HF 438

as introduced - 94th Legislature (2025 - 2026) Posted on 03/17/2025 04:48pm

A bill for an act
relating to local government; permitting the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District
to have a three-member board of managers.

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

Section 1. new text begin CRANE LAKE WATER AND SANITARY DISTRICT; BOARD OF
MANAGERS.
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new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 442A.14, subdivision 1, upon approval
by the related governing body, the board of managers of the Crane Lake Water and Sanitary
District may be reduced from five members to three members, as provided in paragraphs
(b) and (c).
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new text begin (b) Upon approval pursuant to paragraph (a), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary
in Minnesota Statutes, section 442A.14, vacancies on the board of managers shall not be
filled until the number of current board members has been reduced to three. Once the board
of managers has three members, vacancies on the board shall be filled as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 442A.14, as necessary to maintain a three-member board of
managers.
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new text begin (c) Once the board of managers has three members as provided in paragraph (b), the
related governing body shall assign newly elected board members to one of the groups under
Minnesota Statutes, section 442A.14, subdivision 2, clauses (1) to (3), as necessary to ensure,
to the extent practical, that no two board members have terms that expire in the same year.
Thereafter, board members shall be elected successively for regular terms beginning upon
expiration of the preceding terms and expiring on the first business day in January of the
third calendar year thereafter. Each board member serves until a successor is elected and
has qualified.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the governing body of the
Crane Lake Water and Sanitary District and its chief clerical officer comply with the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
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