, as 
1.4 	amended.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Laws 1949, chapter 422, section 2, as amended by Laws 1951, chapter 
1.7 	680, section 2, is amended to read:
1.8 	Sec. 2. MEMBERS; APPOINTMENT, TERM, MEETINGS, QUORUM.
 1.9 	The commission, consisting of three members, shall be appointed by the village 
1.10 	council for a term of three years. The original appointees shall serve one, two and three 
1.11 	years respectively as designated by the council. Each commissioner shall hold office until 
1.12 	his successor is appointed and qualified by subscribing to an oath that he will faithfully 
1.13 	and impartially perform the duties of this office. A member of the commission shall be 
1.14 	chairman of the commission during the last year of the term for which he is appointed. All 
1.15 	members of any such existing commission shall remain in office until the expiration of 
1.16 	their respective terms and until the appointment and qualification of their successors in 
1.17 	office. The commission shall meet at least twice each month. Special meetings may be 
1.18 	called by the chairman of the commission, and in addition, a majority of the members may 
1.19 	call a special meeting by giving two days' written mailed notice thereof to all members who 
1.20 	have not joined in the request for such special meeting. Two members of said commission 
1.21 	constitute a quorum. The commission shall consist of five members appointed by the city 
1.22 	council. The three members serving on the effective date of this section shall continue 
1.23 	in office until their terms expire and their successors have been appointed and qualified. 
1.24 	The council shall appoint two additional members, one to serve for two years and one to 
2.1 	serve for three years. Thereafter, each member shall serve a three-year term and until the 
2.2 	member's successor is appointed and qualified. To be qualified, a member must take an 
2.3 	oath that the member will faithfully and impartially perform the duties of the office. The 
2.4 	commission shall elect a member to serve as chair of the commission at the first commission 
2.5 	meeting in April each year. A member may not serve as chair for two consecutive years. 
2.6 	The commission shall meet at least twice each month. Special meetings may be called by 
2.7 	the chair, and, in addition, a majority of the commission may call a special meeting by 
2.8 	giving two days' written notice sent by first class mail to each member that did not join in 
2.9 	the request for the special meeting. Three members of the commission constitute a quorum.

2.10 	LOCAL APPROVAL. This section is effective the day after the Hibbing City 
2.11 	Council and the city's chief clerical officer timely complete compliance with Minnesota 
2.12 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.