Minnesota Session Laws - 1994, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 428-S.F.No. 2671 
                  An act relating to Itasca county; permitting the 
                  county board to submit a question to nonbinding 
                  referendum. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  [REFERENDUM PERMISSION.] 
           The Itasca county board may submit to the people of the 
        county the question of what form of governance is appropriate 
        for the Itasca medical center.  The people may vote on the 
        question at a general or special election.  A majority of those 
        voting on the question shall be approval of the course of action 
        for which the majority votes.  The question submitted shall be: 
           "Vote for one of the following options: 
           Which form of governance do you approve for the Itasca 
        medical center? 
           ....... Lease to a nonprofit corporation 
           ....... A county hospital" 
           The alternatives shall be rotated on the ballot so that 
        each appears in the first place approximately an equal number of 
        times.  The vote on the question shall be advisory only. 
           Sec. 2.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
           This act shall take effect the day after the governing body 
        of the county of Itasca complies with Minnesota Statutes, 
        section 645.021, subdivision 3. 
           Presented to the governor April 11, 1994 
           Signed by the governor April 13, 1994, 1:22 p.m.