Minnesota Session Laws - 2003, Regular Session

                            CHAPTER 119-H.F.No. 923 
                  An act relating to local government; providing an 
                  exception to the conflict of interest law for township 
                  officers; authorizing the town of White to be 
                  reimbursed by the city of Biwabik according to their 
                  orderly annexation agreement; amending Minnesota 
                  Statutes 2002, section 471.88, by adding a subdivision.
        BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
           Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2002, section 471.88, is 
        amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
           Subd. 20.  [TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR IS EMPLOYEE OF CONTRACTOR.] 
        A township may enter into a contract governed by section 
        471.345, even if a township supervisor is an employee of the 
        contractor as long as the supervisor had no role in preparing 
        the contractor's bid or negotiation for the contract with the 
        township.  The supervisor is not precluded from continuing to 
        serve as a township official during the term of the contract if 
        the township supervisor abstains from voting on any official 
        action relating to the contract and discloses the supervisor's 
        reason for the abstention in the official minutes of the 
        township meeting. 
           Sec. 2.  [BIWABIK, TOWN OF WHITE; REIMBURSEMENT SCHEDULE.] 
           Notwithstanding the limitations on duration or equality of 
        payment under Minnesota Statutes, section 414.036, the city of 
        Biwabik may reimburse the town of White for orderly annexed 
        property for a period of time and in amounts agreed to by the 
        city and town under an orderly annexation agreement, approved by 
        the city and town after September 1, 2002, pursuant to Minnesota 
        Statutes, section 414.0325. 
           Sec. 3.  [LOCAL APPROVAL; EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
           Section 2 is effective under Minnesota Statutes, section 
        645.02, the day after the governing bodies of both the town of 
        White and the city of Biwabik and their respective chief 
        clerical officers timely complete their compliance with 
        Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3. 
           Presented to the governor May 23, 2003 
           Signed by the governor May 25, 2003, 11:27 p.m.