Minnesota Administrative Rules

4511.1100 MAJOR DECISION OF NONELECTED LOCAL OFFICIALS.

Subpart 1.

Major decision regarding the expenditure of public money.

Attempting to influence a nonelected local official is lobbying if the nonelected local official may make, recommend, or vote on as a member of the political subdivision's governing body, a major decision regarding an expenditure or investment of public money.

Subp. 2.

Actions that are a major decision regarding public funds.

A major decision regarding the expenditure or investment of public money includes but is not limited to a decision on:

A.

the development and ratification of operating and capital budgets of a political subdivision, including development of the budget request for an office or department within the political subdivision;

B.

whether to apply for or accept state or federal funding or private grant funding;

C.

selecting recipients for government grants from the political subdivision; or

D.

tax abatement, tax increment financing, or expenditures on public infrastructure, used to support private housing or business developments.

Subp. 3.

Actions that are not a major decision.

A major decision regarding the expenditure of public money does not include:

A.

the purchase of goods or services with public funds in the operating or capital budget of a political subdivision;

B.

collective bargaining of a labor contract on behalf of a political subdivision; or

C.

participating in discussions with a party or a party's representative regarding litigation between the party and the political subdivision of the local official.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 10A.01; 10A.02; 10A.022; 10A.025

History:

49 SR 979

Published Electronically:

March 17, 2025