1998 Minnesota Statutes

     465.801 Service sharing grants. 

    Two or more local units of government; an association of 
 local governments; a local unit of government acting in 
 conjunction with the metropolitan council, an organization, or a 
 state agency; or an organization established by two or more 
 local units of government under a joint powers agreement may 
 apply to the board of government innovation and cooperation for 
 a grant to be used to meet the start-up costs of providing 
 shared services or functions.  Agreements solely to make joint 
 purchases are not sufficient to qualify under this section.  The 
 application to the board must state what other sources of 
 funding have been considered by the local units of government to 
 implement the project and explain why it is not possible to 
 complete the project without assistance from the board.  The 
 board may not award a grant if it determines that the local 
 units of government could complete the project without board 
 assistance.  A copy of the application must be provided by the 
 applicants to the exclusive representatives certified under 
 section 179A.12 to represent employees who provide the service 
 or program affected by the application. 

    The proposal must include plans fully to integrate a 
 service or function provided by two or more local government 
 units.  A copy of the work product for which the grant was 
 provided must be furnished to the board upon completion, and the 
 board may disseminate it to other local units of government or 
 interested groups.  If the board finds that the grantee has 
 failed to implement the plan according to the terms of the 
 agreement, it may require the grantee to repay all or a portion 
 of the grant.  The board shall award grants on the basis of each 
 qualified applicant's score under the scoring system in section 
 465.802.  The amount of a grant under this section may not 
 exceed $100,000. 

    HIST: 1994 c 587 art 8 s 10; 1995 c 264 art 8 s 6