1997 Minnesota Statutes

     116J.01 Department of trade and economic development. 

    Subdivision 1.    Appointment.  The department of trade 
 and economic development is supervised and controlled by the 
 commissioner of trade and economic development, who is appointed 
 by the governor and serves under section 15.06.  

    Subd. 2.    Confidential secretary.  The commissioner 
 may appoint a confidential secretary in the unclassified service.

    Subd. 3. Repealed, 1993 c 163 art 1 s 35 

    Subd. 4.    Appointment of director of the office of 
 tourism.  The director of the office of tourism shall be 
 appointed by the governor.  The director is under the 
 supervision of the commissioner and serves in the unclassified 
 service. 

    Subd. 5.    Departmental organization.  (a) The 
 commissioner shall organize the department as provided in 
 section 15.06.  

    (b) The commissioner may establish divisions and offices 
 within the department.  The commissioner may employ three deputy 
 commissioners in the unclassified service.  One deputy must 
 direct the Minnesota trade office and must be experienced and 
 knowledgeable in matters of international trade.  

    (c) The commissioner shall: 

    (1) employ assistants and other officers, employees, and 
 agents that the commissioner considers necessary to discharge 
 the functions of the commissioner's office; 

    (2) define the duties of the officers, employees, and 
 agents, and delegate to them any of the commissioner's powers, 
 duties, and responsibilities, subject to the commissioner's 
 control and under conditions prescribed by the commissioner.  

    (d) The commissioner shall ensure that there are at least 
 three trade and economic development officers in state offices 
 in nonmetropolitan areas of the state who will work with local 
 units of government on developing local trade and economic 
 development. 

    HIST: 1981 c 356 s 64; 1983 c 289 s 40-42; 1984 c 558 art 4 s 
 3; 1987 c 312 art 1 s 14; 1989 c 335 art 1 s 136,137; 1991 c 261 
 s 1; 1993 c 163 art 1 s 12; 1996 c 369 s 2,3; 1997 c 200 art 1 s 
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