Minnesota Session Laws - 1994, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 387-S.F.No. 2383 
                  An act relating to Koochiching county; permitting the 
                  appointment of the recorder; authorizing the 
                  reorganization of the office. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [RECORDER MAY BE APPOINTED.] 
           Upon adoption of a resolution by the Koochiching county 
        board of commissioners, the office of county recorder in the 
        county is not elective but must be filled by appointment by the 
        county board as provided in this act, unless the office is 
        abolished by reorganization or consolidation under section 2. 
           Sec. 2.  [BOARD CONTROLS, MAY CHANGE, AS LONG AS DUTIES 
        DONE.] 
           Upon adoption of a resolution by the Koochiching county 
        board of commissioners and subject to sections 3 and 4, the 
        duties of the elected recorder required by statute whose office 
        is made appointive by this act must be discharged by the board 
        of commissioners of Koochiching county acting through a 
        department head appointed by the board for that purpose.  The 
        appointed department head serves at the pleasure of the board.  
        The board may reorganize, consolidate, reallocate, or delegate 
        the duties to promote efficiency in county government.  It may 
        make other administrative changes, including abolishing the 
        office of recorder.  A reorganization, reallocation, or 
        delegation or other administrative change or transfer does not 
        diminish, prohibit, or avoid the discharge of duties required by 
        statute. 
           Sec. 3.  [INCUMBENT TO COMPLETE TERM.] 
           The person elected at the November 1990 general election to 
        the position of recorder shall serve in that capacity and 
        perform the duties, functions, and responsibilities required by 
        statute, until the completion of the term of office to which 
        elected, or until a vacancy occurs in the office, whichever 
        occurs earlier. 
           Sec. 4.  [PUBLISHING RESOLUTIONS, PETITION, REFERENDUM.] 
           The county board, before acting as permitted by section 2 
        and before making an appointment as permitted by section 1 or 2, 
        but after adopting a resolution permitted by section 1 or 2, 
        must 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 be implemented unless 
        disapproved by a majority of the voters of the county voting on 
        the question at a regular or special election. 
           Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           This act takes effect the day after the filing of a 
        certificate of local approval by the Koochiching county board in 
        compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 
        3. 
           Presented to the governor April 5, 1994 
           Signed by the governor April 6, 1994, 11:22 a.m.