Minnesota Session Laws - 1999, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 174-S.F.No. 615 
                  An act relating to local government; providing for the 
                  appointment of various employees of the Minneapolis 
                  park and recreation board; authorizing the city of 
                  Lakeville to change its general municipal elections to 
                  even-numbered years; providing for conveyance of 
                  certain tax-forfeited land by Hennepin county; 
                  amending Laws 1969, chapter 1024, section 1, as 
                  amended. 
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Laws 1969, chapter 1024, section 1, as amended 
        by Laws 1983, chapter 130, section 1, and Laws 1996, chapter 
        358, section 1, is amended to read: 
           Section 1.  [MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND RECREATION BOARD 
        EMPLOYEES.] 
           Subdivision 1.  [SPECIFIC APPOINTMENTS.] Notwithstanding 
        any provisions of the Minneapolis City Charter, Veterans 
        Preference Act, or Civil Service rule, law or regulation to the 
        contrary, the superintendent of the park and recreation board of 
        the City of Minneapolis may appoint any suitable person as 
           (a) assistant superintendent for administration, 
           (b) assistant superintendent for operations, 
           (c) assistant superintendent for recreation, 
           (d) assistant superintendent for planning, 
           (e) assistant superintendent for development, 
           (f) director, park engineering, 
           (f) (g) director, park operations, 
           (g) (h) director, park forestry, 
           (h) (i) manager, special services, 
           (i) (j) manager, finance, 
           (j) (k) manager, recreation programs, 
           (k) (l) park engineer II, 
           (l) (m) landscape architect II, 
           (m) (n) park and recreation planner I, 
           (n) (o) park and recreation program research analyst, 
           (o) (p) coordinator, environmental education, 
           (p) (q) manager, information technology services, 
           (q) (r) personnel services representative, and 
           (r) park police chief, (s) director, park safety.  
           Subd. 2.  [OTHER CONFIDENTIAL, SUPERVISORY, PROFESSIONAL 
        APPOINTMENTS.] Notwithstanding any provisions of the Minneapolis 
        city charter, civil service rule, law or regulation to the 
        contrary, the superintendent of the park and recreation board of 
        the city of Minneapolis may appoint any suitable person to any 
        other position which meets the definition of "confidential 
        employee," "supervisory employee," or "professional employee" 
        under Minnesota Statutes, section 179A.03, provided the position 
        is not included in a collective bargaining unit or, if included, 
        the position is subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
        chapter 179A.  Appointments under this subdivision are subject 
        to the Veterans Preference Act. 
           Subd. 3.  [UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE.] and Each person appointed 
        under this section shall be in the unclassified service of the 
        city and shall serve at the pleasure of the superintendent.  The 
        persons shall be eligible for the same employee benefits as 
        persons in the classified service.  An incumbent of a position 
        listed in this section on the effective date of this act shall 
        be appointed to the position in accordance with this section. 
           Sec. 2.  [CITY OF LAKEVILLE; EVEN-NUMBERED YEAR ELECTIONS.] 
           Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 205.07, 
        subdivision 3, or any other law to the contrary, the governing 
        body of the city of Lakeville may by ordinance provide that the 
        municipal general election shall be held on the first Tuesday 
        after the first Monday in November in every even-numbered year.  
        The ordinance shall be effective after passage and publication, 
        unless within 60 days after passage and publication of the 
        ordinance, a petition requesting a referendum on the ordinance, 
        signed by eligible voters equal in number to ten percent of the 
        total number of votes cast in the city at the last municipal 
        general election, is filed with the city clerk.  If the 
        requisite petition is filed within the prescribed period, the 
        ordinance shall not become effective until it is approved by a 
        majority of the voters voting on the question at a general or 
        special election.  If the petition is filed, the governing body 
        may reconsider its action in adopting the ordinance. 
           Sec. 3.  [CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
        WATER; HENNEPIN COUNTY.] 
           (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 
        282.018, subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of 
        Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Hennepin county may convey to 
        the United States of America, acting through the United States 
        Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, the 
        tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
        paragraph (c). 
           (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the 
        attorney general. 
           (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Hennepin county 
        and is described as: 
           (1) Lot 13, Auditors Subdivision 278, Hennepin county, 
        Minnesota (parcel number 23 027 24 14 0001); and 
           (2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
        Quarter of Section 12, Township 27, Range 24, lying easterly of 
        Lot 59, Auditors Subdivision Number 205, and lying southwesterly 
        of Parcel 13 as shown on Minnesota department of transportation 
        right-of-way plat numbered 27-4 (parcel number 12 027 24 34 
        0001). 
           (d) The county has determined that the county's land 
        management interests would best be served if the parcels were 
        conveyed to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. 
           Sec. 4.  [LOCAL APPROVAL.] 
           Section 1 is effective the day after the chief clerical 
        officer of the Minneapolis park and recreation board complies 
        with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3.  
        Section 2 is effective without local approval on the day 
        following final enactment. 
           Presented to the governor May 14, 1999 
           Signed by the governor May 18, 1999, 4:15 p.m.