Minnesota Session Laws - 1985, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1985 

                        CHAPTER 181-S.F.No. 1499
           An act relating to Goodhue county; permitting the 
          county to levy a tax for the county historical 
          society; imposing a reverse referendum requirement. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  [GOODHUE COUNTY; HISTORICAL SOCIETY LEVY.] 
    Goodhue county may levy a tax of one-third mill per year on 
property in the county and use the proceeds of the levy for the 
county historical society.  The levy shall be disregarded in the 
calculation of any other levies or limits on levies provided by 
other law.  
    Sec. 2.  [REVERSE REFERENDUM.] 
    If the Goodhue county board intends to exercise the 
authority provided by section 1 in subsequent years, it shall 
pass a resolution stating the fact before January 1, 1986. 
Thereafter, the resolution shall be published for two successive 
weeks in the official newspaper of the county or, if there is no 
official newspaper, in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
county, together with a notice fixing a date for a public 
hearing on the matter.  The hearing shall be held not less than 
two weeks nor more than four weeks after the first publication 
of the resolution.  Following the public hearing, the county may 
determine to take no further action or, in the alternative, 
adopt a resolution confirming its intention to exercise the 
authority.  That resolution shall also be published in the 
official newspaper of the county or, if there is no official 
newspaper, in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. 
If within 30 days thereafter a petition signed by voters equal 
in number to five percent of the votes cast in the county in the 
last general election requesting a vote on the proposed 
resolution is filed with the county auditor, the resolution 
shall not be effective until it has been submitted to the voters 
at a general or special election and a majority of votes cast on 
the question of approving the resolution are in the 
affirmative.  The commissioner of revenue shall prepare a 
suggested form of question to be presented at the election.  The 
referendum must be held at a special or general election prior 
to December 1, 1986. 
    Sec. 3.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act is effective the day following final enactment. 
    Approved May 21, 1985