Minnesota Session Laws - 1984, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1984 

                        CHAPTER 386-H.F.No. 1485 
           An act relating to towns; providing for the election 
          and term of office for the town clerk and treasurer; 
          amending Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 367.03, 
          subdivision 1. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1982, section 367.03, 
subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
    Subdivision 1.  [OFFICERS, TERMS.] Except in towns 
operating under option A, there shall be elected in each town 
three supervisors as provided in this section.  Where a new town 
has been or may be organized and supervisors have been or may be 
elected for such town at a town meeting prior to the annual town 
meeting, such supervisors shall serve only until the next annual 
town meeting at which meeting three supervisors shall be 
elected, one for three years, one for two years, and one for one 
year, so that the term of one shall expire each year.  The 
number of years for which each is elected shall be indicated on 
the ballot.  At all other annual town meetings one supervisor 
shall be elected for three years to fill the place of the one 
whose term expires at that time.  Except in towns operating 
under either option B or option D, or both, and except as 
otherwise provided in this section, there shall also be elected 
at each the annual town meeting held in even-numbered years one 
town clerk, and at the annual town meeting held in odd-numbered 
years one town treasurer.  The clerk and treasurer each shall 
serve for a term of two years and until their successors are 
elected and qualified. 
     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act is effective the day after final enactment and 
applies to officers elected on March 13, 1984. 
    Approved April 17, 1984