Minnesota Session Laws - 1990, Regular Session

  

                         Laws of Minnesota 1990 

                        CHAPTER 438-S.F.No. 2373 
           An act relating to Olmsted county; permitting the 
          consolidation of the offices of auditor and treasurer. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
     Section 1.  [CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES.] 
     Upon adoption of a resolution by the Olmsted county board 
of commissioners, the offices of auditor and treasurer shall be 
consolidated.  The title of the consolidated office will be 
"auditor-treasurer."  All the duties, functions, and 
responsibilities required by statute to be performed by the 
county auditor and county treasurer shall be vested in and 
performed by the auditor-treasurer.  
    Sec. 2.  [SCHEDULE.] 
    Persons elected at the November 1986 general election to 
the positions of auditor and treasurer shall serve in those 
capacities and perform the duties, functions, and 
responsibilities required by statute, until the completion of 
the term of office to which each was elected, or until a vacancy 
occurs in the office, whichever occurs earlier. 
    Sec. 3.  [REFERENDUM.] 
    The county board, after adopting a resolution permitted by 
section 1, shall publish the resolution once each week for two 
consecutive weeks in the official publication of the county.  
The resolution may be implemented without the submission of the 
question to the voters of the county, unless within 21 days 
after the second publication of the resolution a petition 
requesting a referendum, signed by at least ten percent of the 
registered voters of the county, is filed with the county 
auditor.  If a petition is filed, the resolution may not be 
implemented until approved by a majority of the voters voting on 
the question at a regular or special election. 
    Sec. 4.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
    This act takes effect the day after the filing of a 
certificate of local approval by the Olmsted county board in 
compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 
3. 
    Presented to the governor April 9, 1990 
    Signed by the governor April 9, 1990, 4:00 p.m.